Trustee Mark Petterson suggested reducing official minutes of the Independence Township Board to the minimum amount required by statute, as well as placing DVD recording of meetings in with the minutes. Petterson said it would save the township from having to pay a stenographer $4,800 to do the minutes for Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen. No motion […]
Independence Township board voted 5-2, Feb. 16, to allow members of the public to address the board on any subject during public-comment section. Previous rules limited speakers to topics on the agenda. Trustee Mark Petterson along with Supervisor Dave Wagner voted ‘no.?
Two deployments to Iraq. Meeting terrorists face-to-face. Homeless children. Families begging for food. For 31-year-old Army veteran Michael Brennan, the vivid experiences of war not only shaped his life, but etched a desire to give back long after the battles had ended. Like many American service members, Brennan’s military experience began when terrorists attacked the […]
Brandon Twp.-Christmas is coming and Santa needs help in delivering toys to some area children. The Community Christmas Toy Store is seeking donations to brighten the season for low-income families in the Brandon School District. ‘Even though the economy is getting better, the need is still there,? said Linda Mizejweski, president of CCTS, a non-profit […]
Clarkston United Methodist Church, 6600 Waldon Road, hosts the Orion Chamber Music Society in concert, 7 p.m., Saturday, March 13. Katherine Nold will perform the Organ Symphony by Alexander Guilmant on the church’s three-manual, 48-rank Casavant/Lauck pipe organ. Nold is a student of Leslie Wills, principal organist at Clarkston United Methodist. In addition to the […]
Independence Township Parks and Recreation is expanding its Clarkston Community Garden this spring, growing from 40 to 80 plots. ‘The Share Garden program was experimental last summer and incredibly successful,” said Kelly Hyer, recreation supervisor. “It is great for those who live in apartments or condos or for those who don’t get much sun.? The […]
Every year, there are 14,000 children in foster care in Michigan, 3,000 of whom will become available for adoption, with approximately 300 waiting for a permanent home at any given moment. Last month, two of those children, Kayla, 11, and Jakob, 4, officially joined their forever family when they were adopted by Tim and Fiona […]
Elizabeth McGhee, a Brandon Township resident, died Nov. 10 when the single-engine plane she was piloting crashed in Ray County, Mo. She was 57. According to The Kansas City Star, McGhee was traveling alone from Michigan to Wheeler Downtown Airport when she lost radio contact about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night. The plane was located by […]
With recall efforts underway, Independence Township Supervisor Dave Wagner decided to fight back. ‘It seems like a lot of people get stoked up,” Wagner said. ‘I start getting calls to my house, it’s like enough is enough.? The Committee to Elect Dave Wagner will hosts a ‘Keep Independence Township Growing and Financially stable, Stop the […]
Team RUSH kicks off this year’s FIRST Robotic challenge, ‘Breakaway.? ‘It’s a robotic soccer game,? said Patrick Riggs, team member. The game is played on a 27-by-54-foot rectangular field. The field split evenly into three sections, divided by two bumps extending the width of field and two tunnels dissecting the field length wise. Riggs noted […]