A new era began in Springfield Township last week as new officials were sworn into office and longtime Supervisor Collin Walls and Clerk Nancy Strole stepped into retirement. ‘I want to thank the entire community for the privilege and honor to serve,? said Walls as he wrapped his final board meeting Nov. 13. ‘Tonight is […]
Most kindergarteners in Clarkston will attend school as many hours as their big brothers and sisters next year. The Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal Monday to implement a free, all-day every-day kindergarten at all seven of the district’s elementary schools beginning in September. While parents will still have the traditional half-day option, at […]
The small crowd gathered in Springfield Township last week gave a heartfelt standing ovation to retiring Supervisor Collin Walls last week as he presided over his last meeting of the township board. Words by Supervisor-elect Mike Trout brought Walls close to tears and inspired the ovation. ‘I thoroughly appreciate you opening your office to me […]
If everything goes according to plan, longer days of learning lie ahead for Clarkston’s youngest students. Administrators are wrapping up a kindergarten study, and plan to ask the Board of Education at a Nov. 24 meeting to approve implementation of an all-day kindergarten program slated to begin in the 2009-2010 school year. ‘We’re excited to […]
When Collin Walls announced his retirement last February, he and I sat down in his Springfield Township office overlooking the Shiawassee Basin Preserve, and we talked. ‘Most people assume what you remember is changes and development, and certainly that’s part of it,? he told me then, as his voice cracked with emotion. ‘But it’s the […]
A patron walked into the downtown Clarkston shop last week and seemed immediately to forget the cold drizzle falling on Main Street. ‘It smells so nice in here,? the woman said. Her companion agreed. For Kevin Harrison, owner of KH Home Interiors, that’s the idea’or part of it, anyway. ‘First impressions are so important,? he […]
Some 167 memory book enthusiasts showed up at Clarkston High School last week armed with pretty papers, colored pens, and embellishments of every sort as they prepared to participate in the third-annual Scrapbook Extravaganza. The day long event, a fundraiser for Pine Knob Elementary, was widely supported by local businesses, who provided food and beverages […]
Part 2 in a series looking at how classroom experiences are enhanced through Clark-ston Community Schools? Academic Learn and Serve program Some might say Renee Weaver-Wright did a bit of service learning of her own when she brought powerful new program to Clarkston Community Schools in 2003. A parent with three kids in the district, […]
Independence Township: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 11,006 votes; 56 percent Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) 8,252 votes; 42 percent Springfield Township: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 4,654 votes; 58 percent Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) 3,176 votes; 40 percent City of the Village of Clarkston: John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) 296 votes; 53 percent Barak Obama/Joe Biden (D) 252 […]
A fat grant will help pay for prescribed burning, invasive plant removal, wetland restoration, native plantings, and forest stand improvement in the Shiawassee Basin Preserve over the next seven years. Springfield Township officials, as well as representatives from federal, state and local environmental organizations, gathered Oct. 24 as township Parks and Recreation director Jennifer Tucker […]