Many efforts are underway in the Clarkston area to help the environment and wildlife, and there is work in progress to connect those various efforts. Local resident Linda Walsh Lapinski collected four bags of milkweed seeds to help butterflies on Sunday. The seeds were collected from The Preserve, the green burial area at All Saints […]
During a meeting with Independence Township Supervisor Part Kittle, he told me a story his friend shared. “My son has all these degrees and he can’t find a job. I am a woodworker and I have so much work I don’t know what to do with it all.” There is a lesson there. Right now […]
A petroleum pipeline under an upcoming development near Dixie Highway and I-75 has residents and officials concerned about safety. ‘I want to know what would occur of that pipe were compromised. What would happen to the environment. What would happen if it was a catastrophic accident that caused deaths,” asked resident Bob White. Buckeye Pipeline […]
Clarkston Community Foundation as well as the group’s long time Treasurer Deanna Olsen were recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation for their many contributions to the community at the Clarkston Board of Education meeting, Oct. 12. ‘We are very fortunate to have funds and grants and science and other important projects,? Clarkston Community Schools Deputy […]
Pine Knob Elementary is one of 13 schools in Michigan and one of 335 in the nation earning 2015 National Blue Ribbon status by the U.S. Department of Education. “One of the nice things is our school was nominated by the state for the award,” said Principal Jodi Yeloushan. Schools are evaluated by MEAP test […]
A proposed state law would force school officials to hold back students if they don’t meet state literacy standards ? that would be unacceptable, school officials say. “We are opposed to anything that would require we retain kids,” said Clarkston Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock. “Retention is not effective.” HB422 is heading to the Michigan State […]
Clarkston resident and martial arts Grandmaster James Saffold has reached the rank of 10th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial arts form. Saffold has been promoted by the World Tang Soo Do General Federation, based in Seoul, Korea. He is director of the North America Chapter for the World Tang Soo […]
Sometimes special needs students get overlooked, or left out of school events that recognize special achievements. A new committee is looking to change that. Clarkston Sparkle awards will recognize special education students and their helpers in a special ceremony for the first time in 2016. Clarkston Community Schools Special Education Parent Advisory Committee is led […]
While some kids hit the screens after school, honor students Jillian Ritchey, Diana Marsala, Ethan Ames, and Erin McNeil are busy with advanced classes, clubs, and extracurricular activities. The Clarkston High School seniors are among 16,000 semi-finalists out of 1.5 million applicants across the U.S. in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They all said they […]
I watched fellow shoppers dash for eggs and milk, so unaware and blind to everyone around them. It made me angry. Why? I thought about all those nights I can’t sleep because of what I see. Food prices are enormous. Changes are made to farming laws, but few people pay any attention. Little by little […]