Seven Clarkston High School 2015 graduates shared what they learned about education and its impact on them as they head to college and their futures. Sarah Fluegel, Makayla Tuomi, Courtney Hughes, Michael Abraham, Jack Witzke, Tyler Dunn, and Camron Razdar were asked by Arina Bokas, Clarkston PTA president, what type of educational experiences were meaningful […]
A GoFundMe page raised over $123,000 so far to help the family of Michigan State Police Trooper Chad Wolf, 38, who passed away from injuries after an accident early Friday morning, Aug. 28. In a few days since the page was set-up, over 1,700 people donated towards the now $200,000 goal. Many condolences were sent […]
A group of Clarkston teachers and administrators traveled to Harvard University in July to learn new methods during a Project Zero conference. According to Harvard, Project Zero was launched in 1967 to examine how children learn while investigating intelligence, thinking, understanding, creativity, and other aspects of learning. Projects Zero includes research projects to understand and […]
Independence Township residents, unsatisfied with Deerhill Farms development plans, contacted township Treasurer Paul Brown with a complaint about a development in Birmingham. The resident group Clarkston Citizens for Integrity said the property, which is owned by Deerhill developer Michael Furnari, is in disrepair. Furnari should not be allowed to develop property in Independence Township, they […]
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information to catch the vandals who knocked over dozens of headstones dating back to 1810 in the Sashabaw Plains Cemetery. “They damaged many of the graves of the founders of Clarkston, including the Maybee, Beardslee, and Sashabaw families,” said Ron Hudson, who was walking in the cemetery on […]
With school back in session in a couple weeks, Clarkston Board of Education is looking at what it wants to do this year. The school board discussed creating committees to work on strategic goals for the 2015-2016 year. Board President Steve Hyer polled the board members at their Aug. 24 meeting, asking them the goals […]
Contrary to rumors, Neiman’s Family Market is doing fine. Voted Best Grocery Store by readers in the Clarkston News’ Best of the Best, Aug. 19, the supermarket is actually hiring more employees. “We are not closing our doors. We are committed to Clarkston. We just signed a 12 month lease,” said Store Director John Schmidt. […]
During the Monarch Butterfly Festival at the Shiawassee Basin River Preserve, Aug. 22, visitors fed butterflies sugar water and tagged their wings for researchers before letting them go. Butterflies are a pollinator and nectar sucking creature and important to the health of the earth and growing food, said Debbie Jackson, Monarch Watch conservation specialist. During […]
Jim Hendin is humble. He has captured some of musics greatest artists for Detroit’s legendary Motown Records. For decades he kept the photos stored away until a dream woke him the middle of the night. ‘I woke up and knew I had to start doing something so I went straight to the basement and began […]
It was a tense meeting as township planners voted for a plan many neighborhood residents say is unacceptable. Troy-based developer Michael Furnari was granted preliminary approval for a his development plan at the Aug. 13 Independence Township Planning Commission meeting. “We tried to make this a nice addition to community,” Furnari said. His plans are […]