In what has become a tradition at Independence Township’s Fourth of July festival in Clintonwood Park, veterans are invited to share photos, mementos, uniforms, and other items from their time in service. I’ll be there at the Carriage House with my bucket of stuff from my service in the U.S. Army during the first Gulf […]
Clarkston School Board will review the district’s master plan in light of a proposal to purchase some property. Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock said a developer approached the district about buying about six acres of school district property behind Clarkston Independence District Library. The potential sale, which was discussed at the June 9 and 23 meetings, […]
With about two weeks left to approve the 2014-2015 school budget, the Clarkston Board of Education members still have questions. Board Secretary Craig Hamilton asked if administration could remove a technology staff restructuring from the proposed budget. ‘Personnel changes, eliminations, new positions, I’d like to come before the board as separate items,? Hamilton said. The […]
A 10-month-old Springfield Township baby was killed in a dog attack, June 8. Deputies and Springfield Township paramedics were called to the 8200 block of Tindall in Springfield Township, 11:45 a.m., June 8. According to police, the baby was being held on the couch by a teenage relative when the family dog, a 75-pound Catahoula […]
Summer’s heating up for Clarkston’s Matt Floyd Music. The hip-hop, rap group ? Floyd, Kyle O’Grady, Press Kampe, and Michael Wayne ? is getting ready to release an EP, with 5-6 original, summer-themed hip-hop rap songs. ‘What’s cool about it is we’re sitting in the studio making our own music,? said O’Grady, 18. ‘We learned […]
Home after a weekend trip, Shane and Jennie Kelly of Clarkston made a gut wrenching discovery. Their beloved dog, Daisy, was missing. “We didn’t get home until about 1, 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday and she wasn’t here,” Jennie said. “We put on shoes and went looking for her.” The dogsitter had accidentally let the black-and-white […]
A Right-to-Work case, which includes a Clarkston paraeducator, continues against Michigan teacher unions. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy filed a request with the state, June 5, asking the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to make a new rule. The new rule, requiring public-sector unions to notify employees of their ability to opt out three weeks […]
Kids like playing computer games. Students at Pine Knob Elementary spent the year learning how to make them. ‘They taught me a lot of things with coding ? they became the experts on technology,? said fourth grade teacher Lisa Drew during the Coding Club’s presentations to parents, June 4. Lori Banaszak, technology integration specialist for […]
Clarkston High School’s Senior Scholars have big plans this fall. The 25 graduates, selected based on grade point average, course load, and service, will be studying, working, and making a difference “from sea to shining sea,” said Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock at Clarkston State Bank’s annual Senior Scholar Breakfast, May 28. “Something I see in […]
Independence Elementary’s Learning Garden started small but grew into something great. “It’s a phenomenal garden club,” said Director Chelsea O’Brien, organizer of the IE Garden Club, along with Camila Duarte and Jessica Sorensen. “We have big plans for next year.” The project is a student-led garden providing outdoor learning opportunities for all students at the […]