Downtown business owner Christina Calka felt something wrong when dealing with a customer, Oct. 11. “Two of my displays were off, with items missing ? I thought maybe I put them down somewhere else,” said Calka, owner of Village Fashion Boutique, 6 N.Main Street She hadn’t ? the customer took them and other jewelry items […]
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church’s 50th anniversary activities culminates in a special Celebration Worship Event, 12 p.m., Nov. 13, at Clarkston Junior High School, 6595 Middle Lake Road. “It will be a blow out celebration,” said the Rev. Jonathan Heierman, pastor of the church. The church celebrated the half-century mark with events throughout the year, including […]
Dwight ‘Bud? Spiker’s day job was with General Motors, but the rest of him belonged to Clarkston. Spiker, who passed away March 6 at the age of 70, helped organize community events such as Clarkston’s Fourth of July parades, Little League baseball and Chiefs football teams. He volunteered with Clarkston’s Athletic Boosters Association for more […]
About 530 costumed kids and their parents, some in costumes themselves, filled Clintonwood Park at Friendly Forest last Saturday. Children 2-9 years old walked the trail, collecting candy from volunteers. Manning stations were mostly high school and junior high students in superhero, cartoon, and fairy tale costumes. Volunteers Sarai and Kenda Blanks chose Disney costumes […]
Sunny skies greeted trick-or-treaters in Friendly Forest, Saturday, as young volunteers brought storybook and movie characters to life to give them candy treats.
Clarkston natives Tom and Gert St. Dennis beat the odds last month by sinking nearly simultaneous holes-in-one. “My dad’s gotten several holes-in-one and my mom has too, but to do it, that’s great ? I’m so proud of them,” said Carolyn Duff, the St. Dennis’ daughter who now lives in Ortonville. “My mom’s on cloud […]
Bailey Lake Elementary students worked on math, science, reading and other subjects March 13, all spiced up with lots of Dr. Seuss. ‘It’s a fun night for the kids,? said Jackie Atchison, parent volunteer. ‘It’s our Math and Reading Night, but with Dr. Seuss.?
Pine Knob Elementary’s Destination Imagination team had many things to worry about when it competed at Regionals. Lack of imagination wasn’t one of them. “Destination Imagination has the word ‘imagination’ in it, and I’m pretty familiar with that,” said team member Matthew Dargay. “I’m a creative person, and this is a bunch of extremely creative […]
Best Buy awarded $4,000 in gift cards to teachers Holly Rupprecht, Clarkston High School, and Margaret Montney, Renaissance High School. Teachers submit entries every September on how they would use the grant to improve technology in the classroom and make it fun, said Jim Altene, general manager for Best Buy, Auburn Hills. ‘Best Buy gives […]
The founding class at Everest Collegiate High School had one place in mind when planning their senior trip ? Jerusalem, where their faith was founded. “It’s a unique opportunity to help us understand our faith better and experience it in a better way,” said senior Jake Stafford. “As a Catholic school, that’s where the roots […]