15 years ago – 1999 ‘Revitalizing Clarkston? There was a major movement across the country to revitalize its downtowns and Clarkston had at least one key to a successful revitalization – its history. HyattPalma, Inc., a firm the city hired to develop a plan to revitalize Clarkston commented ‘be true to yourself. History sells like […]
Both houses of Michigan’s lame duck legislature slapped Clarkston’s face last week. The State Senate voted against SB 1073, which would have allowed McLaren to build a hospital on Sashabaw Road. And, here’s the worse news for those who desire transparency in government. The State House approved HB 5560 on Thursday, by a vote of […]
Christmas season is in full swing, a bit later for me because I spent Thanksgiving with family in Alabama. But my Christmas tree is up now, to the delight of my cats, particularly the younger one, Lizzie. It’s one big cat toy to her, and also a piece of the outdoors brought inside, even though […]
Dear Editor, The Clarkston Rotary Club would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the Clarkston community and those people who gave so generously this past weekend. The success of the ‘Shoes for Kids? is predicated on so many factors including the weather but more directly related to the caring and concern of the […]
For Clarkston area senior volleyball players, winter is the perfect time for their sport. ‘It’s good exercise inside, out of the cold weather,? said Fred Stark. ‘Volleyball is a sport you can play at almost any age.? The league is for men and women at least 50 years of age, Stark said. ‘It’s strictly recreational, […]
“Live for what matters” are the words Megan Goldberg shares from her friend Jenna Beno’s quotes. Goldberg is spreading the message while organizing the Lady Wolves Basketball Program’s second annual Hoops for Troops set for February 13, 2015 – which is held in honor of Beno, a 2006 Clarkston High School graduate who passed away […]
The Detroit Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot was a three-generation affair for the Sarmiento family of Clarkston. Fred Sarmiento, 71, a Clarkston resident for the past 22 years, brought his two daughters, Stacy Locher of Clarkston and Rikki Puzzuoli of Bloomfield Hills, and grandsons Dakota, Stacy’s 14-year-old son; and Seth, 16, Rikki’s son. ‘This race marked […]
Coding Club students from Clarkston Community Schools were among nearly 30 schools in Michigan participating in the 14th annual Student Technology Showcase on Dec. 3 at the State Capitol Building in Lansing. Students used computers and other electronic devices to show elected members of the Michigan State Senate and the House of Representatives how technology […]
Clarkston art teacher Jessica Hall was one of 30 art teachers from around the world illustrating the new children’s book, ‘If Picasso Had a Christmas Tree.? Her piece emulates the classic painting ‘Birth of Venus? by Sandro Botticelli, with a Christmas tree in place of the newborn Venus. ‘I chose Botticelli as a challenge,? Hall […]
Cleveland, Phoenix, Las Vegas, West Virginia, New York, Ferguson, and the list goes on. Grief, outrage, sympathy, media circus, concern, everyone is affected by these events. We open our hearts and minds in prayer for all of us to realize a greater level of peace, wholeness and abundance in divine order and divine timing. The […]