Spraypark opens with Kid Rock appearance

‘Let’s turn it on.? Kid Rock’s words signified the grand opening of the Renee Przybylski Memorial Spraypark before an audience of more than 3,500 people at Clintonwood Park Sept. 12. An afternoon of activities, family fun and a chance to try the park for the first time kept residents entertained while they celebrated the park’s […]

Clarkston Elementary welcomes new principal

Dana Pennanen might be in a new role at Clarkston Elementary School, but she’s definitely not new to the building and community. Pennanen is the school’s new principal, a role she took on shortly before the 2004-2005 school year began. The new position is a bit of a ‘welcome home? for Pennanen: She began her […]

Unique Eagle Scout project helps spread donor awareness

Mitchell Kuch is working hard to make sure as many people in the Clarkston area are signed up for the Michigan Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. He has good reason to do so: Kuch is close to completing his Eagle Scout project. ‘I wanted to pick a project to make a difference,? Kuch said. Since […]

CMS student achieves singing dream as opener for pop star

Brittani Bridger wants to be a singer when she grows up. If she keeps opening for pop music sensations like JoJo, she’ll be on her way. Bridger, a 13-year-old eighth grader at Clarkston Middle School, recently opened for JoJo as part of the Radio Disney 910 AM birthday concert at the Birch Run Expo Center […]

‘Housekeeper’ opens CVP season with success, humor

(Editor’s Note: The following is a review of the Clarkston Village Players? opening production. Look for a review of each of the plays in this season’s lineup here in The Clarkston News). If the opening play from the Clarkston Village Players is any indication of the 2004-2005 season, area audiences are in for a run […]

Seniors look to future, increase current fund-raising efforts

arkston News Staff Writer Seniors at the Independence Township Senior Center are looking forward to the future and have increased fund-raising efforts in an attempt to add extra amenities to the proposed new senior center. Seniors are currently selling raffle tickets for the annual corn roast on Sept. 20, the first raffle the center has […]

Plan in works to help at-risk kids raise test scores

Plans are being put together to intervene with at-risk students to help bring up the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) and ACT test scores at Oxford High School At the community forum held on Tuesday, Sept. 21, Superintendent of Oxford Community Schools Dr. William Skilling said that plans are being worked on to help at-risk students […]

OHS equestrians win 11th straight district championship

One cannot spell district championship with out an O, H and S as the Oxford High School Equestrian Team captured it’s 11th straight district championship this past weekend. On Sunday, Sept. 26, the Wildcats took on teams from Lapeer West, Clarkston, Brandon, Romeo and Rochester Stoney Creek in the A division. They ended up with […]

Booters put one in the win column

The Varsity Boys Soccer team got back in the win column this week after they stopped the Pontiac Phoenix from rising with a crushing 6-1 victory on Thursday, Sept. 23. Oxford got on the board early when junior Mike Kitchner scored two goals in the first six minutes, and junior Marco Bonfiglio got a goal […]

Spikers win Frankenmuth Invite

The Varsity Volleyball team took to the road and headed up to Frankenmuth to take part in a 16-team invitational on Saturday, Sept. 25, where they finished 5-0-1 on the day and took home the championship trophy. They defeated Clio, Carlson, Andover and Tawas before taking on host Frankenmuth in the finals. In the championship […]