Ready for the school year

Pine Knob Elementary students along with their family and friends headed to school last Wednesday. The 2013-2014 school year hadn’t officially started yet but they met their teachers for the new year, checked out their classroom, desk and lockers and met new friends. Students throughout Clarkston began their first day of the school year on […]

Letter to the Editor

I read the letter to the editor from the Barretts in the Dec. 24 edition of The Review on autism and have experienced the same pain. My wife, two kids & I live in Lake Orion. Our daughter is 6 years old and attends Orion Oaks Elementary. She is neurotypical, meaning she does not have […]

Local Photographer Ranks Among Best In Country

Local photographer, Scot Orser, owner of Orser Studio in Lake Orion, continues to gain national recognition for his creativity and style. His recent submission of Clarkston High School Senior, Samantha Seng, in the Senior Portrait Artists (spa) Model competition resulted in Samantha being selected among the winning entries as top model. The spaModel competition featured […]

Spiritual Matters

When I was in the fourth grade I was taught that I could not sing. My voice was beginning to change and I would usually be somewhere between a soprano and bass often with in the same beat. One day my teacher told me, ‘Just mouth the words, you can’t sing.? How many people have […]

Ready on the set!

This weekend Lake Orion’s own Catherine Towne will celebrate her movie debut in The Butterfly Effect 3 – Revelation. Catherine was part of the principal cast in the film and got to work alongside Chris Carmack. The Butterfly Effect 3 was filmed in Detroit in September 2008. The movie is playing at the AMC Forum […]

Winter sport safety tips from the Lake Orion police

The Lake Orion Police Department wishes everyone a safe and enjoyable winter season, please know these common sense rules before you enter a frozen lake, and please consider the following: ~Ice thickness is measured by new, clear, solid ice. ~Minimum standards for entry are: 4? for foot traffic, 5? ? 6? for snowmobiles and ATVs, […]

Winter wine tasting to benefit Orion Arts Center

Lisa and Jim Cummins invite the community to a winter wine tasting fundraiser for the Orion Arts Center on Saturday, Jan. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person and are available with an RSVP only. The event will be held at their home. For more information please call 248-693-4986 or visit […]

Letter to the Editor

Does anyone remember Greg Gilbert? A graduate of Lake Orion High School, he lived on Pontiac Street in Lake Orion and was a guard, #60, on the football team, and pitcher-shortstop on the baseball team.? He now owns, and has for years, the Seney BP and Party Store. The shelves are pretty barren from lack […]

Wolfpack Update

Lady Wolves put up a solid defensive wall and kept Rochester low on the board to get their first victory of the season. They won the game, 35-26. JV also won their game, 35-34. The girls host Southfield next Tuesday. ***GAMES RESCHEDULED*** The boys home basketball games vs. Flint Northern that were canceled on 12/19/08 […]

Good ole’ fun in Depot Park

Food, ice-cream, and fun created happy faces in Depot Park during Clarkston’s First Annual Old Fashioned Picnic–sponsored and planned by Think Positive Clarkston. Right after Clarkston’s Labor Day Parade September 2 visitors headed over for free goodies near Clarkston City Hall as games were set up on the other side of the park City of […]