Heavy snowfall and record breaking low temperatures caused hazardous commutes and school cancellations Monday and Tuesday, after a winter snowstorm dumped over 15 inches in Clarkston and surrounding communities. With drifts, it was a lot deeper. “We had drifts in areas that were four feet tall,” said Autumn Brandon of Independence Township. “I have lived […]
The year 2014 is off to a cold start, but residents can expect a warm welcome at Independence Township Hall, said Supervisor Pat Kittle. Kittle said he wants residents to know his door is always open and he would also like to hold more meetings with homeowners association presidents. ‘I want to do this to […]
Handwriting says a lot about you, according to graphology guru Dave Littmann. Graphology, the study of handwriting, is a practice that goes back to the times of great philosopher Aristotle, and is actually very popular today in European counties. To analyze what graphologists call a sample, a person first writes about a half page about […]
Christmas time is almost here, and the thoughts of children turn to Santa in his workshop, preparing to make his big annual trip. This year, however, Santa’s sack of toys is missing, and the only person who can get it back is an elf. So begins the story of ‘A Merry Christmas Caper,? the latest […]
Phil Stackpoole was removed as chairman of the Addison Township Fire Board Monday night after six years of service following a 5-2 vote of the township board. Supervisor Bob Koski told the board his reasoning behind the removal was because he’d ‘like to see another person take the position and offer new ideas to the […]
Congratulations to the Leonard Elementary Leopards, the Oxford C.A.T.S., and the Clear Lake 1 and 2 LEGO Clubs! Out of 29 other teams, the Leopards and the C.A.T.S. placed in the top eight spots in the First LEGO League (FLL) Robotic regional competition Nov. 18 at Carman Ainsworth Middle School in Flint, earning a chance […]
A pair of top-five finishes by Katrin Vetter propelled Lake Orion to a 15th place finish at the Division I State Swimming and Diving Finals, held last Saturday at Oakland University. The team registered 54 points, three behind Northville and three ahead of Grand Haven (a full list can be found at www.mhsaa.com). Ann Arbor […]
The Oxford Board of Education voted unanimously last Tuesday to approve the sale and refinancing of the district’s 2006 refunding bonds, which will save taxpayers $2.643 million over the next 25 years. Superintendent Virginia Brennan-Kyro said the savings include ‘an anticipated reduction in interest expense? related to borrowing from the School Revolving Loan Fund. According […]
More than a foot of snow caused trouble all over Clarkston, but for skiers hitting the slopes at Pine Knob Ski Resort, it was made to order. ‘I love it,? said Jose Miguel, a teenager from Mexico City attending Everest Academy who tried snowboarding for the first time about a month ago. Another group of […]
The Addison Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously at their Nov. 20 meeting to pay $3,500 in additional funding to the North Oakland Transportation Authority to put another bus on the road beginning next year. Board members decided to take the additional funds from their community projects account, which has a balance of about $15,500. […]