For about 30 ninth-graders, Veterans Day lessons included talking to veterans. Ron Burrill, Vietnam War veteran explained to student Kalei Hubert how military ranks work. Students at the American Legion Post 63’s veterans’ luncheon, Nov. 8, also asked vets if being in war was a scary experience. Burrill said it was a scary time for […]
McLaren Health Care System recently acquired the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, but officials say the hospital system is still committed to expanding in Independence Township. ‘If anything, it will improve on our efforts to get the approval for the Clarkston hospital,? said Kevin Tompkins, McLaren’s vice president of marketing. ‘It will have positive effects.? […]
Clarkson’s 27th Annual Best of the Best businesses Expo will fill Clarkston High School with fun and surprises, Nov. 14. The Expo will be full of networking opportunities, entertainment and over 100 exhibitors at the high school cafeteria and Main Street Hallway. An Afterglow party at Fountains Golf and Banquet will follow. ‘Businesses participating are […]
I was watching the news recently and I saw three little girls on television in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. I just knew in my heart the little girls were cold, hungry and scared. I immediately thanked god right then and there for my fortunate circumstances. When I see all the people in Philippines with […]
About 20 cars sit all day in city parking spaces marked with a two-hour time limit. That’s how many cars City Manager Carol Eberhardt counted, as she investigated several parking issues in Clarkston. ‘I have been chalking the Main Street and West Washington lot to get an idea about how many cars routinely stay all […]
Is the government spying on us? That’s what Independence Township resident Gary Taylor wants to know. Taylor is concerned with recently installed cameras at several intersections in Independence Township. Taylor first noticed the new equipment on Dixie Highway and Maybee Roads on his way home from church. ‘I looked up and saw the cameras, walked […]
City manager Carol Eberhardt, as well as some residents, hope the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) does something about traffic issues in Clarkston. A walk-through scheduled with MDOT and Eberhardt was cancelled after MDOT officials told her representatives had already conducted a walk-through of Main Street. Issues with a cross walk on Sashabaw as well […]
Independence Township officials are asking for citizen comments about the Sashabaw and Dixie Highway corridors. Comments will be used to make decisions about the communities Master Plan. During a joint meeting with the Independence Township Board of Directors and the Planning Commission to review the Township’s master plan, comments made by local leaders were added […]
A mascot at the Big Boy Restaurant in Clarkston has been banned. Standing along Dixie Highway, the restaurant’s 12-foot-tall trademark is dressed up as a ghost until owner John Nannini figures out what to do with it. Nannini said this isn’t the first time the mascot has been targeted by Independence Township for violating a […]
A power outage caused by heavy winds left some customers in the dark last Thursday night and into Friday morning. Areas of both Springfield and Independence Townships were affected. In Springfield Township about 2,000 customers lost power. Clarkston residents were a little luckier with only pockets of areas affected. A DTE Energy power outage map […]