A leaky 12-inch water main on White Lake Road near Andersonville Road will cost Independence Township more than $35,000. First reported on Jan. 8, the Independence Township Department of Public Works had to call a contractor to repair the leaking main because it required larger equipment than the department had. DPW Director Linda Richardson said […]
As school administration prepares next year’s budget, the plan is to fund $9.5 million in critical-needs spending while maintaining a five-percent fund balance. ‘It’s looking positive right now for Clarkston,? said Mary Beth Rogers, Executive Director of Business Services at the Feb. 10 school board meeting. ‘The governor proposed an $83 increase per student ? […]
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wise of Independence Township would like to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Wise, to Andrew Bastian. The two met at Our Lady of the Lakes in Waterford. After high school, Lindsay went on to the University of Michigan and later to University of Detroit where she acquired a Master’s […]
Jacob Rhein of Clarkston was named to the University of St. Thomas 2008 fall semester Dean’s List. *** Michelle Marmon was invited to join Western Michigan University’s chapter of Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Marmon, a junior, is in her second year at WMU. She majors in Public Relations with minors in Marketing and […]
Pine Knob Elementary kicked off their annual Jump Rope for Heart exercise and service learning program with an assembly led by the school’s fourth graders, Feb. 7. The students presented a play illustrating the hazards of junk food and the benefits of healthy eating and exercise.
Independence Township Board of Trustees approved almost doubling sewer rates for local mobile homes residents. The Clintonvilla Mobile Home Park rate increase will be applied to 180 units of both single and double wide homes. In Independence Woods, the new rate will affect double wide units only. Township Treasurer Paul Brown said there are many […]
During the weeks leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday, there are many who seek to make changes in keeping with the new life that is promised to all who believe in the crucified and resurrected Christ. But too often any experience of change is short-lived, and this leads to frustration and a loss […]
Volunteers with American Legion Post 377 spent a month renovating their meeting hall on Mary Sue. ‘It was pretty dingy before,? said Greg Thurber, Post 377 junior vice president. “The paint was donated. Labor was donated. This is the first time we’ve worked on it in about 30 years.” The meeting hall, built about 60 […]
Wolves state win on ITV Miss the Wolves’ state-championship game last December? It’s on ITV, local public access television, but only for this week. ‘Dr. Rod Rock (Clarkston schools superintendent) and I approached Fox Sports and the MHSAA and asked if we could air the game for a week,? said Pat Kittle, Independence Township supervisor. […]
15 years ago – 1999 ‘City Council resists senior living project? Clarkston City Council members and the overflowing crowd at city hall were not receptive to a 35,000 square-foot elderly assisted-living facility at the corner of Waldon and Main Street. Council members supported the project but not on that particular property and some wanted to […]