BY DON SCHELSKE Clarkston News Staff Writer Valentine’s Day provides the opportunity to reflect on memories of love’s first blossom. The effect of pulled heartstrings is a common one, regardless of a persons vocation or position in the community. One example is Chuck and Dana Fortinberry. He is owner of Clarkston Chrysler Plymouth Jeep and […]
Lakefront living has led to years of community service for Skip and Sheryl Wendt. The Springfield Township couple have lived on Big Lake since 1975. After a couple years, both found themselves with positions in the township government. Since 1987, however, their biggest contribution has been their work with the Spray Masters Water Ski Show […]
BY DON SCHELSKE Clarkston News Staff Writer The elimination of a state law banning student use of cellular telephones has led the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education to draft their own policy. ‘Provided the device is turned off, stored away and out of sight during school hours or at school-related activities, a student may […]
A Davison man faces a potential 10-year prison sentence for his alleged intent to rob the Big Boy restaurant on Dixie Highway during the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 15. Jeffrey H. Haskins, 33, received a holiday weekend arraignment in Oakland County Circuit Court, according to Oakland County Sheriff Detective Scott Patterson. Bond was […]
It was formerly simply opposition to the plan; now it includes a protest against the tactics. The Springfield Township Board last week adopted another resolution in opposition to plans by Consumers Energy to build a 36-inch natural gas pipeline through “miles of sensitive wetlands and exceptionally rare natural resource complexes.” Trustees in both Springfield and […]
One more June school election is on the calendar, then officials will have to make some decisions of their own for the future. The Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education voted last week to schedule this year’s vote on Monday, June 14. The last day for new voters to register will be Monday, May 17. […]
Power outages are a concern, but so is noise. The Springfield Township Board last week told the Davisburg-Dixie Market to find a quieter emergency generator, even if it is insufficient to maintain the market’s full service during a power outage. The ‘request for deviation? was motivated by ‘an earnest desire to help the community in […]
In other business at the Monday, Feb. 9 meeting of the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education: ? The board approved overnight trips for the Clarkston High School FIRST Robotics team for competitions (pending notification of team participants) in Ypsilanti March 11-13, Denver March 24-28 and Grand Rapids April 1-3. Costs for the seven students […]
Joan Mendlesohn pauses to take a telephone call at the Independence Township Senior Citizens Center. It concerns an individual who hasn’t been home to receive her Meals on Wheels box lunch. She immediately calls the Older Persons Commission in Rochester, where people would follow up to make sure the person was alright. It’s part of […]
Tony Miller is continuing his fight to again coach high school football in Clarkston, and vows not to tone down his public questioning of school district policies as a school trustee. He admits some fatigue in the fight, however. Arthur Weiss, the attorney representing the Clarkston school trustee, has filed a brief with the Michigan […]