Goodrich – The planned recall to oust four of the five Goodrich village councilmembers appears to have come to a halt, at least for now. Village resident Greg Tankersley, who spearheaded the recall effort, said he won’t move forward until after the November 2008 election. ‘I want to wait and see who gets elected,? said […]
CITY of the VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON 375 DEPOT ROAD CLARkSTON MI 48346 SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL MEETING: August 23, 2004 Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m, by Mayor Catallo. Roll. Present: Catallo, Clifton, Gamble, Meyland, Savage, Werner. Absent: Colombo. Minutes of August 9, 2004, accepted an presented with the addition of ‘Craig Greenfield Memorial Triathlon’ […]
synopsis Orion Township Library Board Millage/Budget Hearings & Meetings August 26, 2004 Present: Alexis Iveson, James J. Abramczyk, Mary Pergeau, MaryAnne Thorndycraft, trustees; Linda Sickles, director. Visitors: Jim Phillips, Tom Traurig. Excused: John Cirner, Frank McIsaac President MaryAnne Thorndycraft called the hearing on the 2004 millage rate to order at 7:15 p.m. No questions from […]
The on-going war on drugs has yet another target and it’s become a problem in Orion Township. A townhall meeting on April 24 is planned to address this problem and with the help of Oakland County Sheriff Lieutenant Dan Toth, Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, 52/3 District Court Judge Julie Nicholson and more, the […]
Elizabeth McGhee felt out of place when she arrived to compete in the Mrs. Michigan America Pageant last weekend in East Grand Rapids. ‘When I got there, I was looking at everybody and was wondering, ‘What am I doing here??? recalls McGhee. ‘I was the only one with a butt and I was 20 years […]
Atlas Twp.- A sunny, early spring day nearly turned tragic for a pair of local men. A veteran ice fisherman and Gale Lake resident said he should not have ventured out on the ice Saturday for some late March fishing. The resident, 78, who asked not to be identified, said he headed out on the […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND MICHIGAN SYNOPSIS Of the Special Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees held on August 16th, 2004 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. PRESENT: Trustee Clancy, Supervisor Dunn, Trustee Dywasuk, Treasurer Ferrari, Trustee Fitchena, Trustee Kniffen, Clerk Sanderson ABSENT: None The following actions were […]
Elected officials and area high school students both got a treat April 12 when the Oakland County Board of Commissioners invited over 100 kids to participate in the annual Youth in Government day. Led by LOHS Social Studies teacher and Government Club Advisor Kevin Kopec, four Orion students had the opopportunity to rub elbows with […]
As the Lake Orion School Board moves forward with the RFP (Request for Proposal) process for privatization of custodial services, ‘a dark cloud of discouragement? remains over the current AFSCME Union custodial staff, according to Kathy Sandstrom, mail truck driver/custodian for the school district. ‘Our custodial staff has worked for the district with the highest […]
The Johnson family in Goodrich look like any other family in the community, however there is one thing that sets them apart? all four of Jim and Kathy’s daughters have autism. ‘My daughters look no different than any other child, you can’t see the disability. Autism isn’t like a Down Syndrome or disabled child who […]