When Janet Colbrunn and her family moved to Clarkston in 1985, she wanted to share the news with friends in a Christmas letter. Aware that some readers consider such letters boring and boastful, she wanted to try something new. She found some stationary left behind by the former owners with a picture of the house […]
More than 100 community organizations, clubs, businesses and other groups are set to march in this year’s Clarkston Fourth of July Parade, 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 4. The parade, with the theme “American Made Parade,” kicks off a full day of Fourth of July fun. Following the parade is the Festival of Fun and Fireworks, […]
The rain held off long enough to deliver a sunny Sunday for the 2007 Taste of Clarkston. Hosted by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce, 30 restaurants offered their best entrees, desserts, and drinks throughout downtown Clarkston for thousands of people to sample. ‘Main Street was filled with people from noon to 6 p.m.,? said […]
The instructor barked orders at the assembled troops, many of whom immediately started giggling. They didn’t get in trouble. They were preschool-second grade children learning about the service of troops overseas. ‘We want the kids to realize we are actually in a war ? they don’t see it,? said Sandy Squiers, coordinator of Servathon 2007 […]
For Michael Wayne of Independence Township, a homily at St. Dan’s about helping others got him thinking. “I thought about what I could do to help people,” said Wayne, 16. “I decided I could use my business, and help others that way.” The junior at Notre Dame Prep and CEO and manager of Pristine Lawn […]
As an infantryman in combat in Okinawa during World War II, Sidney A. Centilli Jr. dreamed of the future. Among his dreams: raising a family in Clarkston, a small town along M-15 his bus would drive through in 1941 on the way from his home in Detroit to school in Flint. ‘When I saw Clarkston […]
Dress code for this year’s North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy fundraiser seems a bit looser than usual. Guests are encouraged to wear their best ‘farmhouse duds,? jeans, overalls, boots, and hats. ‘Whatever you hang out at the barn in,? said Katie Anderson, NOHLC executive director. Wild Night Out is going country. Plans for the evening, […]
The UAW may be on strike, but not all labor-management relations are that contentious. Clarkston School administration and employee unions get along just fine, approving new contracts Monday. ‘Both sides made good points, and both listened to the other, brainstormed ideas, made compromises,? said Brooke Davis, president of the Clarkston Education Association. ‘We worked really […]
Going out to eat will be easy Sunday at Taste of Clarkston. Thirty restaurants will present the best they have to offer all along downtown Main Street, 12-6 p.m. Sept. 30, from steak tips made by Bullfrogs to chicken stew at Hamlin Pub, Johnny Rockets? mini hamburgers to chocolate cinnamon bread by Starbucks. ‘We’ll have […]
The Clarkston community welcomes eight new teachers to its elementary, middle, and junior high schools. They include teachers fresh from college as well as experienced veterans from other districts: Melissa Dunham is DOLLS Lead Teacher at Early Childhood Center. DOLLS stands for Development Of Language and Learning. ‘I work with the whole family,? Dunham said. […]