Joan Mendlesohn pauses to take a telephone call at the Independence Township Senior Citizens Center. It concerns an individual who hasn’t been home to receive her Meals on Wheels box lunch. She immediately calls the Older Persons Commission in Rochester, where people would follow up to make sure the person was alright. It’s part of […]
Tony Miller is continuing his fight to again coach high school football in Clarkston, and vows not to tone down his public questioning of school district policies as a school trustee. He admits some fatigue in the fight, however. Arthur Weiss, the attorney representing the Clarkston school trustee, has filed a brief with the Michigan […]
An apparent Good Samaritan lost his life Sunday, Feb. 22 while attempting to help a stranded motorist on Clintonville Road north of Maybee Road in Independence Township. John Ryan, 39, was pronounced dead at the POH Clarkston campus because of injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle at about 7:36 p.m., according to […]
The spirit of competition was overshadowed by the spirit of remembrance. The goal of finishing first came in second to the goal of honoring a departed friend and co-competitor. The Clarkston High School powerlifting team on Saturday, Feb. 21 staged the first of what they hope will be an annual event, an internal meet in […]
Two general rules have provided good guidance when it comes to motion pictures. The first: never trust the accuracy of a film purporting to tell the story of a historical event. At best, commercial films almost always have a sense of artistic (if not political) interpretation. At worst, too many in our culture think Oliver […]
The family business is giving. Bill Wint says the giving spirit was promoted by his parents, and he is attempting to pass it on to his children. As the ‘son? in Lewis E. Wint and Son Funeral Home, Bill Wint learned about the importance of family and service to families at the earliest possible stage […]
Despite multiple calls from state and school officials for her resignation, Clarkston’s Janet Thomas vows to remain a member of the Oakland Schools Board of Education. Many say she must resign to help the intermediate school district move beyond it’s financial scandals, but she believes the crisis of credibility is precisely why she should stay. […]
Clarkston Community School’s reduction in state aid for the current school year has been compensated by a $711,716 rebate from Oakland Schools. The intermediate school district last year announced plans to return $20.5 million to local districts after controversy ensued over use of designated special education funds for the new Oakland Schools headquarters building. Bruce […]
There are notable decreases in some crime reports in Independence and Springfield townships in 2003, but Oakland County Sheriff’s Department statistics show more overall calls handled by deputies. The recently released annual report documented the number of reports taken and citations issued to be higher in both townships. In Independence Township, total calls increased to […]
Random, arbitrary and otherwise miscellaneous ramblings from your friendly, neighborhood reporter… Warning to everyone who is thinking spring: I never breathe easy about the spring season until the Detroit Tigers have at least two games snowed out. . . * * * There’s a running gag of sorts going on at Springfield Township Board meetings. […]