Dear editor: (In response to, ‘Since when did we move to Detroit? I don’t remember going there,? The Citizen, July 19 page 7): This process was highly recommended by the township auditors giving the township better internal control. This also gets the money invested immediately making the township more revenue. By following this procedure, it […]
Voters will cast their ballots on November 6 at polling places designated in their precincts. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling places have changed. You can find your polling place by going to www.twp.independence.mi.us or contacting the clerk’s office. Clarkston residents will cast their votes at the Village Hall at […]
Seven candidates are running for four open seats on Clarkston Board of Education, Nov. 6. Theresa Adriaens has lived in Springfield Township for more than 13 years. She and her husband of 16 years, Steve, have three children, all attending Clarkston Community Schools – Megan, 7th grade, Sashabaw Middle School, Jason, 5th grade, and Kevin, […]
Craig Hamilton decided to run for the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education for his two sons. “I think Clarkston has an excellent school district and I want to make sure it stays that way,” he added. “I want to make sure I do my part. I am lucky enough that my business is here. […]
Kelli Horst is running to fill a need. “I believe the school board needs a parent perspective, one that is informed by seven years of volunteer leadership in our schools and an absolute conviction in the value and importance of public education,” she said. She and her husband, Scott, have been married 14 years and […]
Betty Reilly began going to the school board meetings awhile ago but her interest was sparked when she noticed how long the needs list was for Clarkston Community Schools and when talk started for the 2012 $20 million bond. “That is really when I became involved,” said Reilly, running for Clarkston Board of Education on […]
Hockey fundraiser A sixth annual golf outing to raise money for the Goodrich High School hockey team will be at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. $70 per play/280 per team. Price includes 18 holes of golf, a luncheon, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Limited to 36 […]
Susan Boatman has served as a Clarkston School Board Trustee for over four years, including two years as Vice President. During my tenure I have become a Michigan School Board Association certified school board member and have earned their Award of Merit and Award of Distinction through coursework and participation at county, state and national […]
Brandon Township Parks and Recreation Tennis instruction Ages 4- to 7-years-old from 4:55 to 5:30 p.m., Aug. 18 -21 – $49; Ages 8- to 17-years-old from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 18-21 – $98. Ages 16 and up – Two-day crash course – August 18 and 20 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For more […]
Known to her friends as ‘Tex? or ‘J.C.?, Amanda Turner died Feb. 8. She was 19. Amanda was born in Frankfurt, Germany Feb. 5, 1986. Amanda was a senior at Holly High School, where she was a light and sound technician with the drama club. She also attended Shoemaker High School, Killeen, Texas where she […]