Even with a backward slide of $10 million in taxable property values, Springfield Township millage rates won’t increase’at least not proportionally. At last week’s regular meeting, the township board OK’d the general operating millage at the same rate as last year, while the fire and police millages were only nudged slightly higher. The bond millage, […]
Interested in taking a scenic 50-mile motorcycle ride across northern Oakland County and capping it off with a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert at DTE and the chance to win a cool-looking custom-built motorcycle? There’s still time. The annual David and Wanda Harrison Memorial Charity Ride to raise money for Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan takes place […]
Parents and school officials around Clarkston got some good news’and some not-so-good’when Michigan Merit Exam results were released last month. The good news: Clarkston High School juniors placed above state average on the Spring 2008 MME. In some cases, scores were significantly higher; 18 percent of Clarkston High School juniors, for example, achieved ‘advanced? level […]
Question: What’s cool and fast, blue and silver, and up for grabs? Answer: a custom built motorcycle to be raffled off Sept. 21. Chuck Fortinberry, president of Clarkston Chrysler Jeep, is gearing up for the annual David and Wanda Harrison Memorial Charity Ride to raise money for Children’s Leukemia. Foundation of Michigan. He’s hoping about […]
A sock, hung by a noose and inscribed with ‘KKK,? hung over the chair of a Clarkston Community Schools custodian when he entered the break room at one of the district’s elementary schools this past summer. The incident, which occurred about a month ago, was witnessed by a number of other custodians working together in […]
The sign made it clear: ‘Feeding of Deer PROHIBITED.? Still, some ignored orders from the Department of Natural Resources and heaved apples, carrots, corn and cabbage over the fence near Clarkston and Eston roads anyway. The deer inside the 80-acre privately-owned parcel in Independence Township ‘look hungry? as they amble toward the fence, some said. […]
Elementary school principals practically leapt from their chairs Monday after a unanimous school board decision sent them rushing to the phones. According to district spokeswoman Anita Banach, the principals were eager to call teachers the board agreed to recall from layoff. The decision came after an Aug. 18 report to the board suggested some elementary […]
Paul Maxwell is hoping the community will put its best foot forward to support the inaugural Angels Place Race. The 5K run-walk event takes place Saturday, Sept. 13, and is open to families and individuals of all ages and abilities. ‘We still need runners and walkers,? said Maxwell, an Independence Township resident who organized the […]
It started out as a steamroller-sized chunk of white pine hauled to the front walk of Clarkston Junior High School in a trailer. But the chainsaw roared all day, and as incoming eighth and ninth graders arrived to pick up their schedules for the Sept. 2 start of classes, the wood began to take shape. […]
Looking for a bargain or unusual trinket for the house? Perhaps some tasty morsels to munch? You’re in luck. Two community organizations are gearing up for one huge sale in Davisburg. Treasures and Treats, a rummage and bake sale hosted by Neighbor for Neighbor, will run concurrent with the Springfield Township Parks and Recreation Department’s […]