Growing up, I had many different career paths I thought about following. Of course, as a young girl I wanted to be a princess and was crushed when I found out that wasn’t an option. As I grew up, I thought about being a teacher, until I worked in a classroom and saw the chaos […]
Pre-school will be missed, volunteer says Dear Editor, Traditions come in all shapes and sizes. They are as international as May Day; as national as the Fourth of July, as local as the Tulip Festival. Still others, with little fanfare, become very personal , very special. On May 14, 2014, one of those special traditions, […]
BY LAURA DUCHARME Special to the Clarkston News Sam Palace has achieved his dream of playing in the major leagues, and he thanks the Clarkston community for his success. ‘Because of the community he has great character,? said Joe Palace, Sam Palace’s dad. ‘He still talks highly of his coaches, teachers and the Clarkston community.? […]
‘The relay for life is an opportunity for all of us to be the change, the difference,? Dree Chartier told a large crowd at Relay for Life in Clarkston on May 17, an event to raise money for cancer. ‘We are here to support each other,? said Chartier. ‘We make this a special event for […]
Terri Trantham and Diane Moeller opened Express Weight Loss and Wellness, 6647 Dixie Highway, to make a difference in people’s lives. ‘We’ve seen how weight affects people, their quality of life,? Trantham said. ‘It’s emotionally upsetting. It affect your career.? The sisters, both with experience in the engineering field, wanted their first business together to […]
DocNow Urgent, open since 2004, opened a new location, May 1, at 4764 Dixie Highway in Waterford. DocNow Urgent Care centers are open 365 days a year to provide quality, affordable and efficient walk in urgent medical care. Families, providers and employers searching for options to treat non-life threatening medical illnesses and injuries now have […]
Throughout Clarkston Community Schools? six elementary schools, students were smiling and giggling during field days last Friday. Andersonville Elementary students had their share of field events with tricycle races, rubber chicken relay races and more. For more field day photos from other schools, please check out next week’s edition. Photos by Wendi Rearodn
The Clarkston Area Farmers Market opens for a new season on Saturday, June 21, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., outside the Community Education Building, 6558 Waldon Road. The market features locally grown produce and products, including onion, garlic, heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, maple syrup, honey, soaps, bath oils and other bath products, sodas, Llama yarn, eggs, free range […]
Kids at Cross Hill Community Preschool in Davisburg got their hands dirty while planting seeds. The seed will sprout into food to sell as the upcoming Farmers Market in Springfield Township starts June 15. It will be every Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Shiawasee basin in downtown Davisburg. Thanks to the donations […]
Bailey Lake Elementary first graders were busy during the annual C.A.T.S. event – Connecting Academics Through Service, May 14. The first graders made cards which shared how to care for an animal and adoption bags for the Oakland County Animal Shelter while the third graders made toys for the animals.