Mike Cascone has combined his passion for motorcycles with his interest in writing. The Clarkston resident’s writings about his experience with motorcycles is being used as advertisement by Victory Motorcycles in multiple national magazines. “I have always enjoyed writing,” Cascone said. Cascone heard about the opportunity while surfing a website of the Victory Motorcycle Club. […]
If you have a preschooler who can’t wait to play sports, Independence Township Parks and Recreation has the solution for you. The department’s Start Smart Program, geared toward youngsters aged 3-5, is offering classes in basketball, soccer and baseball as well as an all-sports class. Each session meets once a week for six weeks. The […]
Kids — you gotta’ love ’em (especially when they are not yet three years old.) Kids about that age have a way of making you smile when you least expect it or when you need it the most. This of course, is a survival mechanism for homo sapiens. If they weren’t so darned cute, the […]
15 YEARS AGO (1988) nMore than 150 Clarkston school district residents and staff members jammed the meeting room and clustered in hallways around door openings during the school board’s public hearing on “Plan A” Monday night. Twenty-six people offered their comments, suggestions and complaints during the hearing, which lasted about one and one-half hours. nA […]
At the age of 25 I attended my first funeral last week. After going through the emotions of saying good bye to someone close to me, I realized I had been extremely lucky not to have attended a funeral before. The funeral was for my grandmother, Julia Pichalski, who was affectionately called “granny” by the […]
Dear Editor, First, large applause for mashing the sports pages into section one of The Clarkston News. For years I have been simply throwing away the second section. Now, I find reason to look through both sections. Thank you. I was sorry to read your unhappiness with the “yuck” of Michigan’s winter. If this weather […]
Dear Editor, In today’s paper (2-5-03) Jeff Patrus said, “The foreign policy discussion and talk about Iraq is best left to those in elected offices, political science experts, (here’s the kicker) and average citizens who have relatives in service. Wow, what rock did he crawl out from under? Does he really advocate limiting free speech […]
Out of 600 seniors at Clarkston High School, her dedication, leadership and service to her community and country stood out, earning her the honor of “good citizen.” Erin Browe recently received the Good Citizens Award, an honor from the Sashabaw Plains Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). Browe […]
The “Birdman of Clarkston” has hope spring is nearing, despite the freezing temperatures we’ve been having lately. Longtime Clarkston resident J.D. Powell called The Clarkston News offices Monday, Feb. 10 to report he saw three robins in his backyard. A bird watcher and lover, 84-year-old Powell said, “This is the first time I’ve ever seen […]
Clarkston’s boys basketball team is now on the plus side of the ledger for the season. The Wolves earned that right with a 58-36 win against host Southfield in Oakland Activities Association Division I action Friday. Clarkston improved to 9-8 overall and 6-3 in league play, while Southfield fell to 3-12 overall and 0-10 in […]