The Orion Township Board of Trustees approved an appropriation of $35, 478.76 to purchase four new thermal imaging cameras, mobile and desk chargers along with an extended warranty. These four will replace three 20-year old helmet mounted thermal cameras. Fire Chief Robert Smith said the items were indispensable for locating victims in a blacked out […]
Commercial vehicle safety inspections Atlas Twp.-Inspections for trucks and other commercial vehicles will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug.10 at the township hall, 7386 Gale Road. The inspections will be available on each second and fourth Saturday of the month until November. Vehicles passing will receive the required annual safety inspection sticker. No […]
Anniversary Gerald and Alice Marsh Gerald and Alice Marsh will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Aug. 13. The couple met in downtown Ortonville in 1947 and were married at an Oxford parsonage on Aug. 13, 1948. The couple had nine children, 16 grandchildren and 16 grea- grandchildren. Alice was a homemaker and enjoyed canning and […]
Senior Braden L’Amoreaux heads a four wrestler delegation from CHS that will move onto the Individual State Finals March 10-12 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. ‘We wrestled okay. The matches (at regionals) were so close. With the way the competition was we could have qualified no one or all eight guys,? said Clarkston Coach […]
Seventy-five percent of people with dementia and 64 percent of caregivers believe there are negative associations for those diagnosed with dementia in their countries, according to survey fielded by Alzheimer’s Disease International and published today in the World Alzheimer Report 2012: Overcoming the Stigma of Dementia. The report was released on Alzheimer’s Action Day as […]
Lotus Electric was awarded a contract to upgrade the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) sewer lift monitoring system at Monday’s Twp. Board meeting. $199,849.94 was approved to upgrade the 22 pump stations throughout the township. The board’s action brings the township in line with Oakland County’s Water Resource Commissioner office which is upgrading […]
Dear Brandon School District: It is a pleasure to celebrate with the Brandon Community School District the implementation of new technologies and buildings approved by the citizens of your community. It is essential that our youth have the tools necessary to succeed, and I would like to commend the community members who supported the bond […]
*** The Widowed Support Group will meet on March 3 at 7 p.m. at the Independence Township Senior Center in Clintonwood Park. The topic will be ‘The Healing Power of Movies in the Grief Process.? The meeting is facilitated by Alicia Brown, bereavement counselor. Recently widowed area men and women of all ages are welcome. […]
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tatu, of Clarkston, joyfully announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Laura Tatu to David Harmon, son of Ralph Harmon and Mr. and Mrs. Tim and Sue Coyle of Commerce. The bride-to-be is a 1998 graduate of Clarkston High School and college graduate from Oakland University. The prospective groom […]
Swim practice to start The Brandon High School girls? swim practice will start at 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 11 behind Brandon Middle School parking lot. Bring bathing suit, tennis shoes and workout clothes. Details: 248-627-1127. ‘Bees? preschool program The Brandon School District is offering a free program for children from birth to 5-years-old with developmental […]