Detective Kim Potts was presented a Certificate of Excellence by CARE House of Oakland County, Jan. 29. “It was pretty exciting, an honor,” said Potts, sheriff’s deputy stationed in Independence Township. “I think it’s great ? she deserves it,” said Lt. Dirk Feneley, commander of Independence Township substation. “She works hard for kids, and has […]
Malcolm and Veronica Hill of Independence Township plan a summer service trip to Africa, and they need the community’s help. In exchange, they’re offering help of their own. “We’re no stranger to physical labor, so we thought we’d offer a variety of services,? Malcolm said. “We’re looking at various ways to raise money, and let […]
Hundreds of mystery buffs filled Pine Knob’s Carriage House for ‘Murder with Leprechauns? dinner theater, March 14, benefiting Clarkston Area Optimist Club. After dinner and a few drinks, participants were treated to a St. Patrick’s Day-themed murder in their midst, and had to find the culprit by questioning likely suspects. Successful detectives earned baskets filled […]
Firefighters, police, dentist, pilot, and other local professionals descended on Springfield Plains Elementary for its annual Celebrity Readers day, March 11. “It’s fun. They come in and donate their time,” said Juanita Kostecki, event chair. ‘We have a good number of repeats, readers who are tried and true, but we also look for new readers.” […]
I had a visitor in the office last week, someone planning something special for a local luminary. “Great,” I said. “I’ll get a story in the paper about it.” The visitor had other ideas. He didn’t want it in the paper. He wanted the plans to be a secret. Since I knew a lot of […]
Oakland County planners will share first-phase results of their Green Infrastructure Vision plan at Independence Green, 1-2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 21, at Independence Oaks County Park. Jim Keglovitz, senior planner for Oakland County, and Kristen Wiltfang, county GIS technician, will show how they identify natural areas as large “hubs” and smaller “sites,” all connect by […]
Since the ninth grade, a group of Clarkston teenagers spent part of each summer around the country helping others. Now Clarkston High School seniors, their Righteous Mission trips with Clarkston United Methodist Church took them from rural Tennessee, where they slept in tents, to innercity Chicago, where they worked with the Salvation Army to help […]
Luke Jaden of Independence Township is the writer, producer, and director of a new documentary, “Madman or Martyr,” and he’s not yet old enough to vote. Jaden, 17, a senior at Detroit County Day School, made the documentary about John Brown, militant abolitionist of the 1850s, along with the Abolitionist Movement, Underground Railroad, and Detroit’s […]
A multi-vehicle crash on I-75 at Sashabaw Road, Monday, tied up traffic for hours, and left one man dead and others injured. Icy conditions and fast drivers contributed to the series of accidents, according to Michigan State Police, which is handling the investigation. Chief Steve Ronk, Independence Township Fire Department, agreed. “Drivers on the freeway […]
This year’s Optimist Essay Contest topic wasn’t easy on contestants, who had to write 400-500 words about the “Power of Youth.” “When I looked at the topic, I had no idea what to write,” said Taylor Benson, 12th grader at Clarkston High School who earned second place out of 24 entries. “I looked at it […]