Student to share story of life with epilepsy BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Carter Peterson was first diagnosed with epilepsy when he was just 18 months old. The Clarkston Junior High eighth grader has the condition under control with medication, but works to not let it or anything else stand in the way […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer The former Clarkston Auto Wash is on the hook for $52,944 after a 30-year sewer-payment error was discovered. Former owners Fred and Sheila Ritter appealed the bill to the Township Board of Trustees. The board voted unanimously, Nov. 26, to affirm it. Trustee Ronald Ritchie was absent. The […]
Independence Township Board voted unaimously, Nov. 26, to approve amendments to park rules and regulations, as well as to the township’s watercraft and beach regulations. All parks will now be closed from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. from April 1 to Oct. 31, and 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. from Nov. 1 to March 31, […]
Well, it’s finally here. Thanksgiving – the holiday where we gorge ourselves with yummy food, watch the Detroit Lions find a way to lose another football game, and spend precious time with our loved ones before running out the next day (or Thanksgiving night) to catch all the Black Friday sales. Don’t lie. Some of […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer There’s a new team in town, and the Clarkston High School Esports team boasts the top video game players in the school. Formed earlier this month, co-coaches Ron Conwell and Tamera Conwell held tryouts at GameTime in Auburn Hills and selected 18 kids, freshmen through seniors, including alternates. […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer North Sashabaw Elementary is looking to fund a new sensory pathway for its students, something the school’s social emotional coach Kristina Hoover said will help in many ways. “Over the past 4-5 years, our school staff has done extensive research and learning around being trauma-informed and responding to […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston area kids will get to attend summer camp and other activities, even if their families cannot afford it, after recent unanimous approval by the Independence Township Board to allocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to Clarkston Area Youth Assistance (CAYA). Independence Township Parks, Recreation and Seniors […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston Junior High students and staff took Veterans Day to a whole new level with their annual event, honoring a local Navy veteran who served in World War II. David Daily lives in Clarkston and has grandchildren (Elizabeth Martinez, 2006, and David Martinez, 2009) that graduated from Clarkston […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer It was a milestone night at Springfield Plains Elementary, Nov. 6, as the first-ever FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition was played out in Clarkston. Middle school and junior high teams from across the county, including teams from Clarkston schools, took part in the event and this year’s game, […]