The Oakland Symphony will continue to perform, thanks to the generosity of several key players from the Clarkston area. The Liberty Golf and Banquet Center took on a festive atmosphere from the days of yore for the Second Annual Medieval Feast Fundraiser on Oct. 29. With the help of performers from the Michigan Renaissance Festival […]
A man threatened to detonate a bomb inside the Sashabaw Road Farmer Jack store last week if Clarkston State Bank tellers did not cooperate with his demands. Three tellers cooperated, and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department said the suspect escaped with ‘a large amount? of money. Deputies were dispatched at about 1:26 p.m. on Oct. […]
Local clerks expect to be very busy in the days leading up to and including the Nov. 2 general election. Reasons include lots of new voters and a strange rumor concerning the counting of absentee ballots. Independence Township had 24,900 voters for the August primary election. New registration applications have brought that count to 25,475, […]
Not yet 18 years of age, they will not be able to vote in the Nov. 2 election. When they become eligible, however, watch out. Members of Clarkston High School’s advanced placement government class are going beyond textbooks and even beyond the classroom this semester, fulfilling a requirement to work with a specific election campaign […]
During the 1960s and 1970s, Connie Lektzian-Scafe began wrote a history column for The Clarkston News entitled, ‘Another Day.? Those columns, along with a wealth of photographs and other historical items, are neatly filed in the Independence Township resident’s home, providing a wealth of information about the area’s founding families. ‘I’m sorry I ever gave […]
Random, arbitrary and otherwise miscellaneous ramblings from your friendly, neighborhood reporter? What is it with Waterford politicians? Once again, campaign signs for Waterford hopefuls have been placed in Independence Township, including a couple on Dixie Highway near M-15. If we’re not careful, a judge will rule that votes cast for Waterford candidatesiin Independence Township will […]
The Springfield Township Board has taken the next step in efforts to demolish the Whoopee Bowl, but the owners have taken one step further to appeal. After a closed session on Oct. 14 with the township attorney, the board voted unanimously to stop granting extensions to a previous demolition order for the familiar orange building. […]
Independence, Springfield and Rose township officials have successfully negotiated concessions with Consumers Energy concerning a proposed West Oakland Pipeline. After an Oct. 14 closed session with their attorney, the Springfield Township Board approved a ‘joint report? with Consumers Energy, effectively removing the township government from its status as an ‘intervenor? in negotiations between the utility […]
Several years ago, Caryl Alessi was first exposed to Clarkston SCAMP through friends with special needs children. ‘I could see what a help it was to the families,? she said. ‘It’s a unique organization and it started here in Clarkston.? That led Alessi to launch a small artiand craft show in her home. At first, […]
While races for Springfield Township elected offices were virtually decided in the August primary, residents have at least one local choice to make in the Nov. 2 general election. The ballot will include a local question on renewing one of two township police tax levies, which officials stress is a renewal with a Headlee Amendment […]