A Sale-a-thon to help local children with Muscular Dystrophy (MD) attend the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s summer camp takes place on Feb. 8 with the help of Pete’s Coney Island II at 6160 Dixie Highway in Independence Township. The event is from 4-9 p.m. Local Independence Township firefighters will serve as guest wait staff throughout the […]
This is number five of the eight ways to get started this year building community as part of the Each One, Reach One … Connecting for a Better Community initiative. During the week of Jan. 29, residents are invited to ‘Invest in Lifelong Learning.? The goal is to develop and value the importance of lifelong […]
A patient complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain visited a local doctor on three occasions in and around the start of 2000. The patient was sent home each time. Nine days after the third visit, the patient died. An autopsy revealed a heart attack as the cause of death. Following the death, an […]
Citizens interested in learning more about McLaren Health Care Corporations? proposed medical complex along Sashabaw Road should attend the Feb. 9 Independence Township Planning Commission meeting. The meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Independence Township Library, is not a public hearing open to comment from residents, but the first step in McLaren’s site […]
15 YEARS AGO (1991) ? Hopes for a safe return: Agnes Denise can readily recall the moments in history that stand out in her 80 years of memory. And with Operation Desert Storm, she has another to add. ? Don’t forget to vote: A special bond election for Clarkston Community Schools is set for Feb. […]
When speaking of Sashabaw Road, it seems some residents would prefer anything other than a Wal-Mart. If aliens, outwardly hostile aliens at that, landed within the borders of the township and proposed a home-base from which to wage total war on the world to the planning commission, the proposal might cause less of a fracas […]
As people from all over the world flock to Michigan to witness Super Bowl XL history, places for them to stay are becoming scarce. Major hotel chains fill up and send people further and further from the Detroit area, bombarding even small bed and breakfasts like Clarkston’s Milpond Inn. Many are coming in too late, […]
While many were pleased, thrilled or even tickled pink by the Pittsburgh Steelers earning a berth in Super Bowl XL, few have enjoyed the moment as much as Clarkston High School Aquatics Director Kenwyn Chock ? who born and raised in the steel city has been in a euphoric state for over a week now. […]
An online poll in the weather section of the Clarkston High School website shows 52 percent of voters think the Steelers will win the big game. Of 462 total votes at press time, 242 were pulling for Pittsburgh while 220 were sympathetic to the Seahawks. To vote go to www.clarkston.k12.mi.us/education/school/school.php and click on the weather […]
With the hustle and bustle of the Super Bowl bringing thousands of travelers to the area residents may expect local officers to worry about extra problems., Some local law enforcers, however, are not worried about any extra problems. ‘At this time, I don’t see much that will impact us. We don’t have any special events […]