Oakland Conservation District

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OAKLAND CONSERVATION DISTRICT To all residents of the Oakland Conservation District, notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of March, 2016 at the Hart Community Center, in the town of Davisburg, located at 495 Broadway, Mill Pond Park, Davisburg, Michigan 48350, an annual meeting and […]

Students reach Haiti-help goal

The goal was high but Pine Knob Elementary students were ready to raise $1,000 during ‘Our Hearts to Haiti? week. They surpassed it – raising $1,637.64 in five days. Fifth-grader Anne-Marie Dargay set the fundraiser in motion when she presented the idea to Principal Valerie Grimes. Dargay had watched the news and images of the […]

Church marchers cross downtown Clarkston

Churchgoers with Calvary Evangelical Lutheral mark Good Friday with a traditional Crosswalk up Main Street. Volunteers take turns bearing the cross as they make their way from Citation Drive, north on Main Street to their church on Blue Grass Drive. Photo by Trevor Keiser

Independence Township

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS REGULAR MEETING AGENDA DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Independence Township Hall 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, MI 48346 A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES C. ROLL CALL: D. REVIEW OF AGENDA: Agenda additions or deletions require […]

Orion Township

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: AB-2016-03, Tim Lee, USA Fireworks/ALHI Development Co., 3677 S. […]

Wendi’s Word A column by Wendi Reardon

Amazed. After a week and a half I find myself still thinking about a concert I went to at The Palace of Auburn Hills – Michael Bubl?. It was the first time – and I didn’t know what to except. Some performers greet the audience with a settle ‘Hi, (fill in the name of city […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Mr. Don Rush, HANG TOUGH (“What’s a newspaper guy to do,” March 24)! Print what is news-worthy and clearly stated in grammatically correct articles. Controversial? If true, print it. Call a spade a spade. Honor kids who achieve. Be a tenacious watchdog of our local politicians and their conduct of the peoples business. […]

Lake Orion Village

VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION PUBLIC NOTICE SYNOPSIS OF INTRODUCED ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 23.35 – MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM At its Regular Meeting of January 11, 2016, the Lake Orion Village Council accepted for first reading Ordinance No. 23.35, an Ordinance to add Divisions I through IV, Sections 51.60 through 51.81 to regulate non-storm water […]

Addison Township

NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATION for the TOWNSHIP OF ADDISON PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016 To the qualified electors of the Township of Addison, County of Oakland and State of Michigan: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Township of Addison, located at 1440 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI.48367 WILL BE OPEN: MONDAY, February 8, […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, How interesting that township Supervisor Dave Wagner’s current lawsuit against the Oakland County Election Commission, filed Jan. 29, 2010, claims the state recall law is suddenly unconstitutional. He is suing the Oakland County Election Commission because they ruled that the revised recall petition was clear and that we Citizens Against Independence Township Waste […]