BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer There’s a new team in town, and the Clarkston High School Esports team boasts the top video game players in the school. Formed earlier this month, co-coaches Ron Conwell and Tamera Conwell held tryouts at GameTime in Auburn Hills and selected 18 kids, freshmen through seniors, including alternates. […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer North Sashabaw Elementary is looking to fund a new sensory pathway for its students, something the school’s social emotional coach Kristina Hoover said will help in many ways. “Over the past 4-5 years, our school staff has done extensive research and learning around being trauma-informed and responding to […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston area kids will get to attend summer camp and other activities, even if their families cannot afford it, after recent unanimous approval by the Independence Township Board to allocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to Clarkston Area Youth Assistance (CAYA). Independence Township Parks, Recreation and Seniors […]
Clarkston Rotarians and volunteers will be on Main Street and at local businesses on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., selling the Clarkston Rotary Goodfellow newspaper for donations. All proceeds go to Clarkston Rotary’s Shoes for Kids program on Saturday, Dec. 14. Clarkston children in need will receive new shoes, boots, hats, […]
Two days after Thanksgiving is Small Business Saturday, the nation-wide effort to show support for the small, independent businesses in the community. As done last year, the City of the Village of Clarkston will provide free parking that day, Nov. 30, in the municipal lot at Main and Washington streets, said City Manager Jonathan Smith. […]
Shop local for a good cause at the Holiday Open House Event benefiting Emily Buchanan and family as they battle breast cancer. The event, with strolling dinner provided by local restaurants, raffle prizes, gift-wrapping, jewelry, candles, clothing, holiday floral arrangements, home goods, essential oils, and other items, will be from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, […]
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently assisted the City of the Village of Clarkston on three road projects. MDOT crews responded almost immediately to a request a couple weeks ago to vacuum out several storm drains on M-15, which were significantly clogged with sand and dirt, said City Manager Jonathan Smith. Last week, crews […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston Junior High students and staff took Veterans Day to a whole new level with their annual event, honoring a local Navy veteran who served in World War II. David Daily lives in Clarkston and has grandchildren (Elizabeth Martinez, 2006, and David Martinez, 2009) that graduated from Clarkston […]
BY JIM NEWELL Special to the Clarkston News Alexandria Lambert, 13, was riding as a passenger on a 2004 Polaris 550 snowmobile on N. Eston Road near Whipple Lake Road in Independence Township, Nov. 12, when a tragic accident claimed her life. Lambert, who loved horses and playing the saxophone, baking, and sports, was an […]