Part 2 in a series looking at how classroom experiences are enhanced through Clark-ston Community Schools? Academic Learn and Serve program Some might say Renee Weaver-Wright did a bit of service learning of her own when she brought powerful new program to Clarkston Community Schools in 2003. A parent with three kids in the district, […]
Independence Township: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 11,006 votes; 56 percent Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) 8,252 votes; 42 percent Springfield Township: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 4,654 votes; 58 percent Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) 3,176 votes; 40 percent City of the Village of Clarkston: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 296 votes; 53 percent Barak Obama/Joe Biden (D) 252 […]
A fat grant will help pay for prescribed burning, invasive plant removal, wetland restoration, native plantings, and forest stand improvement in the Shiawassee Basin Preserve over the next seven years. Springfield Township officials, as well as representatives from federal, state and local environmental organizations, gathered Oct. 24 as township Parks and Recreation director Jennifer Tucker […]
Mike Trout joked he was fairly confident’but not entirely sure’he wouldn’t have to wrestle the keys from retiring Collin Walls when he takes over as Springfield Township’s new supervisor. Trout, along with other newly elected officials, will be sworn in at township offices Tuesday, Nov. 18. ‘I’m excited,? said Trout, who left a position at […]
For kindergartener Ashley Wampfler, the choice for president was easy. One of thousands of elementary school kids in Clarkston to participate Monday in a national mock election, Ashley talked to her mom beforehand, but already had her mind made up. ‘She told me she was voting for John McCain,? said Christine Wampfler, who volunteered to […]
A growing number of local families are struggling just to put food on the table. That’s the message from several Clarkston-area organizations under pressure to keep pantries stocked as new requests for help pile up each week. At The Clarkston News, we want to lend a hand, and we’re hoping you do, too. We’ve put […]
Three of the girls had never met little Nicole, but it hardly mattered. When Kaitlin Waters, an eighth grader at Clarkston Junior High, told her friends about the leukemia making her young cousin sick, they all wanted to help. ‘Katie always goes above and beyond to help others,? said Shelly Burton, mother of 4-year-old Nicole’or […]
At 37, Kristi Bonnici brought along her young son, clad in Cub Scout uniform and cap, and cast her first-ever ballot in Tuesday’s General Election. Bonnici, an Independence Township resident, was a little embarrassed admitting she’d never voted before, but said she felt a responsibility to get to the polls, nevertheless. ‘I’m not very political, […]
Charged with transforming plain cardboard into visually appealing voting booths, seventh graders at Sashabaw Middle School rolled up their sleeves at got to work. The students first painted a white base, added flowing red ribbons and blue stars to represent’but not duplicate’the American Flag. Each student then chose three ‘American? objects to draw, paint, cut […]
Armed with borrowed computers, makeshift booths, extra election inspectors and a bounty of ballots, local officials are ready for a big turnout at the polls next week. In any community, said Springfield Township Clerk Nancy Strole, those setting out to cast a ballot in the Nov. 4 General Election can prepare in a number of […]