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| May 15, 2013 |
| |  | | | |  | | From left, Bruce Hawkins, Toni Smith, and Melissa Luginski sift dirt from Ellis Farm property used as an outhouse 100 years ago. Photo by Andrea Beaudoin (click for larger version) |
MillstreamFor local archeologists, a century-old outhouse is a gold mine of historical treasure. "People used to throw all kinds of things in there," said Richard Stamps, lead archeologist for the dig at the Ellis Farm on Dixie Highway in Springfield Township....more >> |
| May 08, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | Beth Rogers accepts the award. (click for larger version) |
MillstreamThe excitement spread quickly through Fountains as Clarkston Foundation announced the Teacher of the Year for Clarkston Community Schools - Beth Rogers, a fifth grade teacher from Springfield Plains Elementary....more >> |
| May 01, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | Pastor Rick Dake and Associate Pastor Amy Mayo-Moyle of Clarkston United Methodist Church honor Erica Cale, at left, for her work with Helping Hearts Helping Hands. (click for larger version) |
MillstreamErica Cale, Clarkston High School graduate and founder of Helping Hearts Helping Hands, was back in town, April 26, for her annual Sapphire Ball fund raiser at Deer Lake club. Now 21 years old, Cale has been running a mission for children in need in Honduras for the past six years....more >> |
| April 17, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | Joan Donnay of Essence on Main demonstrates how to make chocolate truffles. Photos by Phil Custodio (click for larger version) |
MillstreamClarkston's Friends of the Library membership meeting was standing room only, April 9. The tables filled with chocolate might have had something to do with it. "Normally, attendance is light – there's much more participation this way," said Carol Grubba, chairperson of Chocolate Celebration Night....more >> |
| April 03, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | Mary Pope sorts through cards. Photo by Mary Keck (click for larger version) |
MillstreamFor forty hours each week for the last ten years, Independence Township resident Mary Pope has been performing a labor of love. Every day, Pope spends hours cutting out shapes, stamping out designs, coloring with markers, taping, and folding....more >> |
| March 27, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | Ryan Patria grabs a treat to put in a care package for the military. Photos by Wendi Reardon (click for larger version) |
MillstreamA decade ago, Independence Elementary held their first Serving Our Community Kids Style (S.O.C.K.S.) Day to help the community and make a difference. Ten years later it's still going strong as the entire school spent last Thursday morning busily working on their donations....more >> |
| March 20, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | Guest reader Rachel Raddatz reads a book titled Courage to third graders. (click for larger version) |
MillstreamMarch is National Reading Month and Springfield Plains Elementary celebrated by giving their students a treat last Friday. While sitting quietly on the floor, they listened to books read by guest readers who visited their classrooms....more >> |
| March 13, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | Students in Clarkston High School's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America club prepare for Kids Against Hunger. Photo by Wendi Reardon (click for larger version) |
MillstreamThe community fed 166,128 children around the world in one hour last year. Clarkston High School students in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) club would like to see more fed this year during the second annual Kids Against Hunger event, March 23....more >> |
| March 06, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | The giant snowman greets commuters with friendly outstretched arms on a dreary, winter drive into work. Photo by Phil Custodio (click for larger version) |
MillstreamWhen an oversized snowman with a traffic cone for a hat appeared in the median of Sashabaw Road at Bow Pointe Drive, Feb. 27, it was a bit of a mystery. A Facebook inquiry on The Clarkston News' page left folks stumped for a while....more >> |
| February 27, 2013 |
| |  | | | | | | Christmas in Action volunteers don masks and other protective gear needed to clean a house selected for their annual work day. (click for larger version) |
MillstreamFor Clarkston area Christmas In Action (CIA), a coalition of volunteers providing free home repairs to people in need, the hard part can be finding out who needs them the most. "We find a lot of homeowners who need help don't want others to know about it – they're embarrassed," said Mike Gemborys, who volunteers for CIA with his wife, Joanne....more >> |
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