I have always thought it was a privilege to drive. I looked forward to it since I was a child. I counted down the years as I lingered over the excitement of driving a car five miles per hour at Disneyland because one day I would have a vehicle of my own and no rails […]
With school in session, many are looking ahead to the next holiday, Halloween, including Clarkston High School teacher Laura Kalinowski. She is looking for Halloween enthusiasts in grades 6-12 who want to participate in the Haunted House Design Challenge. The kickoff meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Clarkston High School’s LGI, from 6-8 p.m. Students […]
New T-shirts are storming through the community with a positive, simple message – Love Clarkston. The T-shirts are a fundraiser for the Clarkston Girls Soccer Program but is made for everyone – not just soccer fans. ‘They are awesome because this is a new way for us to start fundraising and get the soccer program […]
It started with a large pile of photos. Though it officially began with making a list ? I am famous for making lists ? it’s just one of those things I do. The list included projects I wanted to finish before the start of 2016. The deadline has been pushed up to the beginning of […]
When the leaves start to turn from green to an array of red, orange and yellow colors I tend to slow down and take the dirt roads more often. The traffic is less dense on a dirt road and the speed limit are lower, giving me more time to appreciate the great state of Michigan […]
It’s not easy to watch a season end – every Clarkston athlete puts a lot of work, time and heart into what they do in their sport. Every season there are the successes and the victories. Every season each team also battles their own setbacks in the form of injuries or losses. It’s what you […]
Bailey Lake Elementary won the trophy for the sixth consecutive year during the Elementary Cross Country Race, Oct. 23. They had 22 percent of their students participating, beating Independence Elementary which had 21.62 percent of their students participating. A total of 376 runners from the seven elementaries throughout Clarkston Community Schools participated in the race. […]
Clarkston High School students Mitchell Biggs, Alyssa Harbaugh, Luke Hodgson and Ryan Weaver spent the last year taking their acting skills from the stage to film in The Messenger’s Box, which is set to be released on DVD this holiday season. The Messenger’s Box is about Jake Casper, played by Hodgson, an ordinary high school […]
The characters of Dr. Seuss come alive on the stage at Clarkston Junior High School in the musical Seussical, Jr., Nov. 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. The musical, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, is based on ‘Horton Hears a Who,? ‘Horton Hatches the Egg? and ‘Miss Gertrude McFuzz.? It takes place as JoJo, […]
A question I have been asked a lot, especially during the last week is “how are you feeling?” I like to describe it as picking an animal. I feel like a penguin. I waddle. I was never a fast walker but the speed I used to walk is no longer an option. I walk slow […]