White Lake Township is celebrating 175 years this year and, as such, the township is preparing a time capsule to commemorate the milestone. One of the items going into the time capsule will be a book filled with the names and addresses of White Lake residents. According to Trustee Carol Burkard, the book is being kept at the White Lake Township library at least until the end of the month. The time capsule will [...]

Part of the large crowd at the White Lake Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20 meeting attended as a result of an issue raised by White Lake resident Matt Sprader. Apparently, the main point of contention involved work at a couple baseball fields being built in township parks. Over the summer and fall, contractors combined Vetter Park’s two original fields into a single, irrigated baseball field. A multi-purpose building was also built to [...]

Waterford and White Lake townships were recognized for their collaborative efforts in information technology when they earned the award for Best Technology Project of 2011 from the Michigan Chapter of Government Management Information Science (Mi-GMIS). Mi-GMIS is the state chapter of the federal organization that is comprised of information system (IS) professionals from cities, townships, villages, counties and states at large. The award specifies that Waterford contracted with White Lake to provide information technology (IT) [...]

White Lake Township is collecting food for its Helping Hands food donation program, to assist low-income people facing hunger in the area. “We just felt we needed to give back to the community,” said Dena Potter, White Lake Township Supervisor Greg Baroni’s administrative assistant and the township’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) fund director. “So many people are doing OK, and so many people aren’t. We felt the need to give back.” In order to [...]

Voters in the Huron Valley School District tapped Bonnie Brown and Jeffrey Long for two four-year terms on the Board of Education during the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general election. Eight challengers faced off against incumbent Brown, who was elected by taking 23 percent (1,976) of the total votes. “The reason I ran after being appointed initially was that I love what I’m doing and kids have always been my life,” Brown said. “I wanted to [...]

The White Lake Township Board of Trustees recently approved the concept plan for Phase I of improvements to Bloomer Park and is now in the process of drafting construction plans to be able to put the project out for bidding after the first of the new year. “We’re hoping to start construction in the spring of 2012,” said Jason Iacoangeli of the White Lake Community Development and Planning Department. The park consists of 30 acres [...]

Huron Valley Lakeland claimed its third consecutive Michigan High School Athletic Association district title on its home floor at the expense of its rival, Huron Valley Milford. The Eagles defeated the Mavericks in three straight sets; 32-30, 26-24 and 25-11 in a Class A district final on Friday, Nov. 4. “This is something that our team set as a goal at the beginning of the season and have been working so hard day in and [...]

The additional funding needed to repair the Lake Neva standpipe in White Lake Township and avert potential disaster was approved unanimously by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners last week. The board had initially denied additional funding after questions had been raised as to why the cost of the project had increased. In September, Oakland County agreed to finance the $150,000 originally required for the project. However, the money necessary for the project had since [...]

White Lake Township police officers have apprehended a suspect allegedly responsible for keying two vehicles in the 100 block of Mill Street off of Elizabeth Lake Road. The malicious destruction of property incident took place a little after midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 4. According to a White Lake Police Department report, the complainant’s car, as well as her boyfriend’s vehicle, were keyed. The complainant’s purse had also been stolen. The complainant told police believed the [...]

Huron Valley Lakeland remains tied for first-place in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) North Division after two division wins this past week. The Eagles began the week with a straight set victory at home over Waterford Mott, 25-6, 25-11, 25-11, on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Freshman Madison Harris had 10 kills and 3 aces for Lakeland (24-8, 7-1 KLAA North) while Jordan Bromley had 9 kills and Ciara Schultz had 22 assists. “This was a [...]