Dear editor, I attended the Independence/Springfield Township Trash Hauling townhall last week. Along with 99% of the approximately three hundred attendees, I am against a trash hauling monopoly coordinated by a to-be-created ‘Solid Waste Authority.? The issue begs the question, what is the problem with the current trash collection system? The township has no mandate […]
Dear editor, Last Thursday evening at Clarkston Junior High, many patriotic Independence Township residents listened to an expensive slide show study of garbage disposal. I was personally moved by some of their comments after the presentation. Rick Gutowski in particular made accurate pointed and studied remarks. After more than 99 percent of the audience had […]
A couple of weeks ago I had the misfortune of having to go the hospital in the middle of the night, but I was fortunate that the Addison Township Fire Dept. answered the 9-1-1 call. I was very ill so my wife made the call. She was treated very courteously and professionally. The EMT’s were […]
Two Oxford veterans received an early Christmas present from a group of local classic car enthusiasts. The cruisers who gather every Thursday at The Burning Oak Smokehouse (595 N. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township recently gave $300 each to a couple of veterans of the Vietnam and Iraq wars. Cruiser Earl Caron said they’re free […]
Dear editor, Now that the city fathers have given the green light to a Salvation Army “Thrift center” to be located in the vacant Farmer Jack located on Waldon and Sashabaw, I am driven to ask the question, “why?” Why here, why now? Could it be that our vision impaired elected officials felt that the […]
Bridgewood Church raised nearly $10,000 with their ‘One Day To Feed the World? fundraiser. The event included a certified and chipped 5K run/walk and Family 1 Mile,inflatables, petting farm, face painting and kid’s free gym circuit. As well as a rally with special guest speaker L. Brooks Patterson. The church partnered with Convoy of Hope, […]
Attending an exhibit on work was anything but a chore for all the folks who turned out Friday evening for an opening gala to celebrate the arrival of a piece of the Smithsonian Institute at the Oxford Public Library. ‘I’m really impressed,? said Oxford resident Ray McNally. ‘The graphics are great. The photographs are great. […]
While the Lady Wildcats have gotten off to a little bit of a rocky 1-2 start this season, Head Coach Steve Emert believes his team will improve. ‘Our expectation is to go into each practice and game, and give total effort, so that we individually improve and the team improves,? he said. Leading the way […]
When Jim Reed saw a 45 mile per hour speed limit sign a few weeks ago on Perry Lake Road, a gravel road, he wrote to state Senator Mike Bishop, state Rep. Eileen Kowall, and Sheriff Mike Bouchard. Public Act 85, passed in 2006, requires speeds on gravel roads to be based on the number […]
A new township hall not approved by voters, trash hauling monopoly to campaign contributors, secret bonus payments to township employees, no bid contracts for lawyers and friends of officials ? just a few reasons why residents Michael Powell and Henry Woloson began ‘Citizens Against Independence Township Waste.? Powell and Woloson passed out fliers prior to […]