The goal of retirement saving is to build a nest egg big enough for you to live off during the retirement years. But paying taxes on your retirement income can sometimes make you feel like all of your hard work is quickly being diminished. There is one particular type of retirement savings vehicles that alleviates […]
I like to start a Jottings with pointing out, as they do on the tube, ‘This is a true story, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.? This has to be true, our daughter told it to me. These two lady friends went shopping a Kroger store. One is a diabetic and […]
Second from left, Deanna Hart and Megan Holt, at right, of High-Five Races present a $7,000 donation to Clarkston SCAMP and Blessings in a Backpack, represented by Clarkston State Bank’s Executive Vice President Dawn Horner, at left, Wendy Clufetos, Clarkston SCAMP Executive Director; and Terry Porritt and Thelma Peterson, Blessings in a Backpack. More than […]
From left, Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle, Trustee Andrea Schroeder, Treasurer Paul Brown, Clerk Barbara Pallotta, and trustees Jose Aliaga, Ron Ritchie, and David Lohmeier gather for their annual retreat at Colombiere Center. Photo byAndrea Beaudoin
‘Once America was John Wayne: stoical, taciturn and tough as hell. Now it’s a babbling neurotic on the couch, popping pills and whining about its self-esteem. What went wrong?? — From Christopher Hart’s review of ‘Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World? by Barbara Ehrenreich * * * Last week’s Clarkston […]
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP ACCEPTING BIDS LAWN SERVICE & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 2010 ? 2011 SEASON Mowing, Trimming, Weeding, Spring & Fall Clean-up Township Office & Township Park Mt. Bethel Cemetery Fire Station No. 1 & Fire Station No. 2 Bid Package Please Contact: Pam Mazich, Clerk 4695 Grange Hall Rd., Holly, MI 48442 248-634-4152 clerk@grovelandtownship.net Submit Bids […]
Clarkston City Council voted unanimously to approve first reading of the city Zoning Ordinance No. 129, which regulates residential and commercial uses in the city. Discussion at the Dec. 14 meeting included concerns raised by former Councilman Richard Bisio, including revisions to the sign ordinance for political campaign signs. Revisions include limiting signs to 14 […]
Music conference Clarkston High School Chamber Orchestra students will attend the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids on Jan. 21-22. The orchestra was selected to perform at the Michigan Music Conference, an in-service event for over 9,000 music teachers from across the state. As one of three school orchestras to perform at the event, the […]
PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF GOODRICH CUTTING OF NOXIOUS WEEDS ORDINANCE 141 VILLAGE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO OWNERS OF LAND SITUATED IN THE VILLAGE OF GOODRICH, GENESEE COUNTY, STATE OF MICHIGAN: NOTICE is hereby given that all noxious weeds and/or grass found growing to a height greater than eight (8″) inches in height may be cut […]
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to the citizens of ATLAS TOWNSHIP, Genesee County, Goodrich, Michigan. The ATLAS TOWNSHIP BOARD will hold a BUDGET and TRUTH-IN-TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, March 29, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at Atlas Township Hall, 7386 S. Gale Rd., Goodrich, MI. 48438. ‘The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support […]