Visitors to the Independence Township Public Library will see two new faces. Rhett Grant and Andrea Spano were recently appointed as department heads, and took up their new positions starting Jan. 3. Grant, 34, took over as head of Adult Services, a position that was left open since October when Patience Beer was appointed as […]
With all the possible new parent concerns, diapers seems like a no-brainer. However, parents and child-care providers no longer have to settle for whatever box is on the shelf. Julie Imirowicz of Clarkston discovered this out after unexpectedly becoming pregnant with her daughter, Morgan. The pregnancy came as surprise for Imirowicz and her husband Konrad, […]
Anyone who sees ‘The New World,? the historical drama about the founding of Jamestown, may catch a glimpse of a former Clarkston resident on the big screen. Margaret Mabe, the daughter of Mary Carol Ridgeway and the late Wayne A. Ridgeway, grew up in the Clarkston area. A 1971 gradute of Clarkston High School and […]
While many junior high students keep busy just by juggling school work with a social life, Amy Cannons decided to do even more by adopting and training a leader dog for PAWS with a Cause. Cannons, 15, is the daughter of Dave and Janet Cannons of Clarkston and has two brothers, David and Matt. She […]
In their first game of the season, the Varsity girl’s softball team withstood a late comeback from Romeo, defeating them 5-3 and earning Head Coaches Kristi McDevitt and Dana Nowacki their first victory. Junior Corrine Luxton started the game and held the Bulldogs scoreless for the first three innings before they were able to break […]
The Varsity Romeo golf team has been successful against the Oxford in the past, but the Wildcats Varsity Golf team was able play an Aprils Fools? joke on Romeo and defeat them 174-181 last Wednesday. With a cool wind bothering both teams all day, it was going to be a challenge to shoot a low […]
By Andrea M. Beaudoin Clarkston News Staff Writer At just 23, Jordan Roth, a 2009 Clarkston High School graduate, has traveled the world. Next up is Poland-again. During his year and a half stay in the foreign land, Jordan will work for Delphi Automotive, an international supplier of automotive electronics and technology with locations in […]
Labor Day, a symbolic end of summertime, gave kids and adults one last chance for fun the day before school was called back to session. Sponsored by the Clarkston Rotary, the parade featured about 40 participants marching through downtown streets waving to spectators’some bearing treats on Sept., 2. The National Anthem kicked off the parade […]
DTE representatives were on hand at the Feb. 6 Orion Township Board meeting, to give trustees an update on projects completed in the past year. According to their presentation, $7.8 million was spent by the energy company last year on six major projects. Although none of the six projects took place in Orion, a couple […]
For many, the Super Bowl coming to the Detroit area meant a lot more than just football. For Lake Orion resident Lisa Bjork, it meant the opportunity of a lifetime. Bjork, a member of the Dancin? Feet School of Irish Dance in Ortonville, performed with her company at the Detroit Opera House, as part of […]