15 YEARS AGO (1990) ? Hughes, Downs win board seats: Durham Downs and Sheila Hughes, running on a joint ticket, were elected to the Clarkston school board, with about 6 percent voter turnout June 11. Roughly 1200 of 18200 eligible registered voters turned out. Downs captured 616 votes to win the one-year seat on the […]
May 31: Clarkston resident on Waldon Road discovered shrubs, plants and ground lighting missing from yard upon returning from vacation. The shrubs had been planted previously, but the other plants and lights were lying on the ground. June 1: 17-year-old Clarkston youth issued ticket for consumption of alcohol at graduation event in DTE. Youth reportedly […]
Police reports showed an auto theft and several vehicle larcenies in the Balmoral Terrace and Olympus Road area on June 9. A Balmoral Terrace resident’s red Ford pick-up was stolen. One of the larcenies, was originally reported as an auto theft from Balmoral Terrace until police discovered the white 2002 GMC pick-up further down the […]
During the Springfield Township Board Meeting June 9, changes were made to the Springfield Township Fire Department application process allowing officials to hire people who have committed felonies. As Fire Chief Charles Oaks noted, the application was not updated in years, and the paper application and hiring process needed to be realigned. An application for […]
As part of an agreement approved June 9, Springfield Township trustees approved a plan to pay 12.5 percent of the cost of a new traffic signal at the Andersonville and White Lake Road intersection. The agreement is contingent on the Road Commission for Oakland County paying 75 percent of the total cost and developers paying […]
With more development and subdivisions in the Clarkston area, Denise Sprock noticed an increased amount of traffic through her neighborhood. She is particularly concerned with the traffic going by bus stops in the neighborhood.. Sprock is not alone. Many once quiet neighborhoods now deal with frustrations from increased traffic. ‘We have people cutting through our […]
Raymond Rowe has a personal connection to the Clarkston Schools Post’High Autism Program, so giving to the program seems natural. Rowe loves Clarkston schools for the ability to treat children and students with special disabilities; especially since his daughter Allison was born in 1982 with autism. Because the program has helped Allison, Rowe wanted desperately […]
Kneippism, scherenschnitte and chaetophorous are difficult words to say let alone spell. For 12-year-old Forrest Brazeal, these words landed him a spot at the National Spelling Bee competition in Washington D.C. Brazeal loves to spell. When he learned about the Oakland Press Regional Spelling Bee two years ago, he jumped on board. ‘When I first […]
Pam Boewe began her education in Clarkston and continues in Auburn Hills. Currently, Boewe is a teacher preparation program student at Baker College in Auburn Hills, and recently received recognition from the Michigan Association of Teacher Educators (M.A.T.E.). The recognition was a result of Boewe entering in the M.A.T.E 19th Annual Student/Intern Teacher of the […]
Clarkston lacked not for effort in their 12-2 loss to Groves on June 11 in the regional semifinal ? they simply did not have the players. Due to an unfortunate scheduling conflict, ACT testing pulled seven of Clarkston’s thirteen varsity players from the 10 a.m. game, forcing the Wolves to rely on freshman and sophomores […]