Time for cleaning
Chloe Brueck, at left, and Caitie Bondy had dandelion duty at the Clarkston Elementary Garden Club cleanup Saturday morning. Members spruced up the school’s landscaping to get it ready for summer. Photo by Paul Kampe
Show-and-tell
BY LAURA COLVIN Clarkston News Staff Writer Several hundred students watched as a young man on stage in the Clarkston High School’s auditorium tried to explain his way out of a jam. But it was no play, and the young man was no actor. It was real life, and after a failed attempt to explain […]
Newest idea for senior center: Bay Court
The Senior Center Makeover Committee offered one more idea, along with its final report May 1. ‘One informal suggestion made to the committee was to modify the existing building located in the Bay Court Park, and use it as an interim senior center,? said committee member Tom Stone May 1 to the Independence Township Board. […]
Public hearing May 15 on manager idea
A public hearing on reorganizing Independence Township is set 7:30 p.m. May 15 at the township library, 6495 Clarkston Road. The Township Board will accept public comment on whether township government should employ a professional manager. A manager would supervise departments, handle finances, and help with capital improvement planning. If hired, township supervisor, clerk, and […]
McLaren project could get final approval May 15
McLaren Health Care Village is scheduled for second hearing and final approval May 15. The $600 million project at Sashabaw Road and Bow Pointe Drive, near I-75, includes medical offices, shops, restaurants, and a 300-bed hospital. If approved, the project could break ground next month. For more information, call the township at 248-625-3370.
Corridor plan’s future in doubt
The future of the Sashabaw Corridor Improvement Authority plan is on the line. Independence Township Board has set a special meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Fire Station No. 1, 6500 Citation Drive. On the agenda is reconsideration of the Sashabaw Road CIA plan. At a special meeting April 24, a motion to set […]
Suspected mail bandit faces felony charges
A 45-year-old Independence Township woman held on $1.2 million bond for repeated looting of neighborhood mailboxes was released to an inpatient drug treatment facility last week at the request of her attorney. Charged with 12 counts of uttering and publishing, Tammy Sue Brosier was awaiting the start of court proceedings when a neighbor spotted her […]
Local Ducks Unlimited celebrates quarter century
Ducks Unlimited North Oakland County Chapter celebrated its 25th anniversary at its 2007 Banquet at Deer Lake Athletic Club in Clarkston. Patrons bid on silent and live auction items, ranging from artwork to trips to guns. Raffles gave away more trips, guns, and gift packages. The local chapter of Ducks Unlimited, a hunting and conservation […]
Teachers best when they let students go
I’ve been covering several school projects lately: lots of robots, paintings, poems, even a tank. Some might see young boys building a tank and be concerned. Couldn’t they work on something a little less violent? Like an ice cream truck? I appreciate teacher Chad Mester’s decision to let them do it. Successful educators engage students […]
From our archives…
15 years ago – 1992 ?$269,000 approved for fire station? After numerous months of negotiations, Independence Township was set to acquire the former First Federal Bank building on M-15 near Dixie Highway. It was to be used as part of the township’s $1.2 million public safety complex. ?12 employees get layoff notices from school district? […]