As of last week, the Clarkston Wolves golf team had earned a 5-1 record in dual meets in the Oakland Activities Association. That was enough to clinch the league championship, even with one remaining dual meet on the schedule. Coach Tim Kaul admitted it may not have been easy to predict the Wolves success this […]
They had to play catchup to do it, but the varsity football Wolves maintained their undefeated record with a 26-19 homecoming victory over Waterford Mott on Friday, Oct. 3. Scott Lyons rushed for 163 yards, scoring two touchdowns, and Brandon Weaver ran 13 yards, including a touchdown. The defense contributed as well, with an end-of-game […]
Tony Miller has suffered another defeat in his legal battle to be both a school trustee and a Clarkston High School football coach, and he is taking more public criticism from fellow trustees. Miller, the top vote-getter in the June school board election, has contested Superintendent Al Roberts’ ruling that his new position on the […]
Sometimes the hyperbole can get pretty lame. People can get a scratch and claim it to be arterial bleeding. When we hear so many “the sky is falling” proclamations, it’s easy to turn a deaf ear. This is one of those times when it’s not an exaggeration: The institution of marriage and the traditional family […]
One project received approval; another did not. Both drew questions and criticism from neighbors. The Thursday, Oct. 9 Springfield Township Board meeting featured two public hearings on special land use permits for residential “cluster” developments. A proposal for 10 single-family homes on 22 acres near Holcomb and Ellis roads (at the Independence Township border) received […]
The time-honored concept of learning while doing is being employed by the Springfield Township Fire Department in their fire prevention efforts. A fire safety house was a main attraction at area schools last week, with children learning how to escape from a burning building and how to practice home fire escape plans. Oct. 5-11 was […]
The Clarkston varsity football team needs confidence, but must avoid overconfidence, as they look forward to their toughest opponents of the season the next two Fridays. That evaluation came from coach Kurt Richardson following yet another Clarkston victory Friday, Oct. 10. This time the Wolves came away with a 28-14 win over Troy Athens, and […]
Clarkston’s girls basketball team had a successful week last week, downing two OAA opponents. The Wolves defeated Rochester Adams, 58-20, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, then followed that with a 47-35 win over Troy Athens on Thursday, Oct. 9. Against Adams, Clarkston jumped out to a 22-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. […]
No one said, “If it’s too good to be true,” but Clarkston school officials found many “unresolved issues” in connection with a state program offering a laptop computer to each sixth grader. Matt McLarty, executive director for technology, offered an overview and evaluation of the program at the Monday, Oct. 13 board meeting. While officials […]
Joan McCrary has never considered herself a cheerleader, but there’s lots of enthusiasm in the way she talks about living in Independence Township. Appointed to the vacant township clerk’s position 15 years ago, she earned reelection three times. She preceded that service with five years on the zoning board of appeals, having received her first […]