Calvary Lutheran Church, 6805 Bluegrass Drive, hosts Laughter and Illusions, a benefit for Youth Missions and My Habitat Clarkston, Saturday, Feb. 7. Taylor Hughes will entertain with comedy and illusions at two shows, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Hughes has earned ‘Best Comedy Magic? and ‘Best Illusion? awards by the Society of American Magicians, and […]
The superintendent of Clarkston schools has an upgraded rating after a meeting of an abbreviated Board of Education last Thursday. Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock’s new score: 79.2 out of 100, within the 68-84 point range for “Effective.” The December total board score was 65.2, in the “Minimally Effective” range of 50-67. “That wraps up 2014,” […]
Megan Schnell of Andersonville Elementary and Audrey Parker of Bailey Lake Elementary earned their schools’ Outstanding Student Citizen Award for the year. Sponsored by the Clarkston Area Optimist Club, the award honors one student a year from Clarkston elementary schools. “It’s a very hard decision to make, but a whole lot of fun,” said Bruce […]
After weeks of work – which included emails, phone calls and numerous meetings – a sinking pole was fixed. It took communication with the president’s office of AT&T to get the job done. The Clarkston News spent a lot of time over the past few weeks, contacting and meeting AT&T and Comcast representatives. Independence Township […]
The Clarkston band Sail is heading for the sky after winning their first Battle of the Band competition in Birmingham. “They’re really hitting their groove,” said Cherie Lowe of Independence Township, band manager and mother of drummer Thomas Lowe. Based out of Clarkston High School, Sail includes Thomas Lowe, 17; lead singer Anthony Fink of […]
While conducting research for some upcoming stories about the scourge of heroin and other drugs even in Clarkston, I’ve spoken recently with local counselor and therapist Jim Evans. We talked about how drug abuse starts small and progresses through a series of stages, from occasional use to life-consuming addiction. The process he described rings true, […]
Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock’s contract is set to come up for the third time with Clarkston Board of Education. Contract provisions at issue at the last meeting, Feb. 9, included a provision for moving expenses ? “the superintendent shall be paid $5,000 upon relocation within the boundaries of the district.” The superintendent, who when hired […]
Students and teachers are getting $1.48 million in new technology, some of it within the next few weeks as they prepare for new state testing. “The M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) begins in seven weeks,” said Angela Harrison, administrator of technology, at Monday’s school board meeting. “There’s a time crunch ? it will […]
Knights of Columbus Council 15967 is celebrating a successful first year in Clarkston. Based at St. Daniel Catholic Community, the council used to be part of Council 5436, which served St. Dan’s and Our Lady of the Lakes in Waterford for more than 50 years. “Our new council was established to serve the needs of […]
The school board was split on personnel changes at the Feb. 23 meeting. At issue was a salary increase for John Lucido, executive director of human resources, from $97,400 to $104,847.84, as well as Lori Banaszak, technology integration specialist, from $41,317.50 to $51,371. “I’m a little concerned about these positions put on here as an […]