The City of the Village of Clarkston council reviewed next year’s proposed budget, which brought citizens to the meeting to voice concerns of a high millage rate. The council held a public hearing at their June 10 meeting regarding the 2004 proposed budget, which shows total funds available at $700,672 and a millage rate of […]
Springfield Township’s Memorial Garden will not be quite as elaborate as originally planned. Trustees last week scaled back the project after bids for Phase I came in higher than the estimated cost of the entire three-phase project. To bring plans more in line with the budget, the board voted to eliminate the purchase of an […]
Interim City of the Village of Clarkston Police Chief Ernest Combs was named the permanent chief at the June 10 City Council meeting. ‘I’m elated, absolutely,? Combs said, who replaces Chief Paul Ormiston, who retired to become a flight attendant and in-flight security instructor with Spirit Airlines. ‘It’s tough shoes to fill. He was well-liked […]
The Spray Park Committee is working hard to keep the memory of Renee Przybylski alive. The group is looking to raise $153,000 for the construction of a spray park at Clintonwood Park that will be dedicated in the memory of Renee Przybylski. Renee was a former day counselor who lost a battle with leukemia in […]
A Clarkston tradition continues Friday, June 20 when Concerts in the Park begins another summer. This is the 24th year the concerts have been taking place in Clarkston and the 15th year being sponsored by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce. ‘Before we came along the downtown business association took this on. Basically it was […]
In other action at the Monday, June 9 meeting of the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education: ? Trustees approved tenure for 52 school teachers. The group was honored at a reception before the board meeting, then introduced by administrators during the meeting. To achieve tenure, teachers must successfully complete four years probation. Probation includes […]
In other action at the Thursday, June 12 meeting of the Springfield Township Board: ? Trustees gave conditional approval to the final site plan for Windstone Park II and final plat for Westwood Hills subdivision #2. Windstone Park II, located off of Foster Road, will be an extension of an existing development across the border […]
The old adage, ‘Do onto others…? comes to mind in this sense. Fourth graders in Lori Blum’s Bailey Lake Elementary class learned more than reading, writing and arithmetic this year. They furthered their education by beginning ‘The Good Deed Program,? with the help of parent Colleen Colby, whose son Tyler is in Blum’s class. Student […]
These diseases are getting out of control. Between the West Nile Virus, SARS and the recently discovered monkeypox, it is amazing that I am alive to write this column. It seems like everyday there is a new deadly disease being told highlighted by our local newscast as I consume my dinner. Every time someone sneezes […]
Dear Editor, I was disappointed to see the errant title in the News? lead article on June 4, ‘School election on Tuesday… Candidates attempt to show uniqueness.? In fact, the election was scheduled for Monday, June 9. The confusion in the headline exacerbates an already troublesome problem – the proliferation of misinformation about school elections. […]