For Dan Smith, a simple round of golf on July 19 at Heather Highlands? precision course in Holly became extraordinary when his tee shot on the second hole, a 121-yard par three, found the bottom of the cup. ‘The hole before I did really bad. The ball went really high in the air and hit […]
In each of the last three years, Stars and Stripes Gymnastics academy celebrated their runaway success by throwing an open house gala on National Gymnastics Day. This year their fourth celebration will provide the same free food and entertainment as in the past and also benefit the Children’s Miracle Network of Beaumont hospitals. The festivities […]
On July 20, the Independence Township Parks and Recreation department’s lifegaurds continued their summer long training program with an in-service at Deer Lake at 7:30 p.m.. ‘We review skills and make sure everyone is on the same page,? said Kevin Breen, Aquatics Director with Independence Township Parks and Recreation. All lifegaurds with Parks and Recreation […]
The field was already built, the players were already there, but members of Chief Pontiac American Legion Post 377 knew some improvements needed to be made. The refurbishment of Post 377’s baseball field was thrown back and forth for years, but with a college development program starting next year, this summer was the time to […]
Jake Meissnest got a tune-up for his college football career at Saginaw Valley State as a member of the Michigan High School All-Star East team. The East team lost a 30-20 contest to the West squad on July 23 in a game played at The Big House on the campus of the University of Michigan […]
The Boosters are not the only Clarkston area entity to get a slice of the Buick Open pie. On July 30, Oakhurst Country Club and Golf Club will host a members-only Pro-Am, featuring players who do not make the cut for the weekend action at Warwick Hills. ‘In the past, the Buick Open has always […]
With an event the size of the Buick Open, there is a mass amount of planning, paperwork and people needed so everything comes off without a hitch. Members of the Clarkston Athletic Boosters will be at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc from July 25-31 helping out, but everyone associated with the tour is probably hoping […]
In creating the Craig Greenfield Memorial Triathalon and Duathalon, Corey Greenfield found a way to celebrate her brother’s passions, while fighting against the disease, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, which took his life in the winter of 2000 at the age of 32. Corey Greenfield’s vision was realized with help from her family and friends ? and the […]
In the end a move to Waterford for the Clarkston Relay for Life meant one thing ? the fight against breast cancer and message of perserverence in the face of adversity were spread to a bigger audience. Due to construction projects at both the high school and junior high tracks in Clarkston, the relay found […]
Activiites at the Independence Township Senior Center and Parks and Recreation’s day camp were disrupted on July 8 around 3:30 p.m. when a bolt of lightning struck a transformer at Clintonwood Park. Smoke from the transformer wafting into nearby buildings caused 15 people to be evacuated from the Senior Center and between 60-80 children from […]