Dale Bond gives U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, her husband David Moore, and friends some tips on the fine craft of making maple syrup on his custom-made cooker. For decades, Bond has been harvesting maple sap from his sugar bush on his 50-acre farm on Allen Road. Photo provided
The COVID-19 novel coronavirus is causing an escalating avalanche of trouble for people around the world and here at home, with no clear end in sight. For me, one thing that stings is the shuttering of Clarkston Village Players’ Depot Theatre, first by the CVP Board then pretty much by state executive order. The community […]
By Hailey Raupp Education, though overlooked, is a child’s dream. People in Equatorial Guinea do not have the chance to go to school, never gaining the knowledge students have now, even in only eighth grade. In order for the residents of Equatorial Guinea to gain better education rights, their Federal Branch of government should invest […]
Josie the fire dog keeps the home fires burning at the Independence Township Fire Department Station #1 on Citation Drive. Photo by Matt Mackinder
Living in Michigan can be the butt of jokes for numerous reasons. The biggest one is the weather, where residents never really know when to put away their winter wardrobe because for all we know, we’ll need it in June. Same with the summer gear. Keep it out. We might need it around the holidays. […]
The Clarkston Village Players hosts an Open Mic Night on Saturday, April 18, at 8 p.m. at Depot Theatre, 4861 White Lake Road. Singers, musicians, magicians, comedians, dancers, acrobats, story tellers, monologues, and all other type of entertainers and presenters are invited to perform in about 15 minute sessions in a small setting. Entry fee […]
Clarkston High School junior Nathan Dimmer was selected as one of the Major League Hacking (MLH) Top 50 Hackers of 2020. In addition to being the only one selected from the entire state of Michigan, Dimmer, 16, was also the youngest ever selected. Dimmer founded a coding club at his elementary school when he was […]
By Luke Jeung Poverty. Most of us haven’t ever experienced this sensation, but it’s happening everywhere – 39.7 million Americans are struggling to live in poverty. Poverty doesn’t just mean homelessness, poverty is defined as the state of being extremely poor. This can be taken in many different ways, but it all comes down to […]
Jackie Joseph, with her AWMM and other medals she earned running marathons. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Jackie Joseph of Independence Township has found when runners achieve their first marathon, they either mark it off their bucket list, never to run so far again, or they keep going. Joseph is […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Charlie Formaro will celebrate his third birthday this year by having classmates over from his sixth grade class at Sashabaw Middle School. He’s not an advanced pre-schooler – he was born on Feb. 29, 2008, so his birthday is technically every four years, on Leap Years. “People talk […]