By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — First grader Theo McGee grabbed two pieces for his game board he was making during Camp Invention at Clarkston Community Education, July 10.“I still have to add a few things,” he said, as he shared his vision for the game board he was making in the In the […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — Clarkston High School’s Team RUSH 27 Robotics showed young students in the community STEM is fun through five camps this summer.The newest camp added this summer was RUSH Drone Camp for those entering grades 5-9.“It is really awesome,” said Finn Berard, a senior on Team RUSH 27, before […]
Bruce and Carole Sawyer will have their garden featured at this year’s Clarkston Garden Walk on July 17. Photo provided. Photo provided. By Joette KunseContributing WriterINDEPENDENCE TWP. — Summertime embodies flowers and gardens. The Clarkston Garden Walk has been the gateway to Clarkston gardeners sharing their gardens.The Clarkston Garden Club is hosting the Walk for […]
New Sea Lions show sure to delight as they perform stunts, balance balls and shoot hoops DAVISBURG — Make plans to attend one of summer’s most anticipated, quintessential events – the Oakland County Fair. The fairgrounds return to Springfield Oaks County Park in Davisburg July 5-14 with amazing shows, thrilling rides and family-friendly attractions. Oakland […]
Mitchell Lowney was inducted into the Catholic High School League Hall of Fame at their annual hall of fame banquet on June 10.Lowney is a 2019 graduate of Clarkston Everest Collegiate. During his years at EC, Mitch helped lead the Mountaineers to two state championship golf titles and four consecutive regional titles, and three CHSL […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.comCLARKSTON — It wouldn’t be summer without students on Clarkston High School Team RUSH 27 Robotics gearing up to make cardboard and duct tape boats to set sail in the annual RUSH Regatta at Deer Lake Beach, July 13.The ultimate prize for the teams is to win the RUSH Cup, which […]
Brendan Quisenberry, in original WWII era paratrooper garb in front of a vintage C-47, one of more than 2,000 used on D-Day. Photo: Provided Local paratrooper, soldier pays homage to 82nd, 101st Airborne By David Fleetdfleet@mihomepaper.comNormandy — From the open door of a C-47 Brendan Quisenberry recalls the Normandy countryside about 800 feet over the […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceStaff Writerwprice@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — There are new places to relax at Independence Oaks County park after Eva Bousho installed hammock stands there for her Girl Scouts Gold Award Project.Bousho, a 2024 graduate of Clarkston was drawn to the project based on how often she spent time on her own hammock during the […]
CLARKSTON — The Goddard School of Clarkston a play- and inquiry-based learning experience for area families, is now accepting enrollments for its summer camp program, featuring guests, activities and more.Special guests include Science Alive, which offers personalized, interactive school classroom presentations with live reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, Greg Lesters Puppet Adventures, specializing in live […]
The Clarkston High School exchange students arrived at the beginning of the school year and are set to leave at the end of the school year. The students reminisced on their time in America and how it shaped them as people. Photo by Megan Kelley. By Megan KelleyClarkston News Editormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — As spring begins […]