Organizing the poetry slam Voices for Change, organizers Olivia Maday and Madeline Maday have faced some hard choices. The sisters, both students at Clarkston High School, received about 60 poetry submissions from classmates, which they and committee members had to narrow down to 31. “It was such a hard decision. They are so good, so […]
Clarkston Board of Education rated Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock as “barely adequate” in its evaluation last month. However, board members said they would call to revisit the evaluation at the school board meeting on Jan. 12, after deadline for this Super News edition. “Based on some things I have learned since we did the official […]
Michigan HB 5560, the Local Government Public Notice Act, died in state senate committee at the end of the legislative session. If the new house were to reintroduce the bill, which would phase out publication of public notices in newspapers by 2025, newly elected state Rep. Jim Tedder, R-District 43, wouldn’t automatically follow his predecessor […]
As she brings her 18 years with the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce to a close, one of Penny Shanks? enduring memories has to do with team building. “It was a team-building road rally,” recalled Shanks, executive director of the chamber. “We ended up at Mr. B’s. When I got up, they had toilet papered […]
With the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II, Clarence Johns’ job was to hold his ground. Now 89 years old and living in Independence Township, he has one last battle to fight ? this time to stay in his home of more than 50 years. ‘The payments are so high, he […]
Clarkston rocker Kid Rock’s views recently shared at The Guardian.com struck a chord with local folks. The article shared on The Clarkston News Facebook page reached 10,968 people, with 120 likes and 32 more “shares.” Born Robert Ritchie, the singer shared his views on a variety of topics, including politics, guns, and his music, including: […]
Two articles in The Clarkston News on Nov. 12, 2014, caught the attention of an Independence Township reader. The first reporting results of the election in which Republican Rick Snyder easily won re-election. The second, ‘Students take turn to vote,? was about fourth graders at Andersonville Elementary conducting their own, mock election for governor ? […]
Winter is descending in force ? good news for Pine Knob Ski Resort in Independence Township. But with the thrills and chills of the slopes comes risk of high-speed impact. To stay safe, the Pine Knob Ski Patrol offers a Responsibility Code for each skier: stay in control at all times; give people ahead of […]
Arlene Morence of Davisburg faces the winter cold of 2015 without the long hair she had last year, but it’s for a good cause. Morence, 71, donated about 12 inches of her formerly lengthy tresses to Locks of Love. “She looks so much better. It took 20 years off,? said her best friend Debbie Misner. […]
I’m ready for 2015. To me, and probably lots of folks who grew up in the 1980s, this year is officially ‘the future? ? as defined by our foremost authority on time and space, ‘Back to the Future.? It took longer to get here from 1985 than it would have using a flux-capacitor equipped Delorean […]