Athletic teams often try to stage plays with the element of surprise. The Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education last week reacted as if they had been blindsided by athletic staff and boosters with a proposal for improvements at the high school football stadium. At the Monday, Sept. 13 board meeting, Deputy Superintendent David Reschke […]
Art lives in Clarkston, and the Clarkston Community Historical Society will continue to live on because of ‘Art in the Village.? Although it was the first year for the new name, it was the 30th year for the former ‘Craft and Cider Festival.? The historical society again coordinated an event featuring art, crafts, entertainment and […]
Clarkston Community Schools continue to draw recognition for their financial administration, but auditors have made recommendations for improvement. The Plante Moran accounting firm presented the district’s 2003-2004 audit at the Monday, Sept. 13 board of education meeting. At a sparsely attended public hearing and during the regular board meeting, auditors said Clarkston administrators did well […]
She’s only lived in Clarkston about a year, but Debbie Hansen has already become an active community booster. When her husband’s job moved to Auburn Hills, Hansen said there was a search for good community in which to live and for a good local bank where she could work. ‘I prefer working at a smaller, […]
The new community service garden at Springfield Oaks County Park has produced more than 5,150 pounds of food for the needy, with more to come. The five-acre garden, located on seven acres of county park land off of Andersonville Road, has provided squash, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers and zucchini to the Food Bank of Oakland […]
The decision will not be made until next month, but there are some early favorites for naming Clarkston’s ‘new? buildings for grades 6-7 and 8-9. According to a report at the Monday, Sept. 13 board of education meeting, 35 individuals responded to a school district appeal for suggestions for the buildings currently known as Sashabaw […]
The Independence Township location of Frank’s Nursery was relatively quiet late last week. On the door was a sign reading, ‘All sales final as of Sept. 8, 2004.? A few customers knew of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy and pending liquidation; others learned of it by visiting the store. Virtually everyone reacted with disappointment. ‘I […]
Poet Robert Frost coined the phrase, ‘Good fences make good neighbors.? Kathy Paul doesn’t like the fence erected by her neighbor. The Norman Road resident wants Springfield Township government to change the ordinance which apparently allows the solid wood fence, which has the bad side toward Paul’s home and at one point is about two […]
The sky is green. Off we go into the wild green yonder. Let’s green-sky that idea. The sky is green. Don’t look so perplexed. It’s not a difficult concept to grasp. Say it with me: ‘The sky is green.? Say it again. ‘The sky is green.? There, that’s not so difficult, is it? Kind of […]
A couple numbers were added to the totals in one contested race, but the results did not change after a recount of Springfield Township Republican primary election ballots Thursday, Sept. 2. Supervisor Collin Walls, Clerk Nancy Strole and Treasurer Jamie Dubre (all incumbents) came out ahead, again, with Strole and challenger Christine Reilly gaining an […]