Across the Clarkston area, thousands of senior citizens and others will exercise their right to vote without stepping foot into the polls Nov. 4. In Independence Township, the clerk’s office has thus far issued 5,078 absentee voter ballots. In the less populated Springfield Township, another 1,446 have already gone out, and 59 voters from Clarkston’s […]
The seventh graders closed their eyes to ensure voter privacy and ease peer pressure. ‘OK, if you were voting today, how many would vote for John McCain?? Marilyn Ormiston asked her students. ‘Raise your hand.? She counted silently’one, two, three, four, five, six, seven’and wrote the number on the white board at the front of […]
For kindergartener Ashley Wampfler, the choice for president was easy. One of thousands of elementary school kids in Clarkston to participate Monday in a national mock election, Ashley talked to her mom beforehand, but already had her mind made up. ‘She told me she was voting for John McCain,? said Christine Wampfler, who volunteered to […]
A growing number of local families are struggling just to put food on the table. That’s the message from several Clarkston-area organizations under pressure to keep pantries stocked as new requests for help pile up each week. At The Clarkston News, we want to lend a hand, and we’re hoping you do, too. We’ve put […]
Three of the girls had never met little Nicole, but it hardly mattered. When Kaitlin Waters, an eighth grader at Clarkston Junior High, told her friends about the leukemia making her young cousin sick, they all wanted to help. ‘Katie always goes above and beyond to help others,? said Shelly Burton, mother of 4-year-old Nicole’or […]
At 37, Kristi Bonnici brought along her young son, clad in Cub Scout uniform and cap, and cast her first-ever ballot in Tuesday’s General Election. Bonnici, an Independence Township resident, was a little embarrassed admitting she’d never voted before, but said she felt a responsibility to get to the polls, nevertheless. ‘I’m not very political, […]
Part 2 in a series looking at how classroom experiences are enhanced through Clark-ston Community Schools? Academic Learn and Serve program Some might say Renee Weaver-Wright did a bit of service learning of her own when she brought powerful new program to Clarkston Community Schools in 2003. A parent with three kids in the district, […]
Independence Township: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 11,006 votes; 56 percent Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) 8,252 votes; 42 percent Springfield Township: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 4,654 votes; 58 percent Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) 3,176 votes; 40 percent City of the Village of Clarkston: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 296 votes; 53 percent Barak Obama/Joe Biden (D) 252 […]
A fat grant will help pay for prescribed burning, invasive plant removal, wetland restoration, native plantings, and forest stand improvement in the Shiawassee Basin Preserve over the next seven years. Springfield Township officials, as well as representatives from federal, state and local environmental organizations, gathered Oct. 24 as township Parks and Recreation director Jennifer Tucker […]
Mike Trout joked he was fairly confident’but not entirely sure’he wouldn’t have to wrestle the keys from retiring Collin Walls when he takes over as Springfield Township’s new supervisor. Trout, along with other newly elected officials, will be sworn in at township offices Tuesday, Nov. 18. ‘I’m excited,? said Trout, who left a position at […]