From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 Goodfellows make Christmas warmer: Thanks to area Goodfellows and churches, 167 needy children in the Clarkston area received new shoes, boots, hats and gloves for the holidays. The Goodfellows, comprised of Clarkston Rotary Club members and employees of Michigan Engineering, Inc. sold newspapers on Dec. […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Sports Writer Seven-year-old Levi Teeter received an invitation of a lifetime at the beginning of December. Teeter, a first grader at Springfield Plains Elementary, has been selected to participate in the 2023 KTM Junior Supercross at the San Diego Supercross, January 21, 2023. His reaction was pure happiness. “We […]
Clarkston High School’s Troupe 803 participated in the Michigan Thespian Festival, Dec. 9-10, in Lansing. From CHS Troupe 803, 29 troupe members and six adults attended festival which had 1,400 theatre students from high schools all over the state of Michigan. Students spent the weekend attending workshops, auditioning for scholarships, networking with industry professionals and […]
By David Fleet Special to the Clarkston News Ask Louise Hutchins the secret to a century of life and her answer is simple: “Keep busy.” Hutchins, the grandmother of Atlas Township resident and Atlas Real Estate owner Jeff Dawley, celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 19 with friends and family. Hutchins was born the second-youngest child […]
TOP PHOTO: These Christmas lights are located in The Manors subdivision at the corner of Elk Run and Morning Mist in Independence Township. The lights dance to music as the homeowner goes out of his way to decorate the big stones out front and dress up the trees to look like Christmas for the neighborhood. […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 Joy to the city: Girl Scout troops from the Clarkston area met in Depot Park and hosted the first annual Neighborhood Caroling. As folks gathered to sing with the troops, they were encouraged to donate warm items like hats and mittens for Lighthouse Clarkston. DARE […]
Well, here we are! We are deep into the holiday season, and what a time it is proving to be. This year has a great feeling to it, and that was never more evident than last Saturday in downtown Clarkston for the traditional Holiday Lights Parade and first-ever Clarkston Christmas Market. People were smiling and […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor For Irelyn and Addison Tereau, their biggest excitement in life comes from the theater. The Clarkston sisters (Irelyn in eighth grade at Clarkston Junior High and Addison in fifth grade at Bailey Lake Elementary) were recently on stage for “Cinderella” over the summer at Pontiac’s Flagstar Strand Theatre. That […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Frustated all summer with how low the Mill Pond was, Clarkston resident Rick Detkowski decided to make the most of it before the wintry Michigan weather arrived. “One Saturday morning in early September, I was sitting around with my girlfriend Caitlin (Foland) and thought we might as well make […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 Photographer steps in front of the camera: Ken Winship, owner of Winship Studio, continued his 20-year-old tradition of playing the most beloved of all holiday characters, Santa Claus. Not only did children get their pictures taken with Santa, but also watched themselves grow up on […]