Local Girl Scouts clearly see the need to help others. Due to their Sight Night project, hundreds of others will see clearly, too. Clarkston Junior Girl Scouts Troop 1897 collected about 800 pairs of used glasses for the local Lion Club. ‘It will really make a difference in someone’s life around the world,? said Linda […]
Southeast Michigan’s first Special Olympics equestrian team is achieving another first, competing nationally at the American Royal Horse Show in Missouri. “It will be amazing,” said Nancy Lee Heussner, executive director of O.A.T.S., Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles. “It gives our riders a chance to compete and have fun. It will give them life experiences […]
A spaghetti-dinner fundraiser for Lindsey Friend will hopefully help her parents David and Nancy Friend with medical bills and expenses. For Lindsey, suffering from amnesia caused by a severe head injury eight weeks ago, it’s also a chance to renew relationships. ‘I don’t know how many people I know,? said Lindsey, 15, who has friends […]
When deciding on an Eagle project, Matthew F. Dondanville wanted to incorporate his religious faith as well as his love of the outdoors. Rebuilding the outdoor Stations of the Cross trail at Columbiere Conference Center in Springfield Township fit both bills. ‘I wanted my faith to be part of the project,? said Dondanville, 17, senior […]
As Sgt. Amy Day of the U.S. Army serves her country in Afghanistan, her family has stepped up to secure her home front. Taking care of her 4-year-old son, Dylan, are her father Eric Zasacky, brother Doug Zasacky, and stepmother Jean McBride, all of Independence Township. ‘I was just wanting to somehow recognize them for […]
Given a choice between believing a Clarkston police detective or his out-of-state probation officer, Paul Donovan Walde went with the out-of-stater. He faces a four-year felony conviction if he’s wrong. Magistrate Elizabeth Chiapelli, 52-2 District Court, arraigned Walde, Dec. 1, on charges of failure to register as a sex offender. An interstate truck driver, Walde […]
The Mt. Zion Theatre Company is in the Chrismas spirit, preparing for their holiday show “Rented Christmas,” a play written by Norman C. and Yvonne Ahem. Set in the 1940s, John Brock plays John Dale, a wealthy bachelor who longs for the ‘real? Christmas he has not had for many years. He decides to rent […]
Friends, family and well-wishers filled Clarkston’s Knights of Columbus Hall, Dec. 5, in a fundraiser for Lindsey Friend. Proceeds from the benefit will help the Clarkston Junior High School student in treatment and recovery from a brain injury suffered when she hit her head this past September.
More than 50 local skaters will tell the story of the ‘Polar Express,? through music interpretation on ice. ‘We working hard to prepare,? said Hollie Campagna, director of figure skating. ‘It’s a lot of fun ? lighthearted entertainment, good family fun. It’s a great way to kick off the holiday.? Lakeland Skating Club members, 7-17 […]
A baking sheet of sugar-cookie dough balanced on a tub of sprinkles, some freshly rolled-out dough on the counter, dozens of cookies cooling on racks, while a double-boiler filled with melted chocolate bubbles on the stovetop. It’s Christmas season at the Sutherland house. ‘This is when it gets tricky, but we manage,? said Emily Sutherland, […]