The recent Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results for Clarkston High School began with a misunderstanding that has led to both good news and bad. First, the good news. According to the Michigan Department of Education website, Clarkston High School did meet AYP requirements, passing with a grade B. The bad news, combining the results of […]
Maybe O.J. Simpson didn’t do it. I know the standard narrative from 20 years ago. Nicole Brown Simpson and her boyfriend Ron Goldman were murdered by someone armed with a knife. O.J. was the prime suspect. Who else could have done it? Who else would have wanted to? And why else would he lead police […]
Dear Editor, A few years ago there was a popular experiment in which they put a frog into a pot of boiling water and the frog immediately jumped out. Next, they placed a frog in a pot of cool water and the frog just swam around. Then they gradually brought the pot up to a […]
Independence Day Celebration, July 4, parade through downtown Clarkston, 10 a.m.; Festival of Fun, with entertainment, games, activities, Clintonwood Park, 11 a.m., $5 parking. 248-625-8231. *** Pancake breakfast, 7-10 a.m., July 4, Clarkston Masonic Temple, 1 East Washington. Pancakes, sausage, orange juice, coffee, tea. $6/general, $5/seniors, $3/5 -12, free/4 and under free. 248-625-4471 *** Bubble […]
Clarkston Community Schools is excited to meet all new kindergarten students. To register for kindergarten, children must be five years old before Dec. 1, 2005. Parents who plan to send their child to kindergarten next fall 2005 need to call their school to receive a registration packet. The schedule is as follows: ? Andersonville Elementary […]
Crosshill Community Preschool is accepting enrollment for the 2005-06 school year. The preschool is located in the Davisburg United Methodist Church, located at 803 Broadway in Davisburg. Classes are available for threes, fours and young fives. Crosshill provides a development program with free play, directed activities, art, music, gym and snack. For more information, please […]
Public bodies in Lake Orion typically won’t have any problems providing residents with low-cost access to public documents and welcome proposed changes to Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act. A bill to amend the state’s FOIA has been brought before the Michigan House of Representatives. HB 5879, introduced by Rep. Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, seeks to […]
Matt Forster has been out of town lately. As author of the book, ‘Colorado: An Explorers Guide,? he spent more than nine weeks on the road, traveling throughout the Rocky Mountain state. ‘I had two days for all of Colorado Springs, 7-8 attractions a day, 45 minutes at the zoo ? we took a lot […]
Emily Frasa and her mother Anne Kerr stop in to celebrate the start of summer, June 21, with Tropical Smoothie’s Cafe, 6459 Dixie Highway. As part of National Flip Flop Day, they enjoyed free smoothies for wearing the open-topped footwear. Photo by Jim Buckley
The Clarkston Area Optimist Club is once again sponsoring an essay contest. Students have an opportunity to win up to $5,000 in scholarships by writing an essay on the topic ‘The Power of One.? Applicants have to be a high school student under age 19 as of Dec. 31, 2004. The deadline for submission (to […]