Bill Chamberlin’s campaign for better enforcement of handicapped parking regulations reached the Independence Township Board last week. Speaking during the public forum time at the Tuesday, July 15 meeting, Chamberlin asked trustees to endorse a program to train handicapped citizens to issue citations to unauthorized vehicles using handicapped parking spaces. Chamberlin also sought a resolution […]
The signs are not readable from the driver’s seat, but the message is clear to someone hoping to post signs for garage sales or real estate companies. “It is unlawful to post or attach any garage sale, lost pets or any type of advertising of any kind on regulatory signs or posts in the city […]
Clarkston Community Schools — and the taxpayers — will save about $10 million on the bond issue approved June 9. Action by the board of education on July 23 led to sale of $83.7 million worth of bonds at 4.7 percent interest, well below the 5.5 percent estimated at the time of the election. Anita […]
Some people may have questions, others may have fears. The answers to modern computer and Internet questions are available, however, from several local sources. It’s worth the investment and the investigation, because people who do not take advantage of the Internet are missing “the world,” according to Joe Herpers, vice president of sales for Clarkston-based […]
It was good to have an offer, but the offer apparently wasn’t good enough. After a closed session July 10, the Springfield Township Board voted to reject a purchase offer for the old township hall at 650 Broadway. Details were not disclosed, but Clerk Nancy Strole was pleased to have a proposal. “There seems to […]
Susette Hart has always been a “glass half-full” person. She doesn’t deny the reality of challenges in life and the local community, but as president of the Clarkston Coalition For Youth, she is convinced of the potential for the positive to win out. “I will not deny that we have issues in this community like […]
Two years ago, the community rallied to help Lu Kuhta in her fight against bone cancer. She won that fight, and now hopes the community will rally to help provide scholarships for others. The WolfPack AAU basketball program will host what they are calling the Lu Kuhta Scholarship Fund-raiser Friday Aug. 22. It’s a full […]
Clarkston Police Chief Ernest Combs welcomes new state standards for defining drunken driving, scheduled to take effect Oct. 1. “This is something that has been needed for a long time,” Combs said. “My officers are very vigorous in looking for intoxicated drivers.” To protect the state’s eligibility for federal road dollars, the Michigan Legislature last […]
It’s hard to avoid cliches when offering condolences to someone who has lost a loved one. It’s also hard when you’re feeling the pain yourself. It’s been a rough year in several respects, not the least being I’ve lost two friends in recent months. Steve had a heart attack at work in March of this […]
Karen Foyteck gives a relatively short answer when describing the role of a school board president. “I always laugh and say I’m a traffic cop,” she said, “which really means I run the meeting.” Foyteck was elected president of the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education last month, succeeding outgoing president Kurt Shanks. Now beginning […]