Monday, Aug. 2, felonious assault arrest on Brown Road. Threats on Hiram. *** Tuesday, Aug. 3, a trash can was missing on Walmsley Circle. A tire was flattened and a vehicle spray painted on Flintridge. Warrant arrests on Fairledge. Family trouble on Mouton Road. A vehicle was stolen on Eagle Vista. *** Wednesday, Aug. 4, […]
Beaumont Hospital has been removed from the agenda of this Thursday’s Planning Commission meeting. They have not met all the requirements requested by the commission prior to the meeting, officials said. Beaumont is tentatively rescheduled for sometime in April.
Nearing the end to her first four-year term, Independence Township Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen is ready for more. ‘A benchmark of our democracy is a fair election process,? said VanderVeen, announcing her bid for re-election in November. ‘During the past four years there have been numerous legislative changes to our elections, both from the federal and […]
The creative minds in Michelle Minchek’s Hands-on-Art class at the preschool at Lake Orion High School have been hard at work recently creating everything from pottery to tissue paper art. Two classes were offered for four sessions, Aug. 2-5, in the Lake Orion Community Education class. Three- through six-year-olds were allowed to try different methods […]
Clarkston’s Knights of Columbus hit the streets this weekend in their yellow vests, selling Tootsie Rolls to help people in need. “We will work in the cold because this charitable effort warms our hearts,” said Dan Fuller, Knights of Columbus. “We hope that giving to this charitable project will warm your heart too.” Over the […]
Clarkston High School teacher Chas Claus wrapped up lessons on 1920s America by transforming his classroom into a simulated Speakeasy, complete with costumes, dancing, and bouncer at the door. “They just finished a big research project ? this is to give them some fun,” Claus said. Students drank root beer instead of more potent spirits, […]
The latest round of state school report cards shows improvements for Clarkston Community Schools, thanks at least in part to more ‘flexible? assessments of ‘annual yearly progress.? State report cards for 2002-2003 (issued in January of this year) had all Clarkston school buildings with a composite grade of ‘B? except Independence Elementary School, which did […]
Dear Editor, With spring yard clean-up just around the corner, I would like to address the issue of burning yard debris. Why does Independence Township still have a burning ordinance? There are presently eight days a month that people may burn with a permit. Then there are the other days of the month that people […]
Theresa Coventry sure did a fine job reinforcing the definition of the word pretentious with her letter to the editor on July 28. Yikes. I had to go back and re-read what insidious barbs Bob Arend slung to deserve such an attack. I couldn’t find any. Count me among the hoi polloi who say they […]
Dear Editor, It should be no surprise that the current Independence Township’s supervisor’s campaign manager attempts to defend him (‘Speak out in defense of township,? Marcu 5); and certainly no surprise that he misses the point. I did not ‘trash? anyone. I did not name any names because I provided substantive criticism about an absurd […]