Dear Editor, Senator Bishop is again fighting the good fight, but his common sense approach has been defeated by the interests who maintain a right of entitlement to the taxes collected by all levels of state and local government. Until state, county, township and school district leaders realize that the primary purpose of the tax […]
Brandon Twp.- Two educators who are themselves a lesson in the importance of empathy and understanding have been selected as teachers of the year. Sharon Voyer is the Brandon Elementary Teacher of the Year. Jeff Malicke is the Teacher of the Year at the secondary level. ‘We are nominating Mrs. Voyer because my son no […]
Brandon Twp.-More than 30 years ago, a plan for a senior housing complex in the community was born. However, the plan floundered with a lack of infrastructure to support such a facility. The defeat of a sewer proposal last fall led to the final nail in the coffin for the Ortonville Area Senior Housing Association, […]
Dear Editor, The next Clarkston Community School Board meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 19, at the boardroom in the district Administration Building at 6389 Clarkston Road. I recommend concerned residents and/or employees attend this meeting. The public can speak for up to two minutes on stated agenda subjects before the board […]
15 years ago – 1995 ‘Kids rap about their rights in speech contest? Sashabaw middle schooler Ben Ness tied for third place in the Region III Ortorical Contest, hosted by Clarkston Optimist Club at Clarkston High School. Students from all over southeast Michigan competed in the speech contest, with the theme ‘Listen to Me.? ‘All […]
Ortonville- Eat a slice of pizza while taking a bite out of cancer. The first annual Pizzapalooza, a fundraiser and kick-off event for Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville, will be from 6-8 p.m., Feb. 11 at the Old Town Hall, 486 Mill St. While the open house is free to all who want to learn […]
Editor’s Note: Big Jim is busy relaxing, so enjoy this Jottings gem from March 2006. I’ve become a lot more interested in cars lately. I suppose it’s due partly because mine is four years old, and partly because it’s the season. Starting with the extreme ballyhooing of International Auto Show in Detroit in January, continuing […]
This week is National Library Week, and Independence Township Library joined in the commemoration. ‘National library week itself it kind of an opportunity to celebrate the contribution libraries have made to communities or to whatever academic group they serve,? said Keegan Sulecki, head of teen services. ‘For us it would be whatever strides we’ve made […]
For John Bokor of Independence Township, helping out his neighbor Jimmy Allen and his family was just the right thing to do. For Allen, serving in Iraq, such behavior deserved a medal. The U.S. Air Force agreed, presenting Bokor with a Hometown Heroes Salute award. ‘He puts his life on the line for my family […]
I never gave much thought to the scientific study of how particular qualities or traits are transmitted from parents to offspring. Well, never is a long time, I will say until I became a father I never gave it much thought. Needless to say, deep contemplation on that subject (nor really any other) did not […]