The Clarkston area is free of Spice/K2, thanks to a group of community volunteers. ‘We are ecstatic about the support we’ve had from business owners and the people of Clarkston,” said Lisa Barth, one of organizers of No Spice/K2 Clarkston. “We expected the community to come through but had no idea it would happen so […]
The Gathering Place joins the community with a mission to create church in people’s living rooms. “We want to meet with people not a big room for thousands, but 10 people at a time in living rooms ? small groups of people who care about each other and serve the world, as Jesus commanded,” said […]
It was a long road for Shawn Bartz of Clarkston to land a job with a reasonable commute. He was laid off from his job with DaimlerChrysler in 2009. After looking for work, including in other fields, he received a contract offer from Oshkosh Corporation of Wisconsin as a technical trainer for an urgent-need project […]
When this year’s Clarkston Teacher of the Year award recipient was announced, video camera operator Jeff Peariso didn’t get the reaction shot. That’s because Peariso, also math teacher at Clarkston Junior High School, was the winner. ‘I’m very surprised,? he said, explaining he hadn’t prepared an acceptance speech. “I’ve been nominated before, but this one […]
Bridgewood Church, 6765 Rattalee Lake Road in Independence Township, invites the community to three days of fun for a good cause. The church’s One Day to Change mission includes lots for the community, starting with One Day Block Party, 7 p.m., Friday, June 1. The event includes inflatables, a giant dodge ball game, a rock-climbing […]
When I was growing up, World War II veterans were young, younger than Vietnam War veterans are nowadays. The principal of my elementary school was a veteran ? he’d tell us stories of combat in the Pacific. World War I vets were still marching in uniform in parades and coming out to school to talk […]
In the wake of the overwhelming defeat of Clarkston Schools’ $20 million bond proposal, leaders for and against called for a combined effort to improve schools. “We need to remember what makes the Clarkston area and our schools great and come together in support of both,” said Mary Herzenstiel, member of Clarkston Kids First. “I […]
Less than two weeks until graduation, seniors don’t have many steps left as students of Everest Collegiate High School. The steps they’ll probably remember most, they made half a world away. ‘Holy Week was a really incredible thing,? said Don Allen, one of 15 students from the boys and girls schools to travel to Israel […]
The 2012 Clarkston Relay for Life will be filled with 24 hours of remembrance, fun, and fund raising, May 19-20 at Clarkston Junior High School, 6595 Waldon Road. Morgan Addis, senior at Clarkston High School and Relay planning committee member, helped make it that way. “It’s a life changing event, especially the luminaria,” said Addis, […]
Voters will head to the polls this August to decide a Springfield Township police millage request, but the amount is still up in the air. “We will not be able to maintain current level of service with the funds generated by the current millage,” said Supervisor Collin Walls, who favored setting it at 0.8-0.9 mill. […]