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 […]
By Don Rush Special to the Clarkston News Thank you, Benjamin Franklin. Your tongue-in-cheek ideas have led Americans, Michiganians and locals to grouse about Daylight Savings Time (DST) two times a year, 238 years after you first brought it up. Daylight Savings Time for the year ended Nov. 6. In 2008, Steve P. Calandrillo and […]
ChoiceOne Bank announced the continued expansion of their community bank franchise with the opening of the Oakland Loan Office in Oakland County. Matt Ankley, ChoiceOne vice president, Oakland County market manager commercial lending, will oversee the Oakland Loan Office located at 903 N. Opdyke Road, Suite B, in Auburn Hills. “We are extremely pleased to […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer Independence Township — S’mores, hot chocolate, free crafts for kids and a visit from Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus are just a few of the exciting things to look forward to at Christmas at the Farm at the Clarkston Family Farm this Saturday, 4 – 7 p.m. […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 A chat with the big guy: Five-year-old Hayley Martin had a little small talk with Santa Claus at Bordine’s. Santa offered Hayley a tambourine to try to break the ice before finding out all of her Christmas wishes. Food Town honored by Lighthouse for good […]