“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others – Gandhi As I sit down and write this, I have just returned from the 31 Annual Clarkston Community Awards where “do gooders” were recognized for the different ways they have contributed to the community. Recognition categories included Citizen of […]
From left, Paige Cox, Jeremy Frye, Issac Lopez, Alex Aldridge, and Rockiya Johnson with historic documents collected so far. Photo by Phil Custodio Renaissance High School students are busy bringing the history of their school to life for their Academic Service Learning Project. The project to document the history of the building is led by […]
Clarkston High School and Renaissance High School Top Scholars for 2016, selected based on academic performance, activities, and service, are Michael Baker, Olivia Baylis, Amanda Casetti, Kaitlyn Cavallo, Trevor Chamberlain, Emma Curd, Madison Czopek, Claire Foley, Clarie Galligan, Nathaniel Gipe, Hannah Grindling, Rachel Horton, Derek Joslin, Sadie Knill, Jack Kuczmanski, Diana Marsala, Erin McNeil, Kailan […]
More than 1,000 volunteers hit the streets of Clarkston and Davisburg for My Habitat Clarkston’s Community Impact Weekend in April. Projects at 41 locations included wheelchair ramp construction, sewing projects, homeless hygiene kits packaging, yard clean-up for 16 local seniors, local garden preparation, landscaping at the Habitat Oakland County home in Independence Township, handrail installation […]
Almost two dozen poets took the stage at the 10th Annual Poetry Slam at Clarkston High School, May 13. The poets represented all grade levels at the high school, including 2013 CHS alumni Trevor Torres. Poets were selected based off video submissions and printed copies of their poems, which was done so as to evaluate […]
Thomas Bullen, with his sisters Emily, at right, and Diana, at graduation from Basic Training. Emily graduated from Clarkston High School in 2010 and Diana will be graduating this year. Photo provided Thomas J. Bullen, 19, earned the 101st Airborne Division Soldier of the Year award for 2016. “Knowing I represent one of the greatest […]
When Mary Hennig heard the words of Jesus commanding people to “love one another,” she took them to heart. “There is nothing more than loving,” said the 95 year-old “We only have two rights. One is to love and the other is to forgive.” That is why if you stopped by her house off Allen […]
Staff Sgt. Jacob Urban, United States Marine Corps, prays for the military. The faithful from several Clarkston-area churches gathered together for the Annual Clarkston Area National Day of Prayer Breakfast, May 5, at Fountains Golf and Banquet Center. The theme was “Wake Up America.” Sponsoring churches were Calvary Lutheran, Clarkston Community, Clarkston United Methodist, New […]
Dr. Joe Gorz of Clarkston is Resident of the Year for Michigan. Photo by Phil Custodio Dr. Joe Gorz, Clarkston resident, earned Resident of the Year honors from the Michigan Osteopathic Association. “I was blown away. I didn’t expect it at all,” said Gorz, a third-year Family Medicine Resident at McLaren Oakland, a 328-bed primary […]
Workers install DIA artwork in Springfield Township. Photo provided Springfield Township Parks and Recreation hosts the DIA Inside/Out program in township parks. “We have eight reproductions of the great treasures from the Detroit Institute of Arts in our community,” said Kathy VanGilder. Installation was April 9. The outdoor art work will remain on display until […]