Correction
In the article, ‘Chinese New Year celebrated locally? in the Jan. 19 edition of The Citizen, Andrew Kue should have been listed as the owner of Peking Inn Restaurant in Ortonville.
Memorial Day in Lake Orion
The sun shone strong for the first time in nearly a month, Monday — just in time for a grateful community to honor their military heroes, both living and dead. Annual Memorial Day events included grave-side ceremonies at Eastlawn Cemetery, a parade downtown, wreath throwing into Paint Creek, US Air Force jets flying over and […]
News Brief
Citing the need to carefully evaluate Michigan’s final budget for next year and its impact on public education and the local school district, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education moved the date to approve the district’s 2011-12 budget, to June 22. Board members noted this would give people an additional opportunity to provide […]
News Brief
The resignations of the Lake Orion Community Schools? Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance Jillynn Keppler and Executive Director of Human Resources Margaret Hazlett were formally accepted at the May 25 school board meeting. In other personnel news, Waldon Middle School Assistant Principal John Bernia was appointed Principal of Oakview Middle School, starting in the […]
Supt. further explains idea at board meeting
By Joe St. Henry Special Writer for The Review So, our kids? summer fun will not be cut short after all. Unless they want it to be. Lake Orion Community Schools Superintendent Marion Ginopolis said at last week’s Board meeting her idea of exploring year-round education, introduced in an e-mailed letter to district families earlier […]
Letter to the Editor
Thank you to The Clarkston News for your generous donation to Lighthouse Emergency Services? Adopt-A-Family/Senior Program. Your donation has certainly brightened the holidays for a low-income Oakland County family in need. On behalf of our clients, volunteers and staff please accept our sincere appreciation. With unemployment rates skyrocketing, over 73,000 residents in Oakland County live […]
Letter to the Editor
As a senior citizen and resident of Independence Township, I frequent the Senior Center on Clarkston Rd. a couple of times a week and at times volunteer my services. As I enter the doors of this ancient farmhouse, also known as the Senior Center, I have to ask myself why a township of this stature […]
Wildwood Amphitheater dedication June 14
Orion Township will dedicate its new amphitheater, ‘Wildwood? on Tuesday, June 14. The program will start at 6 p.m. with the North Oakland Dixieland Band playing favorites from the 1920’s and 30’s followed by a short dedication ceremony. The North Oakland Concert Band, conducted by Annette Kline will perform a patriotic program starting at 7 […]
Group trip provides students with independence, fun
BY ALICIA DORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer For the students at Clarkston Schools? Post-High AI program, venturing to Chicago over night is more than a simple field trip. For most of the students it’s a chance at sampling independence for the first time. Post-High was recently awarded a grant from the Autism Society of America, […]
Meet The Review’s ‘nearly? unpaid intern
While sitting here trying to write this, I’m struggling with something clever to say about myself. The more I think about being clever, the more I realize I’m just your typical person. I procrastinate with almost everything I do, I’ll never pass up a shopping trip, I think dogs rule and cats drool, and I’ll […]