By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Special to the Clarkston News The Old Mill Museum Blacksmith Shop in Ortonville now has a locally-used swage block. “It’s a piece of equipment that a lot of the old shops had,” said Tom Roberts, a former Independence Township resident and part of the Clarkston High School Class of 1981 who leads […]
Members of the Independence Fire Department took time out of their morning back on Aug. 19 to cook and serve breakfast to local residents at the Independence Township Senior Center as part of National Senior Citizen Day, which is celebrated each year on Aug. 21. Photo: Provided by Dave Piché
Hundreds of guests came out to the Clarkston Family Farm on Aug. 20 to enjoy the 2022 Monarch Butterfly Festival. Despite the threat of major thunderstorms, everyone who attended the festival stayed dry and happy throughout the course of the day. “It was a huge success,” said Clarkston Family Farm Executive Director Chelsea O’Brien. “So […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 School project to be 2-phased: Representatives of the Clarkston Community Schools’ architect and construction manager appeared at the regular school board meeting and received an agreement from the board the upcoming Phase III building project should be accomplished in two phases. Kids care: Students in […]
By Wendi Reardon Price Clarkston News Staff Writer Zoe Ny is back in town and is performing at 20 Front Street in Lake Orion on Saturday, September 3 at 8 p.m. Ny, a 2018 Clarkston High School graduate, shared she is excited to be coming back and playing locally in a show. “I spent a […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 Last blast of summer: Leading the annual Labor Day Parade downtown were members of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, looking distinguished riding their horses. Clarkston Police Chief Paul Ormiston called it one of the bigger Labor Day Parade crowds in recent memory, with more parts […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1997 City joins anti-casino forces: The Bay Mills Indian Tribe came up snake eyes against the Clarkston City Council. The city council, at its regular meeting, joined a growing group of municipalities which had come out against a proposed casino in Auburn Hills at I-75 at […]
Area churches from Oxford, Orion and Clarkston will host a four-night revival in Oxford Village’s Centennial Park from Aug. 24 through Aug. 27. According to Lakepoint Community Church’s Rina Berryer, the idea of presenting the Oxford Revival has been in the plan for a number of years. “Then, with COVID and the school shooting, we […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor As Ann Margaret Johns started to reflect back on the last few years, the Clarkston native said she was amazed at the resilience of the human spirit. “The affects of the COVID-19 virus and the pandemic touched so many of our lives,” Johns said. “For my mother and me, […]
By Joette Kunse Special to the Clarkston News The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club created 60 bouquets at their August meeting as part of the Lonely Bouquet mission. The bouquets came with the following message, “The Lonely Bouquet, adopt me please. I’m all alone and looking for a home. Can I live with you or […]