School-board trustees need to reduce spending by about $2 million this year. How to do that will be the topic at Monday’s Clarkston Board of Education meeting. The public is invited to attend. ‘We’re squeezing the budget really tight to save that $2 million,? said Bruce Beamer, executive director of business services. ‘I don’t know […]
Lawrence Jasinski III of Independence Township organized a three-day painting project for Clarkston Co-op Preschool for his Eagle Scout project. The scout with Troop 185 led the project to paint the meeting hall and preschool at Clarkston United Methodist Church. “I was looking for a project for a while,” he said. “I went to Clarkston […]
Students with Project Alpha Club at Clarkston Elementary School threw a Halloween party for first-grade students at the Academy of Arts and Technology in Pontiac, and celebrated Christmas with academy second graders. For Pontiac third graders, the Optimist Club youth group hosted a Valentine’s Day party, with frosted treats, cards, and crafts. ‘It gives kids […]
Students at Bailey Lake Elementary School got creative with their Valentine’s Day baskets, decorations ranging from frilly, flowery beauty (mostly girls) to sports and Lego Star Wars (mostly boys). Along with decoration contests and games, children enjoyed chocolate fountains, cookies, cake, and other treats.
Donations fill the shelves and hallways of Lighthouse North food pantry, but it won’t last long. “It will be distributed quickly ? the food will be all gone by the end of February,” said Connie Stapleton, manager at Lighthouse North, 6330 Sashabaw Road. Donations include a busful of food and toys collected by Clarkston Community […]
Students at Springfield Plains Elementary sent a little Christmas cheer to troops in Afghanistan. ‘It’s been a fantastic service learning experience,? said fifth-grade teacher Amy Campbell, whose husband, Col. Sean Campbell, is stationed there. ‘Local businesses have stepped up, and families donated as much as they could for the troops ? I feel very blessed.? […]
For Dick Moscovic, building trades instructor at Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest, you can’t learn construction without getting in the mud. “There’s no experience like going on site,” said Moscovic, leading a log cabin building project at Hawk Woods Nature Center in Auburn Hills. “They learn things here you can’t in the classroom. On site […]
Teamwork is the name of the game for members of Local Business Network’s Clarkston Chapter. ‘It’s a great way to get to know a lot of professionals,? said Mitch Foster, president, who transferred to the Clarkston chapter from West Bloomfield, after moving to the area. ‘It’s an excellent way of doing business ? I refer […]
Something didn’t feel right to Shirley Kell of Independence Township after New Year’s celebrations 11 years ago. She thought it was probably indigestion, but just to make sure, she went to her physician, Dr. James O’Neill at Clarkston Medical Group. ‘I didn’t have any symptoms. I just knew something was wrong,? said Kell, 58. ‘I […]
After all these years, I still love the Peanuts holiday specials. Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree, Linus explaining the real reason for the season, the Christmas party dancing. Charlie Brown’s impromptu Thanksgiving feast. I sometimes prepare dinner like that. Charlie Brown’s scissors impaired Halloween ghost costume. He got a rock while trick-or-treating, which made him sad. […]