Maya Girschner, 7, painted a picture for last year’s PTA Reflections Fine Arts Program. This year, she made a video. The cast? “My sister, and me, of course, and my brother,”Maya said. The Bailey Lake Elementary student earned an Award of Excellence in Film, and recognition from the Clarkston Board of Education April 28. Her […]
Clarkston Varsity Basketball players Taylor Daugherty and Alyssa Swindlehurst are set for college this fall. Swindlehurst signed with Oakland Community College Raiders basketball team. ‘Alyssa has a lot of versatility,? said Coach Marv Allen. ‘She has a good outside shot, and she goes to the basket good. Most important, she’s a great team player.? ‘I’m […]
Results are in for Tuesday’s school board election: Joan Patterson easily won re-election, with 1,048 votes, 35.85 percent of the total. Susan Boatman also joins the school board, with 690 votes, 23.61 percent of the total. Challengers Jeff Broughton received 444 votes, 15.19 percent; Brian Kitchin, 404 votes, 13.82 percent; and Joe Wauldron, 334 votes, […]
This year’s Clarkston history tour walks seemed to go well for the local second graders. Each May, students spend a day in downtown Clarkston, touring buildings, listening to bakers, bankers, and other business folks, and learning about the local history. I take part in it, schedule permitting. I had to skip the Tuesday tours because […]
The Clarkston area is free of Spice/K2, thanks to a group of community volunteers. ‘We are ecstatic about the support we’ve had from business owners and the people of Clarkston,” said Lisa Barth, one of organizers of No Spice/K2 Clarkston. “We expected the community to come through but had no idea it would happen so […]
The Gathering Place joins the community with a mission to create church in people’s living rooms. “We want to meet with people not a big room for thousands, but 10 people at a time in living rooms ? small groups of people who care about each other and serve the world, as Jesus commanded,” said […]
For Mother’s Day, 2003, Nancy and Greg Buckney sent their children on a trip, to stay with their aunt in Georgia while Nancy was treated for Hodgen’s Disease, a form of cancer. This year, the children are going on a trip again. This time, though, mom and dad are coming along and it’s to Disney […]
When Bailey Lake Elementary students extended a helping hand this month, they most likely grasped a paw. The students decided on an encore of last year’s Service Learning Project, a benefit for Oakland Pet Adoption Center. “The work of Bailey Lake Elementary really makes a difference at the animal shelter, said Principal Glenn Gualtieri. “It […]
In order to cut 11.4 teaching positions from Clarkston Community Schools in the fall, 40 teachers across the district are set to receive lay-off notice. ‘It’s never easy to make decisions negatively impacting people you know and respect,? said Superintendent Dr. Al Roberts at the April 28 school board meeting. ‘But we must position the […]
Cutting Clarkston’s school budget while maintaining classroom quality is crucial for all five school board candidates. Clallengers Susan Boatman, Jeff Broughton, Brian L. Kitchin, and Joseph Wauldron, and incumbent Joan Patterson, all of Independence Township, are running for two open seats in Tuesday’s election, May 6. “We need to look at every funding possibility that […]