An increase in Clarkston’s student population could mean as much as $520,000 for the district. A total of 8,136 Clarkston students were counted Sept. 26, statewide Count Day determining districts’ enrollment. State funding is calculated on a per-pupil basis. The initial count is 71 more than last year. K-5 enrollment is 3,548, down 13 students […]
When Halloween night comes around, children will walk from house to house, calling for treats or else tricks. Children who can’t walk, hear, see, or otherwise take part can still get in on the fun at the Halloween Ride for Children, set for Saturday, Oct. 27 in Depot Park. Kaz Mamon, founder, sponsor, and motorcycle […]
Clarkston Elementary students enjoyed a warm, sunny October day for their Fun Run Friday. The school Parent Teacher Organization’s biggest fund raiser of the year, students take pledges from family, friends, and neighbors, then run as many laps up and down the field as they can in 20 minutes. ‘It pays for all the field […]
Coming home after a long day at work, walking in the door, it was immediately obvious something was wrong. Sara the dog looked guilty, lying there with her head between her paws, gazing up at me with her big brown eyes. It was soon clear where her guilt lay. On the floor next to the […]
When Ronald and Teresa Riddle decided to move out of Pontiac, they turned to their faith to help them decide where to go. Their prayers led them to the Clarkston area, settling at Bridge Water Apartments in Independence Township. ‘We asked the lord to lead us to where he wanted us to go,? Ronald said. […]
Clarkston Community Schools are on track for the trimester switch next year. A Trimester Implementation Team of 12 parents, teachers and administrators drafted an month-by-month plan to switch the high school from two semesters to three trimesters per year. “That is the task in front of us,” reported high school Principal Vince Licata to the […]
When Janet Colbrunn and her family moved to Clarkston in 1985, she wanted to share the news with friends in a Christmas letter. Aware that some readers consider such letters boring and boastful, she wanted to try something new. She found some stationary left behind by the former owners with a picture of the house […]
The rain held off long enough to deliver a sunny Sunday for the 2007 Taste of Clarkston. Hosted by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce, 30 restaurants offered their best entrees, desserts, and drinks throughout downtown Clarkston for thousands of people to sample. ‘Main Street was filled with people from noon to 6 p.m.,? said […]
The instructor barked orders at the assembled troops, many of whom immediately started giggling. They didn’t get in trouble. They were preschool-second grade children learning about the service of troops overseas. ‘We want the kids to realize we are actually in a war ? they don’t see it,? said Sandy Squiers, coordinator of Servathon 2007 […]
As an infantryman in combat in Okinawa during World War II, Sidney A. Centilli Jr. dreamed of the future. Among his dreams: raising a family in Clarkston, a small town along M-15 his bus would drive through in 1941 on the way from his home in Detroit to school in Flint. ‘When I saw Clarkston […]