The year 2003 was an interesting one for Independence Township and their board of trustees. It was a year of highs and lows. The board made great progress on the plan to improve Sashabaw Road, yet had to abandon the community garden staffed by nonviolent offenders after citizens showcased their anger. According to Supervisor Dale […]
The scales have been tipped in favor of the Detroit area. That is not good news as ‘Men’s Fitness? magazine named Detroit as the fattest city in America. Detroit moved from third place to first, while last year’s leader, Houston, fell to third place. There is no truth to the rumor that Houston moved down […]
As the New Year rolls in, there will be another reason to celebrate for Clarkston State Bank, they are having their fifth anniversary. It was a cold Monday morning on Jan. 25, 1999, when several local and county business leaders gathered at 15 S. Main for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Clarkston State Bank. The bank […]
The local community continues to rally around friends and family of Renee Przybylski in their attempt to fund a Spraypark in her honor. Recently, the Clarkston Rotary donated $10,000 to the Spraypark committee which pushed their total raised to more than $100,000. The goal is to raise $153,000. The $10,000 was a split contribution between […]
Annette Thomas? heart told her she needed to do something. After visiting a Palestine refugee camp last March and reading about their situation, the Clarkston Post Office employee decided she needed to help. ‘I saw firsthand the devastation and I was floored,? Thomas said. ‘I also read stories in the Jordan Times that just made […]
The Independence Township Board approved a three percent salary increase for all non-union salary employees for 2004. ‘It is my recommendation that we approve at least a three percent raise for all non-union employees so they can keep pace with the union employees,? Supervisor Dale Stuart said. The raises were approved by a 7-0 vote. […]
It was one heck of a reunion for Clarkston resident Nick Lekas. The World War II veteran recently had a reunion with three of his fellow veterans in Washington, D.C. ‘We had not seen each other in 52 years,? Lekas said. ‘We had lost contact. I always wondered where those guys were and how I […]
Clarkston’s Christian Hall is proving there is no age limit on giving back to the community. The eight-year-old Hall recently completed raising $6,277 for his Cub Scout Troop in a popcorn sale. That was good for first place in the state of Michigan. ‘I always went out to sell, even when I was sick,? Hall […]
Eight-year-old April Wilson recently got her haircut for a great cause. The third grade student at North Sashabaw Elementary donated her hair to the Locks of Love charity. April got the idea from her teacher Mrs. Randolph. ‘She has wanted to cut her hair for a couple years but I did not let her,? mother […]
In an effort to improve the quality of life, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Independence Township Substation now has two new patrol investigators on the road. Deputies Charles Farley and James Bowie were recently assigned to the new positions. The two will be focused on controlling crimes in the area neighborhoods such as vandalism and […]