Celebrating Clarkston businesses
TOP PHOTO: Clarkston Cereset owner Carrie Weidenbach cuts the ceremonial ribbon on Feb. 1 for her business, located at 5649 Sashabaw Road. Photos: Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce
GUEST COLUMN: Scouts announce initiative to accommodate neurodevelopmental conditions
Scouting is back in Oakland County. Moreover, it never left, not even during the pandemic. Our local Pontiac-Manito District is the fastest growing in Michigan, perhaps even the Midwest, welcoming more than 400 new youth just last year. We are tremendously proud; we are excited for the future; but most importantly, we know that Scouting […]
Pulled over? Here’s what to do, what not to do
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor It’s a common occurrence that happens daily – a police car gets behind you, puts on the lights, and pulls you over. And you pull over and go through the process of talking to the officer, determining what has happened. According to local police officers, there are some things […]
Easter fun at the farm
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston Family Farm is excited to bring in spring with their first Family Fun Free Day of the year along with its annual Easter event on Saturday, April 8, 1-4 p.m. “It’s just a ball,” said CFF Executive Director Chelsea O’Brien, about the second annual Easter event. […]
Scouts keeping busy
Local Girl Scout Troop 75949 has kept busy throughout the community. It began in the fall when the troop, which consists of Senior and Ambassador level scouts in grades ninth through 12th, were asked what they wanted to do throughout the year. They were looking for ways they could serve others and their community. During […]
A Look Back for March 22, 2023
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998 Go girls!: Five students from the Northwest Oakland Technical Center on Big Lake Road advanced to the state level competition of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America thanks to their performances at regional competition. The students were Dan Burke, Kristin Pittlgio, and Reggie Wiltse from Clarkston […]
A Look Back for March 15, 2023
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998 Composer spreads love around through music: Gene Grier, a Clarkston resident and multiple Grammy-award winner, and his wife, Audrey, worked with the Clarkston Middle School choir in a clinic setting as the choir prepared for its festival and spring concert. Board approves Clintonville water main: […]
Let’s clear out the clouds in Michigan
Sunshine Week — March 12 through 18 this year — was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — and has grown into an enduring initiative to promote open government. The News Leaders Association has partnered with The Society of Professional Journalists to host the annual nationwide […]
Davisburg vendor show
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Rena Starr is a third generation female small business owner who is bringing together more than 50 small businesses for two days of shopping and fun March 31-April 1 for the Rust and Retro Vintage Market event in Davisburg at the Oakland County Fairgrounds’ activity center. There will be […]
Clarkston Village Players continue to bring talent to local stage
Clarkston Village Players will next present “Blithe Spirit,” by Noel Coward, which opens March 10 and runs weekends through March 25 at the Depot Theatre, 4861 White Lake Road. The smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives offers up fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, […]