Mike Trout joked he was fairly confident’but not entirely sure’he wouldn’t have to wrestle the keys from retiring Collin Walls when he takes over as Springfield Township’s new supervisor. Trout, along with other newly elected officials, will be sworn in at township offices Tuesday, Nov. 18. ‘I’m excited,? said Trout, who left a position at […]
For kindergartener Ashley Wampfler, the choice for president was easy. One of thousands of elementary school kids in Clarkston to participate Monday in a national mock election, Ashley talked to her mom beforehand, but already had her mind made up. ‘She told me she was voting for John McCain,? said Christine Wampfler, who volunteered to […]
A growing number of local families are struggling just to put food on the table. That’s the message from several Clarkston-area organizations under pressure to keep pantries stocked as new requests for help pile up each week. At The Clarkston News, we want to lend a hand, and we’re hoping you do, too. We’ve put […]
Three of the girls had never met little Nicole, but it hardly mattered. When Kaitlin Waters, an eighth grader at Clarkston Junior High, told her friends about the leukemia making her young cousin sick, they all wanted to help. ‘Katie always goes above and beyond to help others,? said Shelly Burton, mother of 4-year-old Nicole’or […]
At 37, Kristi Bonnici brought along her young son, clad in Cub Scout uniform and cap, and cast her first-ever ballot in Tuesday’s General Election. Bonnici, an Independence Township resident, was a little embarrassed admitting she’d never voted before, but said she felt a responsibility to get to the polls, nevertheless. ‘I’m not very political, […]
Charged with transforming plain cardboard into visually appealing voting booths, seventh graders at Sashabaw Middle School rolled up their sleeves at got to work. The students first painted a white base, added flowing red ribbons and blue stars to represent’but not duplicate’the American Flag. Each student then chose three ‘American? objects to draw, paint, cut […]
Armed with borrowed computers, makeshift booths, extra election inspectors and a bounty of ballots, local officials are ready for a big turnout at the polls next week. In any community, said Springfield Township Clerk Nancy Strole, those setting out to cast a ballot in the Nov. 4 General Election can prepare in a number of […]
Across the Clarkston area, thousands of senior citizens and others will exercise their right to vote without stepping foot into the polls Nov. 4. In Independence Township, the clerk’s office has thus far issued 5,078 absentee voter ballots. In the less populated Springfield Township, another 1,446 have already gone out, and 59 voters from Clarkston’s […]
The seventh graders closed their eyes to ensure voter privacy and ease peer pressure. ‘OK, if you were voting today, how many would vote for John McCain?? Marilyn Ormiston asked her students. ‘Raise your hand.? She counted silently’one, two, three, four, five, six, seven’and wrote the number on the white board at the front of […]
Who turned out the lights? Clarkston school officials know who it was, and they’re sending a message to students, teachers, support staff and custodians across the district: Thanks. Over the last two years you helped us save $820,000 in energy costs. Seven of the district’s schools received Energy Star Award Recognition at Monday’s school board […]