BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer When Ty Gallagher was offered a spot on USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program last spring, the Clarkston native quickly accepted. Now almost two months into his first season playing for the NTDP’s Under-17 Team in Plymouth, Mich., the 16-year-old defenseman beams with pride. “This has been one […]
Time to get sappy, folks. There’s a saying I happened upon recently that goes, “Behind every great man is not a woman. She is beside him. She is with him, not behind him.” This could not be truer as it pertains to my wife, Stephanie. Today is our 15th wedding anniversary. Yes, a milestone, for […]
The Round Up at 5050 Dixie Highway hosts a dance party for adults with special needs on the first Tuesday of the month, 6-8:30 p.m. This is the second month for the dance, which is run by volunteers. “We aren’t open on Tuesdays, so I thought I would give it a try,” said owner Dewey […]
Folks dressed up for the Bucks for Buses fundraiser for Independence Township’s transportation program. The theme was Polish Wedding Celebration, with polka music provided by The Kielbasa Kings band and raffle prizes presented in the style of enormous gift boxes. Independence Township Parks, Recreation and Seniors Director Derek Smith and his wife Erica Smith took […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer It was a whirlwind 24 hours for Gage Stamper. The 2018 Clarkston High School graduate and paratrooper private in the United States Army returned home for the first time in nearly a year on Sept. 26 and surprised his brothers at Clarkston Junior High. “It took a lot, […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Michigan life from the northern woods to the suburbs in the south inspired a bookful of stories for author Gary James Erwin of Clarkston. The stories in his book “Trail Crossing Sixteen Counties,” published by Adelaide Books of New York, include a grandmother who takes target practice with a […]
Clarkston High School student Charlie Eppink has a friend in Curt Catallo, owner of the Clarkston Union and Woodshop who helped him declare his Homecoming intentions to his girlfriend, Sammy Blomberg. Blomberg, who works at the Woodshop, was a varsity cheerleader the last three years. Her dad, Christopher Blomberg, is in the Air Force and […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor The waves never stop for the Clarkston High School Wake Wolves Club, even when the lake is still. The boat they’re pulled behind provides all they need, said Ethan Hackstock, high school senior who cofounded the wakesurfing and wakeboarding club with his brother, Evan Hackstock, sophomore and club vice […]
I’ll be blunt: social media is ruining our society. It’s not a sign on a business, it’s not any public figure, and it’s not entitled adults. Social media, more times than not, is a vile entity that lets anyone chime in on a topic, whether or not the topic affects them in any way. It […]
Guests sit down to the outdoor banquet. Photos by Nicole Reno Photography More than 80 guests sat at long tables to enjoy the first annual Garden Dinner Gala at Clarkston Family Farm, Sept. 13. The gala raised funds for the farm’s Pathways to Possibilities Project, increasing access to the farm, garden, and teaching spaces for […]