Have a forgotten chair sitting around the house? Staff and students at Renaissance High School are hoping for donations of traditional, modern, or ladder-backed chairs for Chair-ity Auction. ‘We need chairs of every shape and size,? said Jessica Hall, an art teacher at RHS. ‘We wouldn’t turn away benches, high-chairs or other furniture that could […]
Folks around Clarkston may be hoping for snow later this month, but it’ll be a green Christmas for those who turn out Saturday at Church of the Resurrection. The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club will host its annual Greens Market at the church from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6, offering wreaths in three sizes, and […]
Does Dear Old Dad really deserve to find yet another tie under the tree this Christmas morning? If not, unique gift-giving opportunities are available at the Alternative Gift Fair, held Saturday, Dec. 6 at Clarkston United Methodist Church. The event began in 2005, and has continued to grow each year. ‘We originally wanted a place […]
A new era began in Springfield Township last week as new officials were sworn into office and longtime Supervisor Collin Walls and Clerk Nancy Strole stepped into retirement. ‘I want to thank the entire community for the privilege and honor to serve,? said Walls as he wrapped his final board meeting Nov. 13. ‘Tonight is […]
Most kindergarteners in Clarkston will attend school as many hours as their big brothers and sisters next year. The Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal Monday to implement a free, all-day every-day kindergarten at all seven of the district’s elementary schools beginning in September. While parents will still have the traditional half-day option, at […]
The small crowd gathered in Springfield Township last week gave a heartfelt standing ovation to retiring Supervisor Collin Walls last week as he presided over his last meeting of the township board. Words by Supervisor-elect Mike Trout brought Walls close to tears and inspired the ovation. ‘I thoroughly appreciate you opening your office to me […]
If everything goes according to plan, longer days of learning lie ahead for Clarkston’s youngest students. Administrators are wrapping up a kindergarten study, and plan to ask the Board of Education at a Nov. 24 meeting to approve implementation of an all-day kindergarten program slated to begin in the 2009-2010 school year. ‘We’re excited to […]
When Collin Walls announced his retirement last February, he and I sat down in his Springfield Township office overlooking the Shiawassee Basin Preserve, and we talked. ‘Most people assume what you remember is changes and development, and certainly that’s part of it,? he told me then, as his voice cracked with emotion. ‘But it’s the […]
A patron walked into the downtown Clarkston shop last week and seemed immediately to forget the cold drizzle falling on Main Street. ‘It smells so nice in here,? the woman said. Her companion agreed. For Kevin Harrison, owner of KH Home Interiors, that’s the idea’or part of it, anyway. ‘First impressions are so important,? he […]
Some 167 memory book enthusiasts showed up at Clarkston High School last week armed with pretty papers, colored pens, and embellishments of every sort as they prepared to participate in the third-annual Scrapbook Extravaganza. The day long event, a fundraiser for Pine Knob Elementary, was widely supported by local businesses, who provided food and beverages […]