Frances (Guiles) Wills has seen the evolution of girls? basketball in Ortonville. When she was a teenager, Wills, a 1942 graduate of Ortonville High School, played intramural basketball with her classmates at the old town hall. Around the time her second daughter, Mary, attended high school in the early 1970’s, girls? basketball became a recognized […]
‘Discount Tickets: Discounted tickets to the following attractions are available at Brandon Township Recreation from mid-May through Labor Day: Cedar Point, Crossroads Village, Kings Island, Michigan Adventure, Michigan State Fair, Red Oaks/Waterford Wave Pool, Six Flags Great America in Chicago, Geauga Lake Ohio, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Also this year, we are happy […]
To participate in the 2004-05 sport programs, all athletes must have a current physical, on or after April 15, 2004, on file with the Brandon Athletic Department or given to their coach the first day of tryouts. Physicals will be given for $15 at McLaren Sports Medical Center on August 3, 2004, starting at 6 […]
While township roads are lined with candidate signs and campaign slogans, local officials are expecting a low voter turnout for the Aug. 3 primary election. Both Joan McCrary, Independence Township clerk, and Nancy Strole, Springfield Township clerk, are expecting low turnouts for their townships. ‘Historically the turnout has been low because people overlook or don’t […]
Defense attorneys attempted to cast doubt on second degree murder charges, but 52-2 District Judge Dana Fortinberry last week said two Independence Township men will face trial in Oakland County Circuit Court on those charges. Lance Allen Schmidt, 20, and Joseph Wells Stapleton, 19, were ordered to return to Oakland County Jail with no bond […]
The challenges of balanced growth and the future of downtown Davisburg were among items debated by candidates for the Springfield Township Board last week. Most of the hopefuls on the Aug. 3 primary ballot appeared at a Thursday, June 22 breakfast forum at the Columbiere Center sponsored by the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce. The […]
In addition to electing their government officials, Independence Township residents will be asked to approve a fire millage at the Aug. 3 primary election. If approved, the township would be authorized to levy up to 3.2 mills for a period of four years. The township has combined their regular operational millage and the Advanced Life […]
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but Candice Jones is smelling fewer roses these days. Jones is owner of Candice’s Flowers and Garden Center on Sashabaw Road, where road construction has kept customers away from several businesses this summer. ‘They don’t like it,? Jones said. ‘They like to stay away from […]
The newspaper articles have been written, the candidates have been heard from and the signs have been catching our eye. The only item left in the Aug. 3 primary election is for the residents to vote. Independence Township Clerk Joan McCrary is expecting approximately 20 percent voter turnout and that is a shame. Things are […]
(This letter is in response to Bob Arend’s letter to the editor titled ‘City of the Village is a pretentious name? in the July 21 edition of The Clarkston News.) Bob Arend, you’re right. As residents of the City of the Village, I think we would all agree. A simple solution might be to rescue […]