Ten Years Ago Feb. 1, 1995 ~~Orion trustees voted 5-2 to sell the old township hall on M-24 to Jacobsen’s Flowers for $125,000. ~~Harold Waltman died in Florida at age 75. He owned and operated Waltman’s Bakery on Broadway for 30 years before selling it in 1984. ~~What began as a traffic infraction resulted in […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on: Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. At the Independence Township Hall Meeting Room, 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, Michigan, 48346 to consider the following: FILE PC # 2002-029 & 2003-031 Zervous Equities., Petitioner REQUESTING PERMISSION TO […]
Dear Editor, Please join me and our family, Aug. 5, in voting for Dave Wagner for township supervisor, and Charlie Dunn, Larry Rosso, and Mark Petterson for trustee. Dave has turned our township around in a very adverse economy, given us a surplus of $300,000, $600,000, and $650,000 the last three years, and rebuilt the […]
15 years ago – 1993 ‘Man shoots ex-wife, self? An Independence Township man shot and killed his ex-wife in Pontiac, before turning the gun on himself. Police considered the deaths to be homicides. ‘CHS gets new assistant principal? Carol Ann Wilson was hired out of 62 applicants as the new assistant principal to Clarkston High […]
Monday, Jan. 24 10:23 a.m.-Medical was needed for a diabetic person on South Baldwin. Station #3 responded. 3:18 p.m.-An accident took place at Joslyn/Brown Roads. Station #3 responded. Tuesday, Jan. 25 1:32 a.m.-A person on Lessiter had a diabetic reaction on Lessiter. Station #3 responded. 3:44 a.m.-Station #1 responded to a person on King Circle […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE BOARD NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012 7:30 PM TOWNSHIP HALL MEETING ROOM (248) 625-5114 Be advised that the Charter Township of Independence Board will hold a Special Meeting at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in the Township Board Meeting Room at Township Hall, 6483 […]
SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE October 9, 2012 A. A Regular Budget Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 7:00 PM at the Independence Township Hall. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL:Present: Carson (Arrived 7:02 PM), Lohmeier, Pallotta, Rosso, […]
Tennis instructor Dan Madden offers four-day tennis camps this summer for all ages at Mill Pond Park in Davisburg. The next session is Aug. 4-7: 5-5:30 p.m. Little Stars, ages 4-6, $35/resident, $40 non-resident, on basic skills; 5:30-7:30 p.m. Big Stars, ages 7-16, $84/resident, $89/non-resident, drills and games. Practice for those 15 and older will […]
Lake Orion varsity competitive cheerleading coach Nancy de Avila said she was pleased and proud of her team after they placed third overall in the Lake Orion Invitational, held on Jan. 29 at LOHS. ‘Our goal was to finish fourth,? she said. ‘We beat two of last year’s state finals? teams. There were four of […]
The Lake Orion girls ski team added four victories to their record last week, defeating Bloomfield Hills Andover, 25-56; Detroit Country Day, 20-67; Cranbrook Kingswood, 36-37; and Waterford Unified, 20-67. The boys team won against Waterford, 29-45; Andover, 28-50; and Country Day, 20-65; losing to Cranbrook Kingswood, 29-45. For the girls, Kristen Fleming took first […]