The Clarkston Area Optimist Club is holding its annual Clarkston Area Optimist OptiFest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Renaissance High School on Aug. 3. The family-oriented event will feature games, fun, food and education. The event is free and open to the public with ample parking at the back of the school. This […]
SYNOPSIS ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 23, 2024 – Regular Meeting CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 P.M. APPROVED: Agenda as Amended APPROVED Consent Agenda as Presented Approve the Board of Trustees Regular/Closed Session Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2024 Approve the July 16, 2024 Check Run Including ACH ($1,361,887.85) […]
Council likely to discuss alternative options at later date By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com CLARKSTON— During its meeting on July 22, the Clarkston City Council voted no to putting a referendum on the Nov. 5 election ballot asking residents if they would be in favor of a single waste hauler or a single day hauler […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its regularly scheduled meeting on July 23, the Independence Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to table a request from township Supervisor Jose Aliaga to initiate a financial forensic audit. Aliaga cast the lone nay vote. The request presented was for approval of a financial forensic […]
Independent candidate files for township supervisor By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Candidates have been solidified for positions on the city council and school board. The filing deadline for seats on the Clarkston City Council and Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education were on July 23. Because city councils and school boards are […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Independence Township has officially hired Lauren Rinke as the township’s new Public Information Officer. The position was filled earlier this month after the position was left vacant by former PIO Laura Haynes in March of this year. Rinke comes to the position after 15 years in higher […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Road Commission of Oakland County recently pushed back the estimated completion date for the ongoing roundabout construction at Waldon and Clintonville Roads. The project was expected to be completed in mid-October but is now expected to be completed in early November. The two-phase, 1.75-mile, $14.7 million project is being funded by […]
The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club wishes to thank the community for attending the 2024 Clarkston Garden Walk. Your attendance at this event helps to support the work the Clarkston Garden Club does in the community throughout the year. The Garden Walks require gardens, and we were thrilled with the support from the following gardeners […]
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Gunvor Elisabet “Gunny” Ryden Haefner, departed this earth peacefully on July 20, 2024 at the age of 102. She was born October 6, 1921 in Ostersund, Sweden to Marta and Lars Harold Persson. The family emigrated from Sweden to America in 1924 and settled in Pontiac, MI. She graduated from Pontiac Central High School in […]