Dear Editor, With spring yard clean-up just around the corner, I would like to address the issue of burning yard debris. Why does Independence Township still have a burning ordinance? There are presently eight days a month that people may burn with a permit. Then there are the other days of the month that people […]
Outgoing Supervisor Dale Stuart has given Independence Township a lot during his many years of service. However he should have one more item on his ‘to do? list: a smooth government transition. After an intense campaign, current Trustee Dave Wagner beat Stuart by a surprising 2,458 to 1,703 margin and will take the reins of […]
Theresa Coventry sure did a fine job reinforcing the definition of the word pretentious with her letter to the editor on July 28. Yikes. I had to go back and re-read what insidious barbs Bob Arend slung to deserve such an attack. I couldn’t find any. Count me among the hoi polloi who say they […]
Dear Editor, It should be no surprise that the current Independence Township’s supervisor’s campaign manager attempts to defend him (‘Speak out in defense of township,? Marcu 5); and certainly no surprise that he misses the point. I did not ‘trash? anyone. I did not name any names because I provided substantive criticism about an absurd […]
15 years ago – 1993 ‘Pouring pennies? Clarkston High School students helped to raise money for fellow classmate Jeremy Lynch who needed a bone marrow transplant in order to help cure his leukemia. Testing can cost thousands of dollars so the school held fundraisers, raffles and class competitions. ‘Home burns? A blaze destroyed a mobile […]
We have recently completed our Summer Reading Program for children at Independence Township Library. We had more than 350 children register for the program, and over 2,700 hours of reading recorded. We were entertained by jugglers, comedians, snakes and lizards, puppets, and magicians, and on sidewalk chalk day we discovered that there are dozens of […]
Thank you to my supporters for extending your continued confidence by re-electing me as your Independence Township Trustee. My congratulations extend also to newly elected board members Charles Dunn’Trustee, Shelagh VanderVeen’Clerk, and current Trustee, Dave Wagner, as our next Supervisor. Additionally, I am gratified for the overwhelming support you provided in the renewal of our […]
In response to the Phil in the Blank column ‘Rumor mill now officially closed,? Feb. 27 edition, Larry Rosso said he did not forward emails about the Planning Commission to Neil Wallace. ‘How he got a copy, I have no idea,? Rosso said. He said he agrees commissioners made the wrong decision regarding its planning […]
Dear Editor, Easter this year is Sunday, March 23. As you may know, Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox, March 20. This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our […]
Now that the votes have been counted, newly elected officials in Independence Township will spend the next couple months learning about their new jobs. The Aug. 3 primary election produced three new township officials in Supervisor-elect Dave Wagner, Clerk-elect Shelagh VanderVeen and Trustee-elect Charles Dunn. The three will begin their four-year terms on Nov. 20. […]