Don’t let all the sugar and spice hiding behind Heather Lafnear’s beautiful smile and pretty red hair fool you ? the fourth-grader from Clear Lake Elementary is one tough cookie. Recently, Heather, 10, took second place in the 66 pound category at the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association National Competition (GWA) in Lake Orion. This is […]
Don’t let all the sugar and spice hiding behind Heather Lafnear’s beautiful smile and pretty red hair fool you ? the fourth-grader from Clear Lake Elementary is one tough cookie. Recently, Heather, 10, took second place in the 66 pound category at the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association National Competition (GWA) in Lake Orion. This is […]
My month-long service for the good of our country has finally come to an end – I completed my four week stint as a juror on the Michael Cristini case for the Macomb County Circuit Court. And let’s just say, ladies and gentlemen, that covering court cases for the past five years as a reporter […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted at their April 5 regular meeting to not grant CMS Gas? request for an extension in removing gas they placed into the ground at their Rochester Rd. site. According to the September 2001 consent judgement agreed upon between the township and CMS Gas, the company was allowed 18 […]
The Wildcat Softball team has had a slow start to their 2004 season – the ladies went into their spring break with a 1-5 record. On April 3, junior pitcher Amber Cervantez was on mound for seven innings when the ladies lost 3-6. Junior Jessica Anhel went three for three, with two doubles. She had […]
Upland Hills School is holding its 2004 Annual Auction ‘With Open Arms, a Celebration of Community? on April 24 at the Twin Lakes Golf Club in Oakland Township. As always, the event will feature a raffle for a one-of-a-kind, hand-stitched quilt made by school volunteers. ‘We had more than 15 volunteers work on the quilt […]
No discussion accompanied the Independence Township Board’s approval of a self-initiated rezoning for almost 70 acres at the northwest corner of Waldon and Sashabaw roads near the I-75 intersection. According to Township Supervisor Dave Wagner, the agenda item was ‘pretty cut and dry? with all six of the trustees in attendance voting aye for the […]
Independence Township residents now have an updated utility ordinance to follow ? one that Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen says finally includes sections on enforcement and penalties. ‘We didn’t have any of this in there before,? explained VanderVeen. ‘Now the ordinance has some teeth.? The new additions to the ordinance established enforcement officers to uphold the new […]
This November, residents will finally decide whether or not Independence Township needs a new senior center and operating millage. At the Aug. 5 special board meeting, trustees voted unanimously to place a 4-year, 0.4 mills operational millage and $3.1 million (.12 mills) bond issue on the general election. The votes were met with cheers and […]
The ballots are cast and the votes are tallied ? with everything moving smoothly during the Aug. 8 primary election for Springfield and Independence townships and the City of Clarkston. By 11:30 p.m., the three municipalities had all unofficial elections results submitted and posted on the Oakland County website. The following results were listed on […]