School earnings are expected to increase $3.7 million compared to this past year. Spending, however, is expected to go up $5.5 million. Despite the shortfall, which will be covered by district savings, Clarkston Community Schools administration and teachers negotiated pay raises for teachers, support staff, and Superintendent Dr. Al Roberts, approved by Clarkston Board of […]
Lawrence Jasinski of Independence Township was awarded a $350 check for tuition in All Saints Cemetery’s Photo and Art Contest. “I was surprised, very excited,” said Jasinski, who submitted a photo of his friend, Kolbe Eurick, paying his respects at an All Saint’s grave. “I created a black-and-white image to help make it stand out […]
About 200 children filled Clarkston Community Church for Vacation Bible School, this year simulating ancient Rome and the underground Christian church. During the weeklong program, campers visited with the Apostle Paul, travelled led through a Roman marketplace, learned songs, played games, and learned about life in Biblical times. “People didn’t know what a tomato was,? […]
For Franziska Loetzner, individual achievment on the track is a big attraction. ‘If you mess up, it’s not the team’s fault. It’s your fault,? said Loetzner, eighth-grader at Clarkston Junior High School this fall. ‘It’s all on you, so you push yourself.? She was the only seventh-grader to place at the Oakland County Championship track […]
While other campers learn archery, swimming, and pottery, 16 young rockers at last week’s Rockstock Summer Rock & Roll Camp worked on new riffs, chords, and runs. “We teach them how to perform as a group, to use teamwork,” said Pat Saunders, lead instructor for the camp at Sashabaw Middle School. “There’s nothing else like […]
Dr. Charles Munk’s garden, almost an acre of raised beds of Hostas, ferns, and other plants, is his sanctuary. “I work with a lot of people all day long,” Munk said. “This is a very quiet, very private place to come home to.” But he and his wife, Linda Munk, are making an exception next […]
Sinking ships, enemy spies, and a mysterious cartoon face popping up everywhere keep things interesting at a Brooklyn USO club, in Clarkston Village Players Youth Theatre’s production of “Kilroy Was Here.” Directed by Donna Ellis, the patriotic musical comedy features dozens of young actors and singers. ‘I like my character, even though he’s not such […]
Darin Farough of Clarkston faces 300 miles on a bicycle to make wishes come true for terminally ill children. Building strength is just part of his training. “Just as important is building endurance ? getting seat time in a bike,” said Farough, 45, training for the Wish-A-Mile Bicycle Tour, a three-day ride from Traverse City […]
Three bands, Third Rock, Lazy Mary, and Resist, performed at Independence Township Library’s Battle of the Bands, June 26. “We had bands perform in our parking lot during the Summer Reading Kick-Off events in 2007 and 2008, but, because the Kick-Off events have become so busy and chaotic, we decided to make a separate music […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Local governments are required by law to collect at least as much as they spend. Whatever extra they collect, more than $11 million in the Clarkston area, they keep in their fund balances, also known as fund equity or rainy-day fund. For Clarkston Community Schools, maintaining a fund balance […]