· The Independence Township Board of Trustees dropped the ball by giving Supervisor Dale Stuart, Clerk Joan McCrary and Treasurer Jim Wenger a five percent raise instead of the normal three percent increase. The measure passed by a 4-2 margin with McCrary and Wenger voting against it, while Stuart was not at the meeting due […]
I believe I have officially arrived as a Clarkston resident. Despite being editor of The Clarkston News for more than a year, and renting an apartment in town for the same amount of time, I did not become an official member of the community until I was worked on by legendary Dr. James O’Neill last […]
Everybody I have ever come in contact with has had a strong opinion on one topic or another. The fact everybody has an opinion, and is able to voice that opinion, is what makes our country great. Personally, I have opinions on everything from the potential war in Iraq (I feel it is important to […]
Michigan in February. It just sounds annoying, doesn’t it? While some love the winter months, all eight of them, I would guess that at least two of my three readers are sick and tired of the cold, snow and general yuck (let the record show that was the first time in my entire life that […]
Mike Cascone has combined his passion for motorcycles with his interest in writing. The Clarkston resident’s writings about his experience with motorcycles is being used as advertisement by Victory Motorcycles in multiple national magazines. “I have always enjoyed writing,” Cascone said. Cascone heard about the opportunity while surfing a website of the Victory Motorcycle Club. […]
At the age of 25 I attended my first funeral last week. After going through the emotions of saying good bye to someone close to me, I realized I had been extremely lucky not to have attended a funeral before. The funeral was for my grandmother, Julia Pichalski, who was affectionately called “granny” by the […]
Despite the recent snow storms, Independence Township has an eye on the summer and more specifically the West Nile Virus. Clerk Joan McCrary was among a group from Independence Township to attend the Oakland County Health Division’s Mosquito Smarts program. The program went over an implementation plan to combat the West Nile Virus. The West […]
The Grammy Awards evidently came and went Sunday night but they were not on my radar. In fact, the only reason I knew it took place was because of the local news programs and newspapers covering the subject. The only time I turned on my television Sunday night was for an hour of “The Sopranos.” […]
Clarkston Community Schools had to deal with another bomb threat last week. This threat, which was written on a toilet paper dispenser in the boy’s bathroom, occurred at Sashabaw Middle School on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at approximately 1 p.m. The threat indicated a bomb was set to go off on Friday, Feb. 28. This was […]
A young woman basketball player from a tiny liberal arts college is creating quite a stir in our country. Toni Smith, a basketball player at Manhattanville College, has been turning her back to the flag during the playing of the national anthem all season. Smith is doing this because she is trying to take a […]