METAMORA TWP. — View Newspaper Group celebrated 20 years of community newspaper publishing with clients, community members, family, friends and staff Thursday, Oct. 5 at their Customer Appreciation Celebration event held at Metamora Golf & Country Club.Around 120 guests enjoyed food, beverages, networking and live entertainment.The View Newspaper Group was founded by Lapeer native Rick […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998Township taxes to drop a few dollars this year: Independence Township residents saw a slight decrease in the township portion of their 1998 winter taxes. All millage rates were rolled back except for the police millage, a renewal was being proposed for the upcoming November ballot, […]
Whether or not we want to admit it, summer is long gone and we are into the beautiful fall season here in Michigan.And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.The autumn season is gorgeous across the state. The leaves change colors, giving way to postcard-like views pretty much anywhere you look.The weather may be a bit […]
My friend Lyndsay is the best at a lot of things, and one of those things is sending cards. She sends a card just to say she’s thinking of me, on our anniversary and always on my birthday. Each year she finds a sparkly, pink card with a great message and it always arrives just […]
Look at that, it’s Cat in the Hat! Peyton Sullivan dresses as the famous feline from Dr. Seuss with her parents, Elizabeth and Kevin Sullivan as Thing 1 and Thing 2, during the Friendly Forest event last Saturday, Oct. 7. See more photos inside this week’s paper on page 31. Photo: Wendi Reardon Price
Being a Michigan native, you get used to the weather changing. But, the summer heat and sunshine over the weekend makes it hard to believe we are now in October.Not only in a new month, but school has been going one for at least a month. How is the new school year treating you? Have […]
25 years ago – 1998Field of dreams a reality: The new field at Clarkston High School opened to rave reviews for its first weekend. On Friday night, the varsity football team crushed Brandon, 55-28. On Saturday, the CHS Marching Band took center stage at the 21st annual band competition.Clarkston schools’ student enrollment tops 7,000: The […]
Trees in the Clarkston Ranch Estates neighborhood are beginning to morph into their temporary fall colors. Photo: Richard Lyyski
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — For Kevin Clifford, art has been a lifelong hobby that he hopes morphs into a new career.Recently, his paintings were displayed at Artprize, a large art contest that takes place three weeks every year in Grand Rapids.“I’ve loved photography and art my entire life,” said Clifford, an […]
Nine-year-old Carter Craven had a once-in-a lifetime experience during the Michigan Youth Hunt over the weekend of Sept. 9. He was invited by a family friend, Tim Mann, to come hunt on his Ortonville property. Supporting Craven was his dad Lance Craven, papa Bob Hughes, and Mann. Craven spotted an eight-point buck in the woods […]