WHAT ‘MATT’ERS: No change needed

Well, here we are – the calendar has changed to a new year, as well as to a new decade. We all hear and see the ads out there to make January each year a time to create a new you, start new habits, do something new, lose weight, make more money, all those groundbreaking […]

Run for new year

Run for new year

New Year’s Eve meant an opportunity for one last run of the year for the Clarkston Wolfpack, who gathered at the Clarkston Tap afterwards for refreshments and annual awards. The group meets at Depot Park on Saturdays at 8 a.m. for runs at various paces and distances. Photo by Phil Custodio

Christmas dinner for families in need

Christmas dinner for families in need

Everest Collegiate student government members pack Christmas meals for local families. Photo provided During the last week of the semester, the Everest Collegiate High School student government traveled to the Ladies of Charity in Bloomfield Hills for an apostolic day of service. While there, the students packed hundreds of food items into boxes. Each box […]

PHIL IN THE BLANK: Christmas time

I hope everyone is having an excellent Christmas season this year. Mine is good. My house doesn’t look very Christmasy, though. I haven’t been putting up a Christmas tree at my place for the past couple years. The season goes by way too fast. And I have cats. I’ve been busy learning my lines and […]

High school helpers spread the joy

BY SUSAN SAJDAK Special to the Clarkston News Nearly a dozen high school juniors and seniors stepped up and pitched in this month when the call came for a few helping hands and broad shoulders to assure the success of a long-standing community tradition. Clarkston Farm and Garden Club members plan, organize, publicize and create […]

WHAT ‘MATT’ERS: Cherish these times

Let’s face it. Time flies. Kids grow up too fast. And I say that knowing in a week we’ll be in the living room with probably less wrapping paper strewn across the floor than ever. Our kids are 14, 12, and 9. They want less and less toys for Christmas, and that’s fine with my […]

Christmas dreams

BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor For Jada Mcdonald’s youngest son, Christmas dreams this year included a tree with nothing underneath. Several Clarkston-area residents are working to make sure that doesn’t happen. “I know toys aren’t the only thing important for Christmas, but he’s 8 years old,” said Mcdonald, whose story has spread on social […]

School bus drivers plan for biggest, best Stuff-A-Bus event

School bus drivers plan for biggest, best Stuff-A-Bus event

The Clarkston Community Schools Transportation Department invites you to help them fill buses for Lighthouse this holiday season. Photo by Phil Custodio The Clarkston Community Schools Transportation Department’s 17th annual Stuff-A-Bus is coming up this weekend, Dec. 14-15. “We want to give back to the community we care so much for,” said Tina Fay, driver. […]

PHIL IN THE BLANK: Trump bump

We keep things local here at The Clarkston News, but I usually grant some leeway to letter writers to the editor. Readers can mostly write about whatever they like, including national issues like President Donald Trump. That doesn’t sit well with some. One wrote to ask us not to print any more political letters at […]

Hyper-realism is name of the game for slot-car racer

Hyper-realism is name of the game for slot-car racer

Hidden in Anthony Ramses’ basement is a highly detailed slot-car race track, which he built himself. Photos by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Anthony Ramses of Independence Township feeds his need for speed on his hand-built 264-square-foot slot-car race track in his basement. “This is my a man cave, my big boy […]

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