After nearly 10 years under the principalship of William Potvin, Andersonville Elementary is welcoming in a new face. Bruce Martin joined the Clarkston Community Schools family, when the Board of Education named him at their June 9 meeting. A native of Ohio, it was back in high school, involved in a tutoring program for elementary […]
Following in the footsteps of his father, who spent 40 years in education, Glenn Gualtieri has also dedicated his life to the field. “I’ve always admired the profession and valued the profession, and had a fondness for children,” Gualtieri said, who was named assistant principal at Sashabaw Middle School by Clarkston Community Schools Board of […]
The Clarkston Village Players are back in full swing for the 2003-04 season. And to CVP board president Al Bartlett, nothing compares to the theater. “It’s a real kick. We’re live. People love live theater. You get to see live action. The people are right in front of you,” he says enthusiastically. The nonprofit organization […]
Jasmine Dinsmoore, a 15-year-old Clarkston High School student, died Sept. 11, nearly two days after being involved in a four-vehicle, 12-person crash, Tuesday, Sept. 9. The accident occurred at 6:01 p.m. on Dixie Highway near Waterford Road. The Oakland County Crash Reconstruction unit reported a 2000 Ford pick up truck, driven by a 20-year-old Clarkston […]
She’s only been doing this for two years, but it’s been a successful two years. Clarkston resident Mary Rosso, an independent sales consultant for The Longaberger Company, “America’s premier maker of handcrafted baskets,” was recently named a 2003 National Top Sales Award Winner. Rosso received the award for Sales Achiever in the $20,000 to $34,999 […]
It’s a holistic approach to the traditional arts and crafts show. The Herbs and Art Fair will feature 20 local artists displaying everything from garden decor, painted furniture, antiques, painted gourds, fresh and dried flowers, floral wreaths, herbal teas and more. The event will be held Sunday, Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]
Each year the students at Springfield Plains Elementary strap on their running shoes and release their energy in the Fun Run, the Parent Teacher Association’s only annual fundraiser. According to second grader Amber, the Fun Run, “is about having fun.” Fellow student Shannon explains, “We get to run around the gym and after get to […]
It’s an effort that has benefitted taxpayers, Oakland County, the needy and more. The community service garden in Independence Township allows first time and nonviolent offenders to opt to work in the 10-acre garden rather than serve jail time, while produce is donated to the Food Bank of Oakland County for those in need. On […]
It took three hours in surgery and a lot of tender loving care, but Lucy, a six-month-old black labrador, is on her way back to good health after someone shot her. Lucy may have survived, but the incident isn’t sitting well with her owners Michelle and Buck Waller of Independence Township. “We’re freaked out,” Michelle […]
In a country of seven million people, where quality medical care is scarce and often unaffordable, one Clarkston resident has dedicated herself to doing what she can to make a difference. Every February for the past nine years, Maureen Tippen has travelled to the Dominican Republic for a week, as part of the Midwest Medical […]