From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Farmer Jack buys Clarkston Food Town: The end of an era came when longtime grocery staple, Food Town, was sold to Farmer Jack. Amy Sanderson, director of advertising for Farmer Jack Super Markets in Detroit, said the sale was effective Oct. 4. Farmer Jack planned […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Excellence rewarded: One lucky Clarkston High School teacher was Tuesday’s winner of $25,000 at a special assembly. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Arthur Ellis surprised chemistry instructor Keith Cook and family when he announced Cook’s name to the group. The award was presented to three […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Independence okays study for new township hall: Up to $25,000 funds were OK’d for a study on a new township hall. But the plot thickened concerning one of the possible site – 20 acres on Flemings Lake Road which was once considered for a Lakeview […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Tree removal causes complaints: Despite many good feelings surrounding the opening of Independence Elementary School in November, at least one resident was not pleased with school officials. A stretch of 700 feet of Hubbard Road at Main Street would be paved in the next two […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 He’s a ‘Lifesaver’: Rob Alonzi, a part-time patrol officer for Clarkston City Police, was honored by members of the Oakland County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his efforts to make the county roads safer. Alonzi was nominated for the award based on the […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Headed for homeroom: Students unloaded from the buses at the temporary location for Independence Elementary School on Monday morning. Principal Chris Turner greeted fourth graders Dominque Kunz and Jessica Green as they approached the school. Mikel and Dr. James O’Neill to lead Labor Day Parade: […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Progress stalls on new city hall: The Clarkston City Council agreed on one thing regarding plans for an addition to the city hall building – to put it on the agenda for the next meeting. The council’s building subcommittee, consisting of council members Anne Clifton […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Officials hope post office won’t deliver huge facility to Independence: If the U.S. Postal Service chose Independence Township for its new mail center, the building would be 650,000-700,000 square feet on 52 acres for a Northeast Metro (Michigan) Processing & Distribution Center. The federal agency […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999 Projected water main costs called ‘a big hit’ for some businesses: At the July 26 city council meeting, council members and several residents got their first look at preliminary costs to bring a water main into downtown. According to the estimate, the water main installation […]
From The Clarkston News archives 25 years ago – 1999City water, repaving delayed: After 90 minutes of discussion Monday night, the Clarkston City Council decided on a plan to repave Main Street and possibly to install a water main for the next summer was all wet. Following a suggestion made by Gary Tressell, the city’s […]