15 years ago – 1993 ‘Split board OK’s raise? Clarkston Board of Education voted 4-3 to approve 3 ? percent raises for Superintendent Gary Haner. Those opposed wanted a 2 percent raise. The vote capped a tumultuous year for the school salary negotiations, including a 5-day teachers? strike. ‘School officials oppose Engler’s tax cut plan? […]
What started out as an enthusiastic proposal to explore a shift to a manager-type township government with part-time’rather than full-time’elected officials seemed to wane considerably in just one month. The slowdown, however, may be temporary. Springfield Township board members voted 3-2 to table discussion when the two trustees spearheading the effort were unable to attend […]
David Barns fundraiser On Aug. 7, the Goodrich Country Club will host a fundraiser to support and honor David Barns, who was recently diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of sinus cancer. Golf and dinner are included. There will also be an opportunity to win a 2007 Club Car Precedent 48 Volt Electric golf […]
Dear Editor, Integrity is a virtue we all admire. Walk as you talk. Follow through on commitments. Do what’s right. Easy to say, but not always easily done. After next week, we’ll have another council seated; our third in nine months. During that time, partisan politics have pretty much stalled any real progress. Can we […]
Students with Project Alpha Club at Clarkston Elementary School threw a Halloween party for first-grade students at the Academy of Arts and Technology in Pontiac, and celebrated Christmas with academy second graders. For Pontiac third graders, the Optimist Club youth group hosted a Valentine’s Day party, with frosted treats, cards, and crafts. ‘It gives kids […]
Independence Twp. Sat., Feb 9 A 23-year-old woman came to the Independence Township substation to report a physical altercation with her boyfriend, which resulted in six emergency room staples in the back of her head. Sun., Feb 10 Police were requesting a warrant for domestic violence after a 36-year-old Keego Harbor man walked into the […]
Brandon Twp.- Nearly three years ago, Michigan voters approved the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act. However, confusion over the law continues, and communities, including this township, are delaying making decisions regarding ordinances as they wait for direction. During their Aug. 1 meeting, the township board unanimously voted to extend by another six months the existing moratorium […]
The peace of a normally tranquil Oxford Township subdivision was shattered around 12:30 p.m. Aug. 3 by the sound of a gunshot as a firearm sale at a residence in the 1700 block of Twin Lakes Blvd. quickly turned into an alleged armed robbery. Two Pontiac residents are now facing multiple criminal charges while a […]
6th grade Jacob Agar *Daniel Agnew *Melanie Aguayo Manny Alalouf Joseph Allen *Rachel Alli Charlieanne Allsop Alyssa Aman Christy Anderson Jacob Armstrong *Daniel Arpoika *Katherine Austin Austin Ayotte Robert Bailey Morgan Baker Madison Barnes Ian Baron Griffin Barta Tanner Barth *Payton Bauman *Alexa Baylis *Clark Beattie Sage Beauregard *Courtney Bell Dominic Bell Colette Benscoter Elizabeth […]
Jamie Reis and Ronald Grinold, both of Clarkston, announce their engagement to be married. The bride-to-be is a 2002 graduate of Michigan State University and is employed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. She is the daughter of Rick and Denise Reis of Clarkston, and Randy and Nancy Longstaff of Davisburg. The future groom is […]