Independence Township Parks and Recreation hosts the annual Family Fun Night celebration, 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Deer Lake Beach, 350 White Lake Road. The celebration for the whole family includes games and prizes, entertainment, food, face painting, crafts, and sand castle contest. This year’s theme is Safari Jungle ? attendees dress in animal […]
Last year, Independence Township Senior Center vehicles drove a total of 76,366 miles. The third annual Bucks for Buses event is designed to help them go a few miles more. Bucks for Buses will be at Bullfrogs Bar and Grill, 2225 South Ortonville Road, 5-9 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13. Clarkston Medical Group staff members are […]
A former Brandon Township man will not stand trial for murder until next year. On Oct. 17, the pre-trial for Charles Patrick Leppan, 42, was continued to Jan. 16, 2015 and a jury trial date of Nov. 3 was vacated by Judge Rodney Cortez at the San Bernardino Superior Court in California. ‘This is standard […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district is in ‘great condition,? according to its most recent audit. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, the district received at the Oct. 20 school board meeting an unmodified opinion from Plante & Moran, the highest level attainable from the auditors. ‘Overall, the district did a great job with […]
The phrase ‘teachable moment? used to be just for parents and teachers, but now it’s mainstream, thanks to the president. In school, a teachable moment would be like a bee buzzing into the classroom, and teacher takes the opportunity to talk about bees, instead of freaking out along with students. For teachers, they’re targets of […]
15 years ago – 1994 ‘Back where they started? Lee Squires, sheriff’s deputy, met his future wife Marsha Hays while both were working at Pine Knob in 1991. Their first dance was at a retirement party to a Michael Bolton song, and they married at Pine Knob right before a Michael Bolton concert. ‘Township mulls […]
Marcus Christenson dances with Spider-Girl, also known as his daugher, Ivy, during Andersonville Elementary’s Boo Bash last Friday. For more photos please see page 38. Photo by Wendi Reardon
Clarkston schools head into the new fiscal year with a clean audit. The audit by Hungerford, Aldrin, Nichols and Carter, P.C., was approved without modification by the Board of Education at Monday’s meeting. ‘Thank you, Mary Beth, and your staff and the auditors,? said board President Rosalie Lieblang, Oct. 27. ‘We appreciate all your hard […]
Dear editor, How ironic that at the same time the Independence Board of Trustees passes a My Clarkston Buy Clarkston policy, it is also considering a non-local firm collecting the township’s trash. Just another splendid example of do as I say, not as I do, which we have come to know in many of our […]
Dear editor, There are a few points we need to think about, with regard to having a single trash disposal service serving our local townships. Presently, trash removal is subscribed to by each resident, on a competitive basis. If the disposal service doesn’t do a satisfactory job, we can engage services of another firm. The […]