The Clarkston Conservatory recently added Katharine Doversberger to the faculty. Doversberger instructs all ages, from five to 64 years old. She teaches violin and fiddle, as well as improvisation. ‘I teach students to play as they go along. It is really such a unique talent,? Doversberger said. Her students work either in small sessions or […]
Natalee McGinnis, Alayna Skipton, Alison Wright and Susan Hoddinott are dancing their way into the hearts of Clarkston SCAMPers. The four Clarkston High School students are volunteering their time for dance classes devoted to getting campers up and moving. ‘We make up routines, and in the beginning some people are sitting, but by the end […]
Thousands gathered in Lansing last week to fight for more adequate funding for public schools. Among those, in attendance on June 21 were many Clarkston teachers, parents and school board members from the Clarkston community. Organized by the K-16 Coalition for Michigan’s Future, the rally brought people together to speak their minds on Senate Bill […]
The Board of Education met on May 23 to evaluate the progress made my Dr. Al Roberts, superintendent for Clarkston Schools. Robert’s contract term begins on July 1, 2005 and ends July 1, 2010. The Board of Education reviews the contract annually, and may make changes on or before June 30 of each year. According […]
Residents of Independence Township were able to use their water again after 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, after a boil water advisory was lifted. On July 5, Linda Richardson, director of the Department of Public Works for Independence Township said Independence Township residents, minus a small pocket in the northeast section could revert back to normal […]
New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc., in Springfield Township is an accredited, not-for-profit organization currently offering services to 130 disabled men and women from the community. New Horizons provides services that include assessments, evaluations, training, employment services and placement. Consumers, which is what the men and women at Horizons are refereed to as, generally range in […]
I never got one cup of coffee, never got anyone lunch, I never once ran an errand. Everything I thought an internship would be, this wasn’t. From the beginning and right up until the end, Jenny and everyone else at The Clarkston News was willing and ready to open me up to new experiences, good […]
Hillview Estates Subdivision is under a watering restriction due to well interference. This restriction effects most of the 112 homes located in this northeast section of the township. According to Linda Richardson, director of the Department of Public Works for Independence Township, Hillview Estates normally runs on two wells. These wells need to be cleaned […]
The Clarkston High School softball team came out with their game faces on and played hard until the end of their district semifinal matchup with Waterford Mott on June 4 at the CHS softball field, but in the end the Wolves could not sustain enough offense to pull an upset. In the end the Wolves […]
Milly Gates and her niece Karla Dean wanted to bring some outside light into the dining room of the Heather Pines Nursing Home. Knowing a window was not a feasible idea, they decide to paint a mural. The mural, painted on a wall next to the dining tables, is an elaborate design imitating an outdoor […]