The Clarkston community was shaken last week by the actions of a resident who shot two people in Ortonville. Luckily the two victims are in stable condition and no one else was injured during the ensuing manhunt, but area schools, including Clarkston, were shut down as a precaution. I think the schools made the right […]
Girl Scout Troop 75949 partnered with Gleaners Food Bank, collecting bags of food Clarkston residents left on their porches to be donated, Nov. 11. This was their first year participating in Scouting for Food as a troop, and they were able to fill an SUV with donations with the help of the community.
There’s nothing like a dead computer to focus one’s priorities. I kept everything on there, despite the nearly constant advice of just about everyone who knows anything about data management. The laptop suffered a fall to the floor. It was balanced on the arm of a recliner, but the incident is of course mostly due […]
Recently, we watched as another great tragedy unfolded in a small community outside of San Antonio, Texas. A crazed man went into a small church and killed 26 men, women, and even children. Who would have imagined you could go to church in the morning and such a tragic event would take place. Many people […]
Janelle Best, Katie Doyen, Brandon Gentile and Aaron Bedor announce the murderer. Photos by Jessica Steeley BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Rain slashed through the night on a fateful evening in 1857, when a mystery murder took place at the Cherry Creek Saloon. In the aftermath of a bar brawl broken up by […]
Chuck Sharp and fellow coin collectors share info and recent finds at their Clarkston Area Coin Club meetings. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor As a Kindergartener on the way to school in the 1940s, Chuck Sharp stopped by a gas station and asked the manager for some change for the […]
As is the case each year, Halloween hoopla took over our school buildings last week. While my personal costume selection is limited to “Superintendent,” “Business Casual Superintendent,” “Wolves Fan,” and “Cyclist,” I enjoyed seeing the many clever and artfully-crafted costumes of our students and staff, who fully embodied their roles as superheroes, professional athletes, fairy […]
Did everyone enjoy this past weekend full of spooky fun? Halloween is my favorite holiday and this year did not disappoint with the treats, the costumes and the scares. The days leading up to Halloween started out strong with a haunted house on Thursday, the 26th. I spent the evening with friends up at Full […]
TOPS 1093 of Clarkston took second place in the superhero poster contest at the TOPS annual rally in Warren. The Clarkston TOPS group meets at First Missionary Church, 4832 Clintonville Road, Thurdays from 6-7 p.m. They have about 30 in the group, with 15-20 at each meeting, said club member Marsha Lee. “It’s a good […]
Louise Bisogni of Clarkston, a 60-year member of Psi Chapter of Sigma Beta philanthropic sorority, was honored recently at the Sigma Beta National Convention in Clearwater Beach, Fla., with the 2016 Sigma Beta Honorary Member Award. Bisogni was the 14th recipient to receive this award in the organization’s 93 year history. Sorority chapter officers for […]