Orion Township

Notice is Hereby Given: 1. That the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Orion has initiated the process of making certain improvements to Judah Road by applying chloride four (4) times a year. 2. That a special assessment roll prepared by the Township Supervisor is on file with the Township Clerk. 3. That […]

School board gives approval for robotics team trips

In other business at the Monday, Feb. 9 meeting of the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education: ? The board approved overnight trips for the Clarkston High School FIRST Robotics team for competitions (pending notification of team participants) in Ypsilanti March 11-13, Denver March 24-28 and Grand Rapids April 1-3. Costs for the seven students […]

Clarkston resident finds the right price as show contestant

BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer ‘Come on down!? Mention that phrase to just about anyone and the ‘Price is Right? instantly comes to mind. When John Toomey heard those words it was a dream come true. Toomey, of Clarkston, was a contestant on the CBS daily game show on Jan. 14 while in […]

Web site takes top honors in township excellence awards

BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer Independence Township was honored for excellence in community service for its Web site, www.clarkstoncalendar.org, on Jan. 28 at the Michigan Township Association Annual Educational Conference in Lansing. Given to honor the resourcefulness and ingenuity of township governments, the township received the first ever community service award from the […]

Addison Township

ADDISON TOWNSHIP BOARD Of TRUSTEES Regular Meeting SYNOPSIS The regular meeting of the Addison Township Board of Trustees was held on Monday, February 2, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. in the Township Complex, 1440 Rochester Road, Leonard, Michigan 48367 The Supervisor Koski opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by an invocation by Trustee […]

Local student to compete for Miss Junior Michigan

BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston High School freshman April Pieknik was selected as Miss Junior South Clarkston and will compete for the title of Miss Junior Michigan on Feb. 21 in Novi. Pieknik was nominated for the title by an anonymous individual. She filled out an application describing her interests and hobbies […]

Clerks: online voting won’t come soon

BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer Online voting was an added option to this year’s Democratic Caucus, but area officials don’t expect the trend to appear locally for quite some time. According to Jason Moon of the Michigan Democratic Party, 28 percent of people who voted in the Feb. 7 caucus voted online. ‘Online […]

Oxford Village

PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2004 7:00 P.M. or soon thereafter The Village of Oxford will hold a Public Hearing on March 9, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter in the Village Council Chambers to receive comments on proposed grant application for future Scripter Park Improvements. The Village of Oxford is conducting the public […]

Oxford Village

VILLAGE OF OXFORD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice, that the Village of Oxford Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m., on March 8, 2004 in the Oxford Village Council Chambers, 22 W. Burdick, Oxford, Michigan to consider the following: Applicant: Jeff O’Berry 30 Powell St. Oxford, MI 48371 […]

She helps seniors get meals, books

Joan Mendlesohn pauses to take a telephone call at the Independence Township Senior Citizens Center. It concerns an individual who hasn’t been home to receive her Meals on Wheels box lunch. She immediately calls the Older Persons Commission in Rochester, where people would follow up to make sure the person was alright. It’s part of […]