The Independence Township Fire Department has successfully sold two of their old rescue units. Springfield Township purchased Rescue Unit #2 for $55,001. The unit is six years old with 18,234 miles and 2,175 engine hours. The Lewiston Volunteer Fire Company in Minnesota purchased Unit #3 for $37,001. Unit #3 is almost 10 years old with […]
The Independence Township Senior Center held a grand Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 17. Seniors enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, great music, fun games and wonderful company. Pictured above enjoying some appetizers are (left-right) Wanda Poplawski, Mary Methner, and Robert and Treva Porter. Music for the luncheon was provided by Rovin? Ron of […]
Erica Cale, 12, of Clarkston, was crowned the champion of the Miss Pre-Teen Royal Oak pageant on Nov. 7. Cale, a student at Clarkston Middle School, is the daughter of Nancy and Jeff Cale. She has a two-year-old sister, Savannah, and two brothers, Trevor, 10, and Sean, 14. Cale competed against 33 girls in the […]
Sometimes the best things come in the smallest packages, as can be seen in Clarkston’s newest establishment, La Petite Gallery. La Petite Gallery, located on Main St. in the same building as Tierra’s Fine Jewelers, is a premier showing spot for Clarkston and surrounding community artists. Begun in spring 2004 by Director Terry Tracy, the […]
The Gourmet Concept, located in The Parsonage at 6 E. Church St., is currently collecting international phone cards for our soldier in Iraq. ‘I have an employee whose sister is in Iraq,? said Sandra Keitel, owner of The Gourmet Concept. ‘She’s a weekend warrior who was sent over. Hearing about her situation just made me […]
Hold on to your funny bone – the Clarkston Village Players have returned with yet another side splitting show to tickle the grumpiest among us. ‘The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild? is a farce on America’s beloved world of cinema. Mildred Wild, a woman struggling to deal with reality, lives in a dream world conjured […]
Please hold tightly to the newspaper. The following may be a bit surprising: Members of the Independence Township Board were pleased to learn that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be completely reconstructing the M-15 bridge over I-75 this spring. Yes, that’s correct, board members were pleased to hear about more road construction in […]
Sometimes when your looking for a little bit of Clarkston history, the source seems to be where you least expect it. Charles ‘Chuck? J. Smalley, a resident of Clarkston since 1952, celebrated his 80th birthday on Oct. 27. In addition to the special day, the octogenarian also shares the honor of being the last police […]
At the Nov. 3 regular meeting, the Independence Township Board held a public hearing and unanimously approved the funding application for the $86,351 2005 Community Development Block Grant. Deputy Supervisor Rita Burdick listed during the public hearing the following programs for the funding: n Alot $4,500 to transport disabled children to a summer camp program. […]
Joyce Zurel is not big about cooking, but she absolutely loves writing. Little did this Clarkston resident know, but her passion for one would lead her to acclaim in the other. Zurel, a Clarkston resident since 1980, was recently awarded third place in the ‘Taste of Story? Competition sponsored through the Michigan Counsel for Humanities. […]