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. […]
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 […]
Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock’s evaluation is getting a second look after a vote of the Clarkston Board of Education, Jan. 12. “For me, I see no other way of potentially righting an arbitrary or capricious evaluation of the superintendent other than the way Dr. Rock suggests,” said Trustee Cheryl McGinnis, who voted to reopen the […]
Clarkston Board of Education is considering a Headlee/Non-Homestead election on May 5. The vote to renew the district’s 10-year operational millage, which expires this year, would be attached to a statewide election already scheduled. Statewide, voters will decide on a proposal to increase the sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent and spend an […]
My face is covered in ice in my column photo here. This is an obvious sign of how this winter has been warmer so far this year. See, last year at this time there was several feet of snow accumulated on the sidewalks of the Clarkston area, keeping me from my jogs through town for […]
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 […]
The school superintendent re-evaluation meeting is set for Thursday, but three members of Clarkston Board of Education say they will not participate. “Craig Hamilton, Joan Patterson and myself will not be attending the redo of Dr. Rock’s evaluation on Thursday,” said board Vice President Susan Boatman in an email, Jan. 27. “The new board majority […]