Spikers blocked from state finals by familiar foe

The Lady Wolves have dug themselves out of sticky situations throughout the season but last Thursday they couldn’t pull ahead. They finished their season with a loss to Birmingham Seaholm in the MHSAA Regional Finals, 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 26-17). Clarkston Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall knew it was going to be tough. The Wolves […]

Food for those in need

The shelves were getting low at the Army Reserve 919th Food Pantry in Saginaw, and Clarkston Junior High School students took the challenge to fill them. This year’s annual food drive to help Operation Homefront was another success. They raised $1,500 in cash and collected around 7,000 food items. Operation Homefront’s main purpose is to […]

Fill bus with food for Lighthouse

For the next two Sundays a big, yellow Clarkston school bus will be parked at the Kroger on Sashabaw Road, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. It is the ninth annual Stuff-a-Bus sponsored by the Clarkston Community Schools Transportation Department. “The only difference this year is it is two Sundays, Dec. 2 and Dec. 9,” said […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

I should probably put a warning on this so I guess this is it – if you are hungry don’t read the first part. Go ahead and skip to the end. If you haven’t heard by now Hostess is no more. They are shutting their doors. The company that brought us the Twinkie, Wonder bread, […]

Look good for holidays with Youthful Image

Looking for the perfect gift or want to pamper yourself during the holiday? Youthful Image Health and Wellness has something just for you. “We are a chiro-spa,” explained Jessica Schmidt. “We are doing anti-aging things not a lot of places are doing yet. We are doing it non-invasive so no cutting, no injections, and no […]

Trees for Christmas

The hunt is on – not for the perfect present – but the perfect Christmas tree to decorate and gather around for the holidays. Christmas trees of all shapes and sizes can be found at Rattalee Lake Tree Farm, located at Rattalee Lake and Reese Roads. New owner Mike Lorimer and his sons are happy […]

Victory on ice at Thanksgiving Showcase

Icers went for their second win against South Lyon Unified within a week. This time, they did it on the Wolves’ home ice last Friday in the Thanksgiving Showcase, 5-3. The first Friday contest between the two was at the Novi Metro Invitational where junior goaltender Jack Viazanko turned away 37 shots, giving up just […]

Athlete of the Week

The end of the fall season came too early for senior defensive back and running back Alex Dicea and his teammates. “It didn’t end up how I wanted it to,” he said about his last season with the Clarkston Wolves Varsity Football team. “I had a lot of fun and got a lot of time […]

Interwoven plots in junior high play

Chaos is taking over The New Leaf Greenhouse in Clarkston Junior High School’s upcoming performance of “Archie and the Wallflower.” “The play itself is interesting,” said Mitchell Thompson. “It is a fun play. There are a lot of things going on. People should come and see it. It’s fun performing. It would be fun for […]

Power shooting wins over Corsairs

Icers opened last week with tough lessons in their loss against Birmingham United. They lost the OAA Red league game, 5-2, while putting 44 shots on the net. “They had a hot goaltender,” said Clarkston Hockey Assistant Coach Roman Krygier. “We outshot them 2-1. We just couldn’t put the puck past them. We didn’t have […]

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