Meet the candidates: Clerk

Justin Dunaskiss Street: 535 Cushing Family Info: Father, Mat Dunaskiss (Former State Representative and State Senator); Mother, Diane Dunaskiss (Pine Tree Elementary Principal and Wayne State Board of Governors); Sister Jamie Dunaskiss (Michigan State University Graduate); and Brother, Jordan Dunaskiss (Lake Orion High School Graduate) Employment: Colliers International, Commercial Real Estate Associate Broker Education/Background: Michigan […]

A Look Back

15 YEARS AGO (1990) ‘State grants cityhood to Clarkston: The Village of Clarkston has been approved by the Michigan Boundary Commission to move forward in their plans for ‘cityhood.? The decision was announced at a meeting in Lansing Tuesday, Ja. 16. ‘Millage campaign in high gear: About 460 millage volunteers have their work cut out […]

From The Clarkston News

Independence Township January 11: Suspicious circumstances on Glenwood Creek. Operating while intoxicated and possession of marijuana arrest at the BP gasoline station on Sashabaw Road. A 53-year-old Warren man registered a blood alcohol level of 0.185 on a preliminary breath test. Arrest for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and operating while license suspended […]

Meet the candidates: Treasurer

Sandra Dyl Street: 1558 Nancy G Lane Family Info: Orion resident since 1981. Married to Kenneth Dyl for 27 years. Son, Joshua, age 24. Daughter, Aubrey, age 21. (Both graduates of Lake Orion High School). Employment: Administrative Assistant, Human Resources, and Bookkeeper for Deborah Silver & Company, Inc. Education/Background: BA: Albion College. Graduate studies: Central […]

Meet the candidates: Trustee

Mark E. Crane Street: Mountainside Drive Family Info: Married for 13 years to Monica Navarro. Father of Spencer (12), Natalie (10) and Lauren (8). Employment: Mark E. Crane, PLLC. Self-employed as an attorney in private practice for over 15 years, specializing in family law, business and tax litigation. Prior experience as accounting analyst at Chrysler […]

Home invasion leads to multiple charges

A 22-year-old White Lake Township man was arraigned last week on eight counts, ranging from home invasion to felonious assault, all resulting from incidents on Eastlawn Avenue on Jan. 8 and 9. Michael James Esson, 22, was in custody in the Oakland County Jail after 52-2 District Judge Kelley Kostin set bond at $750,000 at […]

School district to host open house

The Brandon School District is inviting all members of the community to an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the new and renovated facilities at Brandon High School. The projects include the upgraded Performing Arts Center, the new cafeteria, auxiliary gymnasium, additional classrooms and the athletics complex. A brief ceremony is scheduled for […]

Booster seat law in effect for kids

Click those seat belts. Beginning July 1, children younger than 8-years-old and shorter than 4 feet 9 inches are required to use a booster seat in a motor vehicle. The bill, signed into law by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, is a step toward making children safer in motor vehicles. Booster seats elevate a child in a […]

Toast to Taste

Christine Cooper, Samantha Etters, and Stephanie Gross raise their glasses at the Union’s Oktoberfest tent after sampling food at the Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Clarkston. Photo by Mary Keck

Eagle Ridge plan

The area just East of Mount Zion Church on Maybee Road was originally intended to be a residential community on a golf course, but plans for the development have landed in the rough. Now, the proposed development will be residential only but with large stretches of open space and wetlands. Independence Township Planning Commission will […]