Creating handmade and thrifty Christmas gifts can remove the stress of the holiday season. The Clarkston News found a few ideas anyone will appreciate from family members and friends to coworkers. Scented Scrubs ? mason jars can be picked up by the dozen, and on the cheap. Mason jars are also handy because they can […]
Nancy Grimmer was in Clarkston Independence District Library one day when she saw posters of friends and neighbors on the wall and wondered why. Told about the ‘What do you Geek? campaign, she found she could participate as well. She brought her dog Bailey, who participates in the Read to Paws program in the library, […]
Independence Township Trustee Jose Aliaga has been nominated for Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson award recognizing the class of 2014 Elite 40 under 40 award. On Dec. 6, Aliaga was notified of the nomination. Finalist for the award will be announced on Feb. 10. ‘The Elite 40 Under 40 represent where Oakland County is […]
Now that Thanksgiving is in the past, the holiday season is ‘officially? upon us. I say officially because we know it really started back in October, September if you work in retail. For the next month or so, our lives are going to be saturated with reminders that it’s time to spend all our money […]
Clarkston Area Optimists were busy installing the ice skating rink in Depot Park on Monday. Optimist John Marz was one of the laborers working to install the ice rink. He said the rink is pretty large and measures 64 x 37. The ice rink will stay up in Depot Park through the winter season until […]
Ever though they narrowly missed a spot in the state championships, the fifth-grade students on Springfield Plains Elementary’s LEGO Robotics team have plenty to be proud of. The students who comprised the team ‘LEGO my NANO? competed against other schools at the regional challenge at Lakeland High School in White Lake on Nov. 11. The […]
Earning a spot in a state championship can be difficult enough for any team, especially if they are all new to the game. That didn’t stop the rookie students on Independence Elementary’s LEGO Robotics team, who placed ninth out of 31 teams at a qualifying tournament and moved on to the state championship. The group […]
What do Clarkston High School teachers and organized crime have in common? The answer is that they will both be on stage at CHS Dec. 1-2 as part of the annual comedy performed by the The Fearless Faculty Footlighters. The Footlighters group is composed mostly of CHS and CJHS faculty, but also staff and students […]
Sleigh bells will be ringing this Saturday, Dec. 2 for the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade through downtown Oxford. The parade, with a ‘Winter Wonderland? theme, will start at 2 p.m. on Mechanic St., travel north on S. Washington St. to East St. where it turns and heads east, ending at Mill […]
An 18-year-old man from Oxford is facing charges for alleged unlawful entry, escape from custody and home invasion after a nine-hour chase with Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies early Monday. According to Det. Kevin McNally of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Oxford substation, the man allegedly entered a trailer on Maynard Circle in the Lakevilla Manufactured Home […]