A submarine sandwich has taken up station on the north-side pitch of the roof on Rudy’s Market. We can see it from the south-facing windows of our newsroom. We noticed it a couple weeks ago. Nobody knows how it got there. Perhaps utility workers on our roof, breaking for lunch, some sort of food fight, […]
Among many memorable French monuments visited by Clarkston-area students this past October, the Eiffel Tower stands out. It was tall. It was imposing. It was also blue. “The Eiffel Tower was lit up in blue because France was serving a six-month presidency of the European Union,” said Sheryl Powell, who led Cedar Crest Academy’s Middle […]
In its fifth year, Oakhurst’s 2008 charity golf fundraiser was as strong as ever, raising $8,127 for Oakland County’s Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial. “Even in this tough economy, people still come forward,” said Paul Cloutier, event committee member. “It gets easier every year. The community loves the idea of giving back to those who protect […]
For Dr. Gail Cookingham, medicine is a family affair. “I grew up in a medical family,” Cookingham said. “My father is an allergist ? his first office was in the basement of our house. His next one was in bicycle distance. We would ride to the office, and play and help out.” Cookingham and her […]
Teams of third-graders were busily counting up tokens to see which earned the most when doors burst open, two masked men ran through throngs of screaming 8-year-olds, kidnapping their guest of honor, Wolfie, Clarkston’s school mascot, right from under their noses. The kidnappers demanded a ransom ? a plastic jar filled with tokens, but none […]
Nothing’s off the table when it comes to this year’s school budget. Still early in the budget process, Superintendent Dr. Al Roberts presented a list of possible money-saving measures to Clarkston Board of Education at its Jan. 26 budget workshop. The board will consider them all. “I wouldn’t pull anything off the table at this […]
A common question fellow teenagers ask of German exchange student Sarah Schilling, 17, regards her home country’s drinking age. “It’s 16 for beer, 18 for the harder stuff. They ask, ‘then why did you want to come here,” said Schilling, visiting Clarkston from Das Alte Land, near Hamburg, Germany. “I tell them, because I want […]
Should school-board elections be in November, or stay in May? Clarkston Board of Education may be voting on it at Monday’s meeting. “Costs have gone up quite a bit ? it’s an issue because it’s getting more and more expensive,” said Trustee Susan Boatman. Boatman, who advocated moving elections to November during her campaign last […]
Constantly amazed at her daughter Rachael’s achievements, learning to walk, talk, play, go to school, one of Kristy Eisenberg favorite expressions was “you’re exactly what I want to be when I grow up.” Rachael thought that was funny ? her mother is obviously already a grown up ? but she was 8 years old before […]
An aspiring animator, Luke Schroeder is off to a good start, getting one of his cartoons on a national cable network. He hasn’t even graduated from Sashabaw Middle School yet. ‘I didn’t realize this was that big a thing at first, but then we got a call from the Qubo people,? said Schroeder, Independence Township […]