Club offers alternative for area teens

Young adults looking for a night of fun in an alcohol-free setting have a place in Clarkston they can turn to. Club 5529, a dance club and venue offering music, dancing and fun, is open each Friday from 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. The club is located at the Clarkston Christian Association building on 5529 Sashabaw in […]

Saving open space one acre/development at a time

The North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy has acquired 78 acres of property for preservation – and 63 of them are in Independence and Springfield Townships. The properties now under the stewardship of the NOHLC are: a 15-acre parcel on Rattalee Lake in Rose Township; a one-acre parcel in Independence Township; and a 62-acre preserve in […]

CHS students raise $700 for wheelchair basketball team

Although the turnout wasn’t as big as last year, the third annual Challenger Basketball Blowout still benefited a worthy cause. The event, held at Clarkston High School Thursday, was originally scheduled for early to mid-December, according to Brian Zuzola, a Clarkston High School teacher and advisor for the CHS Student Leadership group, which put on […]

Help on way for Parke Lake

Parke Lake residents have spoken – and the City of Clarkston’s engineering firm has paid attention. At Monday’s Clarkston City Council meeting, Gary Tressel of Hubbell, Roth and Clark, the city’s engineering firm, announced HRC will modify its plan for the water pipe east of Main Street on Clarkston Road, eliminating a piece of the […]

Students speak out about possibility of war with Iraq

In recent months, President George W. Bush has often stated the United States must topple Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq. Students in Peggy Marko’s social studies class at Clarkston High School tend to agree with the President. The majority of students interviewed believed attacking Iraq is necessary to prevent Hussein from causing further terror. “I […]

Grapplers pin down league championship

All season long, the Clarkston wrestling team showed they were the team to beat in Oakland Activities Association Division I. The Wolves again proved they’re the best in OAA I, capturing the OAA I tournament Friday at Lake Orion. Clarkston finished with 194.5 points, easily outdistancing second-place West Bloomfield, which finished with 125.5 points. Five […]

Northern evens score with cagers, 67-57

Pontiac Northern had revenge on their minds when the Clarkston basketball team visited their gym Friday. The Huskies achieved that objective with a 67-57 win against the Wolves, improving their record to 12-2 overall and 5-2 in Oakland Activities Association Division I play. Clarkston dropped to 7-8 overall and 4-3 in OAA I. Last month, […]

Re4ed shines as swimmers win regular season finale

Clarkston’s boys swimming team wrapped up their regular season in style Thursday, traveling to Lake Orion and scoring a 106-80 win against the Dragons. After the Dragons took first in the 200 yard medley relay and the 200 yard freestyle, Clarkston senior Derek LaHousse answered with a victory in the 200 yard individual medley, finishing […]

Netters lose fourth straight league contest

These are not the best of times for the Clarkston volleyball team in Oakland Activities Association Division I competition. The Wolves fell to visiting Bloomfield Hills Lahser in three games, 8-15, 15-12, 9-15, in a Monday night contest. The loss was Clarkston’s fourth straight in OAA I action, and dropped their record to 16-14-1 overall […]

Third period goals life Cranbrook past Wolves

They may have been soft goals, but they counted just the same. Visiting Cranbrook-Kingswood scored two third-period goals to break a tie and defeat the Clarkston hockey team 5-3 in a Saturday contest at the Polar Palace in Lapeer. The loss dropped Clarkston’s record to 9-7-4 overall and 5-3-2 in Oakland Activities Association Division I. […]