I felt ahead of the Christmas rush. Notice the past tense.The Christmas tree went up the Sunday before Thanksgiving because the living room was clean and it was a good day to decorate.The boys helped put ornaments on the tree. They also helped distribute the ornaments to other areas of the house. Oliver grabbed all […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Daniel Szailer enjoyed building a footbridge once that he wound up building it twice.The second time wasn’t planned, mind you.Szailer is part of Scout Troop 185 in Clarkston and completed his Eagle Scout project over the summer, leading the troop in building a footbridge over a muddy section of trail at the […]
DETROIT — Goyette Mechanical has announced they have been awarded the 2023 Detroit Free Press Top Workplace Award.Top Workplace recipients are selected based upon a third-party employee survey that measures company culture and employee satisfaction through a variety of benchmarks.Employees are asked to gauge such criteria as professional development opportunities, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, […]
By Brandon KathmanSpecial to the Clarkston News METAMORA —A prospective Eagle Scout has built and installed a new canine agility course on behalf of the Great Lakes Dog Rescue in Lapeer County.Evan Savoie, a junior at Clarkston High School, identified the shelter’s need while deciding where to complete his Eagle Scout Service Project, one of […]
Like I asked a couple weeks ago in this space, is it already time to play Christmas music?Now, more than ever, that answer is a resounding “yes.”Cue Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”Thanksgiving is now in the rearview mirror, and if your family is like mine, the holidays are a time […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998$90,000 possible for library books: Palace Sports & Entertainment Executive Director Hugh Lombardi presented a check for $30,000 targeted to buy new books for the Independence Township Library during the township board of trustees meeting. The township board then voted unanimously to donate another $30,000 to […]
Honey’s Busy Bees, a group of Clarkston residents, recently cut and sewed together 100-plus Christmas stockings that will be donated to a local organization, Miracle Quilts, which stuffs these stockings with personal items and then delivers them to U.S. military troops and veterans. Pictured back row, left to right, are Jennifer Tait, Megan Navarre, Ellana […]
USA Therapy Dogs brought canine cheer to residents of Drew’s Home of Clarkston at Depot Park last month and as part of the day, Grand Blanc’s Jim Borowiak and his dog Mulligan met with Louis Donagrandi. Other members present were Kimm Blue, of Clarkston, Roger Yanks and Merlin, of Oxford, Beth Harries and Bentley, of […]
The Jingle & Mingle event was held on Nov. 4 at the home of Tyler Sajan and Angel Staugaard, raising almost $82,000 for Clarkston SCAMP.Clarkston SCAMP is a five-week summer day program developed and designed for children and young adults with special needs covering a wide variety of both emotional and physical diagnoses.— Matt Mackinder […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998Holiday tree lighting ceremony Friday: Roasted chestnuts, apple cider, Christmas Carols and a visit from Santa – a perfect way to start the holiday season. It began on Friday night at the fourth annual Tree of Caring in downtown Clarkston to benefit Lighthouse Clarkston.He loves a […]