BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Many weekends, Colin John and fellow Jehovah’s Witnesses of Clarkston can be found evangelizing at Main and Washington downtown. This weekend, they’ll be with family and friends at their Global 2019 “Love Never Fails!” Regional Convention in Belleville. “One of the things I love about all the conventions where […]
When I received the phone call Feb. 13 from Phil Custodio that I was hired by The Clarkston News, I was admittedly giddy. After calling my wife at work to give her the good news, she shared in my giddiness. I had worked at home the past seven and a half years, uncertain what the […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Rachel Loughrin was elected an Independence Township trustee in November 2016 and served in that capacity until July 1, when she took over as treasurer for the township. Paul Brown had resigned as treasurer in May, but later rejoined the board as a trustee, taking Jim Tedder’s spot […]
ESTHERS celebrated the opening of their new office with a ribbon cutting and open house, June 13, at their new office at 9539 Dixie Highway. “We are so excited to bring this very important outreach program we have pioneered in Brazil to the metro-Detroit area this fall,” said Jennifer Sutherland, co-founder of the nonprofit organization. […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Richard Johnson grew up in Clarkston, graduating from Clarkston High School in 2015. He then ventured to Ohio State University to pursue a welding engineering degree. Johnson graduated cum laude this past spring and is pursuing a master’s degree in the same realm with hopes to one day […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Cari Neubeck is the new clerk for Independence Township. And she could not be more excited. “It is all very surreal,” Neubeck said. “My journey has culminated back to where I began my municipal tenure in a place I’m proud to call home.” After being appointed to her […]
Clarkston students worked to make a difference all year with Kids Care, a community service club at Clarkston High School founded by sophomore Nathan Dimmer and mentored by CHS teacher Marybeth Spicer. “I started Kids Care so CHS students could make positive contributions to the causes they believe in,” said Dimmer. “I’m looking forward to […]
I’ve managed to keep kicking long enough for this planet to spin itself around a star 50 times, and for that I decided I wanted to do something special. When I noticed the Charlevoix Marathon was on my birthday, June 22, I figured that would do. Training was going fine for awhile. I was up […]
Emily Herrmann and Lauren Dombrowski, graduating seniors at Clarkston High School, were among 25 scouts honored by Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan with the Gold Award. Herrmann installed an Outdoor Musical Playground at Depot Park for her Gold Award Project. Her inspiration stemmed from a choir classmate with Down Syndrome who always had a positive […]
The calendar might tell us it’s mid-June, but is summer really on the way? We’ve had enough rain this spring to think that Noah will emerge at some point, but I think we’ll all take that over the frigid temperatures and snow we had all winter. The Tigers are nearing the midway point of their […]