Frosh Wolves finish season perfect

The Clarkston High School Freshmen baseball team finished their season with a perfect 17-0 mark. ‘They were really a good bunch of kids,? Clarkston coach Tim Sinischo said. ‘They were upbeat and always into the game. Steve Vanderheyden was named team’s Most Valuable Player. ‘He has good speed, great defensive skills and quick hands. Steve […]

Lady Wolves end season with 1-0 loss

A strength of the Clarkston softball team all season, hitting, led to their elimination from the postseason last weekend. The Wolves could not come up with any offense as their season ended with a 1-0 loss to Walled Lake Western. Kelly Robinson pitched well for Clarkston, but the one run Walled Lake Western scored in […]

SCAMP is full time job for Clancy

Organizing a day camp for approximately 350 challenged youth and young adults it quite an undertaking. But SCAMP director Donna Clancy is enjoying every minute of it. ‘I love being here,? Clancy said. The 28-year Clarkston resident is in her first year as SCAMP director. She started off as just a volunteer trying to gain […]

Local student tapped to attend conference

Susan Hoddinott, of Clarkston, has been selected to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference from July 5 to July 10 in Washington, D.C. The conference is a unique leadership development program for middle school students. Themed ‘The Legacy of American Leadership,? the conference introduces young people to the rich tradition of leadership throughout American […]

Vet clinic burglarized

Three are in custody today, suspected of breaking into the Springfield Veterinary Clinic on Dixie Highway in Springfield Township Tuesday, June 3. Police reports stated the locked front door of the clinic was pried open. Drawers and cupboards were ransacked, papers were strewn all over the floor, and a prybar was found on a counter. […]

From The Clarkston News

In Independence Township . . . Sunday, June 8, threats/intimidation on White Lake. A 42-year-old man was standing at his vehicle at a shopping plaza on Dixie Highway at White Lake, about to get his two-year-old daughter out of the backseat, when a man in a black Corvette began screaming expletives at him. The unknown […]

Road projects for Independence

The Road Commission for Oakland County announced a project in Independence Township. The project will take place on Deer Lake Road from White Lake Road to east of Sagamore Street. This section of Deer Lake is closed until approximately the end of June so that Independence Township can reconstruct and repave the intersection of Deer […]

Substance prevention program

The North Oakland Counseling Associates is offering a free 10 week substance abuse education/prevention program for children 9 to 12-years old. The program will be held on Thursday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. at N.O.C.A. at 6401 Citation Drive in Clarkston. The first session will be held on June 19. For more information call […]

Independence Township

TOWNSHIP BOARD AGENDA 7:30 p.m. TOWNSHIP LIBRARY DATE: June 17, 2003 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Opening Statements and Correspondence 5. Approval of Agenda 6. Public Forum – Individuals in the audience have the opportunity to address the Township Board on an issue that is not on the […]

Independence Township

SYNOPSIS BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE Supervisor Stuart called the June 3, 2003 meeting to order to 7:30 p.m. at the Independence Township Library. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call: Present: Kelly, McCrary, Rosso, Stuart, Wagner, Wenger, Travis Absent: None There is a quorum. 1. Approval of the agenda as amended. 2. […]