Sparkle awards

BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Emotions ran high last week at Clarkston’s Second Annual Sparkle Awards, an event honoring those who go “above and beyond” for students with different abilities requiring an Individualized Education Plan. All 130 nominees received an award and an individual or group from each category received an additional Special […]

PHIL IN THE BLANK: Congrats for job well done

Congratulations to the Wolves, Boys Varsity Basketball state champions for 2017. Impressive work all season. I had faith in the team. Headlining their story “Battle for Breslin Center for Cagers” in the March 22 edition before the last couple games would have been a bit awkward had they fallen short, but I knew they could […]

Women’s forum for next generation

Clarkston High School senior Katie Jaffke joined more than 150 daughters of FCA US employees at the company’s Auburn Hills headquarters, March 28, for a half-day Our Daughters, Their Future program. The program was designed for employees’ daughters in the 11th and 12th grades as part of the company’s celebration of Women’s History Month. “For […]

Spring into Action

Spring into Action

Local volunters, supporters, and members of the community rallied to help My Habitat Clarkston at the inaugural Spring Into Action fundraiser, March 25, at Bowman Auto Center. My Habitat Clarkston is a grassroots movement of Clarkston-area residents, community organizations, churches and businesses building homes and providing services for those in need. My Habitat Clarkston joins […]

Science Honors

Science Honors

BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston student Alex Czarnecki represented Everest Collegiate High School in the 60th Science & Engineering Fair of Metro Detroit. Czarnecki received second place in his category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines. He began working on his project in September through an independent study with Nghiem Nguyen, an Everest math […]

New foundation for Parkinson’s

New foundation for Parkinson’s

Michael Johnson, who has early onset Parkinson’s, and his wife, Stacy, created a non-profit group to help others with the disease. Photo by Phil Custodio  BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Michael Johnson’s symptoms over the last few years would be familiar to sufferers of Parkinson’s Disease – chronic fatigue, severe soreness, stiffness and shaking […]

Bowman’s honors Women’s History Month

At Bowman Chevrolet in Independence Township, the Women’s History Month of March highlights the contributions of three company leaders. “It absolutely makes sense to have more of us in the industry and at the dealer level,” said Katie Bowman Coleman, owner and president of Bowman Chevrolet. “I think women’s communication and problem-solving skills and attention […]

Food donations for Lighthouse

Nuview Nutrition is collecting non-perishable food and personal hygiene items through April 10 for Lighthouse of Oakland County, Clarkston, at the Nuview office at 7300 Dixie Highway, Suite 500. Nuview has also teamed up with Neiman’s Family Market of Clarkston. Shopping bags filled with healthy food items are ready for purchase for $10, in a […]

SPIRITUAL MATTERS: Power of transformation

I’m not sure that I completely buy into the whole Big Bang Theory idea. I mean, who was there to hear it? Like the saying goes, “If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a noise?” Or my favorite version, “If a man speaks […]

Community puts on parade for champs

BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Once the Clarkston Wolves had their state trophy in hand, community leaders sprang into action to organize a parade for the team in less than half a week. Festivities are set to begin at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 29, at Depot Park with a pep rally. The parade […]