BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Children danced to Irish jigs, nursery rhymes and folk songs in Depot Park during Harmony in the Park last Wednesday, July 26. Park-goers listened to the sounds of Ann Arbor band Gemini, founded by twin brothers San and Laz Slomovits and now including San’s daughter Emily as well. […]
Four running for City Council Incumbents Eric Haven, Jason M. Kneisc, and David Marsh, and challenger Scott Reynolds filed nominating petitions to run for three open seats on Clarkston City Council. Deadline to file for the two-year terms on the council was July 25. The election will be on Nov. 7. No loading zone for Washington […]
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Children were immersed in Peruvian culture last week during Vacation Bible School at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church. “The last couple of years we have been doing cross-cultural events and we’ve had a lot of fun visiting different countries by them coming to us,” Children’s Ministry Director Terri Miller […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Students are finishing the final touches on their cardboard and duct tape boats as they prepare to race in the 10th Annual RUSH Regatta at Deer Lake Beach this Saturday. For students in eight teams with Team RUSH 27 Robotics team it’s an opportunity to get to […]
seconds counted down. They watched robots they built go through actions they programmed them to do, like spin a fidget spinner, shoot a ball into a goal, or rotate a gate, June 29. Kids ages 8 to 14-years-old had a four day taste of what they could do during the FIRST LEGO League as they […]
The Fourth of July Veterans Celebration included a Military Museum in the Independence Township Senior Community Center, where veterans and groups discussed and displayed information, equipment, and artifacts for folks to check out.
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Students with Team RUSH 27 joined 40 robotics teams for the FIRST National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. last week. Their mission was to advocate and spread the word about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Senior Jason Richards explained they talked to senators and congressmen during […]
BY WENDI REARDON PRICE Clarkston News Staff Writer Plans are made, cardboard collected, and duct tape’s ready to go for the annual summer RUSH Regatta at Deer Lake Beach, July 15. Freshmen Evan Bennett and Garrett Bailey are excited for their first boat race, in which Team RUSH 27 is divided into eight teams vying […]
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Vandalism of downtown Clarkston’s flower planters is still shocking to their caretakers. “It felt very violating, it felt like somebody went into my house and trashed my office,” said Diane Putvin, co-chair of Clarkston Village Planters. The plants were attacked during the night of June 15 or early […]
Norris Gray Counts of Davisburg went home to be with Jesus on June 21, 2017 at the age of 79. He was beloved husband of Kay (Armstrong) Counts for 54 years; Loving father of Polly (Brent) Pearson, Molly (Steve) McClelland, the late James Grayson and Betsy (Ian) Williams; adopted father of Bill Downey; proud grandfather […]