April Wuest recently joined Glenn Gualtieri as assistant principal of Sashabaw Middle School. With the recent changes in the Clarkston School district, all sixth and seventh grade students now attend SMS. To better handle the increase in numbers, district officials created the second assistant principal position. Wuest, an Oxford resident, is starting her eighth year […]
The Clarkston Community School District has made great strides over the past several years. I firmly believe our success is generated by the support we receive from the community, the dedication of our staff and the vision of our school board. While these ingredients are absolutely necessary to achieve educational excellence, the recipe for success […]
Parents from Clarkston Co-op Preschool held a fund-raiser on Sept. 29 at the Big Boy Restaurant on Dixie Highway. After receiving a suggestion from a parent, Zardus said she contacted the owner of the restaurant, John Nannini. Nannini agreed to donate 10 percent of the evening’s sales and half the tips to the preschool. ‘They […]
The Calvary Lutheran Youth Group traveled thousands of miles to spend a week serving the less fortunate in Belize City, Belize. The group of 12 joined more than 150 others from across the country to do manual labor such as painting, siding, roofing, and installing windows, as well as play with children at a local […]
Anyone who has invested money knows how complicated and stressful the process can be. Just knowing where, when, and how much money to invest can be unnerving. Regardless if you run a multi-million dollar corporation or are just looking to build a retirement fund, getting lost in the crowd is easy. However, that’s not a […]
Tattoos penetrate much deeper than the skin, seeping into the lives of those who get them. They are more than just a memory or a piece of art or a part of you – they are all these things combined, and they have the power to change you. The change can go both ways, good […]
With the start of the new school year, Detective Garry Crake of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department took up his new post as school liaison for both Clarkston and Renaissance High School. Crake, 43, has been withe sheriff’s department for 13 years in various locations, most recently in Springfield Township. ‘I’ve been in Springfield on […]
BY ANDREW DUPONT Clarkston News Staff Writer Through the help of people she had never met before, a Clarkston resident was able to turn her mother’s final project into a treasured heirloom. Barbara Bargeon remembers her mother, Frances Foster, always being positive and resilient. When things got rough, Foster was always quick to ‘bounce back? […]
The white Oxford Leader and Ad-Vertiser sign I glance at out the window from my desk reminds me how far I have come in my 24 years. Growing up in Warren as an only child, I had to learn to entertain myself. Through that, I discovered that I wanted to become a sports reporter. I […]
People no longer rely on biological taxonomy to determine what to eat. Though humans are omnivores by nature, some people take the flexibility of that classification to a whole new level. Locavores is the term they use to describe themselves, and they try to eat only foods that have been grown or raised within a […]