Our team at View Newspaper Group is all about making connections. We like to focus on what our readers and the communities we serve have in common. However, while doing research for a client project last week, I came across a statistic I wish we didn’t all have in common. According to Feeding America, 100% […]
By Wendi Reardon PriceClarkston News Staff WriterINDEPENDENCE TWP. — Chelsea O’Brien doesn’t mind her thoughts have been filled with visions of sugar plums as the Clarkston Family Farm prepares for their annual Christmas at the Farm event on Saturday, December 2, 3-6 p.m.“It’s hands down my favorite event we do,” said O’Brien, founder and executive […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998Residents protest warehouse: A 450,000-square-foot auto parts warehouse, proposed fo the south side of Bow Pointe off Sashabaw Road, drew complaints from a record crowd at the Independence Township Planning Commission. Nearby residents who showed up to protest the issue were mailed notices by an unknown […]
Emiley Gale Schuster, owner of the new Visibly Gale wellness center at 7020 Gateway Park Drive in Independence Township, cuts the ribbon last Wednesday signifying the business’ opening. Photo: Matt Mackinder
FLINT — In what has become as much of a holiday tradition as parades, football and a Thanksgiving turkey, the 12th Annual Skaff Save & Share event will once again take place Nov. 24-27.Over the past 11 years, this annual event has helped raise more than $200,000 for local charities. That’s money that has stayed […]
Is it already time to play Christmas music?You bet it is!And I know, I know. There are people out there that say Thanksgiving Day or the day after is the official start to the Christmas season.That could very well be true, but I’m that guy that watches “Elf” in July. I’ve done it. And I’ll […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1998Top honors go to CHS Marching Band: The Clarkston High School Marching Band scored big with a fifth place finish out of ten teams in Flight I at the Michigan Competing Band Association State Championship at Pontiac Silverdome. They scored 82.95 points from judges, performing their […]
Max Broock and Real Estate One presented a check for $701.75 at their 31 S. Main Street office Nov. 1 to the Michigan Animal League. The money was raised by charitable events including a Euchre tournament and a chili cook-off. Agents from Max Broock and Real Estate One with realtor Tina Zudell, left, holding the […]
By Megan BondsSpecial to the Clarkston News INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Halloween fever has settled, and amid the post-festive buzz, there’s much to talk about, especially when it comes to seven-year-old Mason Bonds from North Sashabaw Elementary School.Known for his innovative Halloween porch displays with his father, Derek Bonds, Mason decided to elevate their tradition […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Brady Arnott lives in Lake Orion but has celebrated Halloween the past few years at his aunt Lindsay Patton’s house in Independence Township.Arnott, just 10, creates a haunted trail in the backyard of the property, something that attracts hundreds of visitors each season.“I just like to make […]