A golden retriever named Dusty trained in downtown Clarkston by local resident Linda Britton is now a full fledged Leader Dog for the Blind. Last September, The Clarkston News featured a story about the pup and Britton. Last week, Britton wrote to CNews to inform us of Dusty’s accomplishment. ‘Please advise Andrea B. that the […]
Shoppers enjoyed beautiful weather at the third annual Makers & Doers Festival, Sept. 27-28, at Springfield Oaks County Park. The festival offered arts and crafts and vintage redecorating, with refurbished furniture, home accessories, vintage jewelry, and fashion, with 125 juried artisans, crafters, makers and doers, as well as appearances by HGTV’s Cari Cucksey of RePurpose, […]
Country line dancing and singing will bring a 130-year-old barn to life during an upcoming Hoedown at the Ellis Barn, Oct. 18. Thanks to the Clarkston Community Historical Society, those up for adventure will be welcomed to the barn, located on the 4-H grounds at 12451 Andersonville Road, from 7-11 p.m. ‘We’re planning on 14,000-square-feet […]
For Davisburg author Kathleen Rollins, a wrong turn in the Four Corners desert 30 years ago inspired her for a lifetime of writing and research. “A friend and I were hiking, it was really, really hot, and we didn’t have enough water,” said Rollins. “We decided to split up for some reason. I was on […]
Clarkston Varsity Cheerleaders show their team spirit during kick off at last week’s game.
Bailey Lake Elementary students ran a total of 756 miles during their first Running of the Bulldogs Fun Run, Sept. 26. It was a total of 4,728 laps on the playground as students raised money for their school – which was over $31,000 with student and staff pledges and community business sponsorships. Due to their […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer This winter children will build snowmen, adults will battle icy traffic and Bruce Gertz will hunt down returnable bottles and cans. Gertz, 60, lives in a sleeping bag behind the Kmart plaza near M24 and E. Clarkston Rd. and has roamed Lake Orion for the past 14 years. Although […]
The 2014 Clarkston High School Homecoming Court includes, sitting from left, sophomores Remy Zaremba, Sydney Houstina, Drue Froeschke, Renee Rogowski, and Tiger Hutchons (not pictured, Patrick McKillop); kneeling from left, juniors Lauren Tait, Mitchell Thompson, Kayleigh Patrick, Mike Baker, and Sabrina Parks (not pictured, Nate Gipe); and, standing from left, seniors Brian Mendiola, Isaac Mansour, […]
Clarkston’s gridiron heroes clinched a playoff spot last Friday night with their 37-20 win over Troy Athens. The varsity football team celebrated with a chant after the game, but long-time head coach Kurt Richardson saw something else during the game ? an opportunity to improve especially after the first half. ‘We made too many mistakes, […]
Wendi Reardon snagged first place honors for Feature Photograph in the 2014 Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Her entry ‘Let me think about this? from the Aug. 7, 2013, Clarkston News, was tops out of 29 entries. The photo shows Sarah Kurzman pondering throwing a pie in one of her camp counselor’s faces. ‘Priceless […]