Second chance

The 24th Lake Orion Adult and Learning Options High School graduation took place on June 2 in the Lake Orion High School Center for Performing Arts. Dr. Craig Younkman, the school district’s retiring superintendent, was guest speaker. Presenting the graduates were Julie Stucky, temporary principal of Leaning Options and MaryAnne Thorndycraft of Adult Education. Members […]

DAR Good Citizen

For her work as a community volunteer, Bridget Schultz has been named a Class of 2008 Daughter of the American Revolution Good Citizen. The Oxford High School senior received the distinguished award based on her demonstration of dependability, leadership, service and patriotism to an ‘exemplary degree.? The vote on Schultz was nearly unanimous for the […]

Independence Township

SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE May 21, 2013 A. A Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 7:00 PM at the Independence Township Hall. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL: Present: Kittle, Pallotta, Brown, Aliaga, Lohmeier, Ritchie, Schroeder […]

Fire Call

Monday, May 30 12:39 a.m.-A person at Front/Lapeer was intoxicated. Station #1 responded. 7:00 a.m.-A person on Leidich was in respiratory distress. Station #1 responded. 1:08 p.m.-An accident took place at Waldon/Joslyn. Station #3 responded. Tuesday, May 31 3:31 a.m.-A medical emergency occurred on North Shore. Station #1 responded. 7:10 a.m.-Station #3 conducted a smoke […]

Looking Back

Ten Years Ago June 7, 1995 ~~LOHS? Tony Luebbert won the Class A state championship when he threw a discus 151-feet, 7-inches. ~~Running for two seats on the school board are Leeann Bartley, Jeff Butler and incumbent Tony Rothschild. Twenty Years Ago June 5, 1985 ~~Gary Hasley and Carol Moser are vying for the two-year […]

Reflections on the Obama win

By Steve Allen Tuesday, November 4, 2008. This date is now indelibly written into the history books. For the first time in my 53 years on this earth, I, along with everyone else in the world, witnessed a real, monumental change in America. I cried, I smiled, and watched with amazement. On that night, history […]

Clarkston Village

PUBLIC NOTICE CLARKSTON PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON 375 DEPOT ROAD CLARKSTON, MI 48346 BUDGET HEARING CITY COUNCIL A public hearing will be held regarding the 2013-2014 City Budget on June 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Copies of the proposed 2013-2014 budget are available for inspection at the City offices, 375 Depot […]

Orion Township

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION BOARD OF TRUSTEES SYNOPSIS, REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 – 7:00 P.M. ORION TOWNSHIP HALL 2525 JOSLYN RD., LAKE ORION, MI 48360 Called meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. All Members present. Invocation, Rev. Larry Wik, Lake Orion United Methodist Church. Pledge, Supervisor Barnett. Recognized Zero Waste Effort of the […]

Orion Township

RESOLUTION APPROVING CLINTON-OAKLAND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM 2013 INTER-MUNICIPAL CONTRACT At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Orion, Oakland County, Michigan, held on the 20th day of May, 2013. PRESENT: Barnett, Shults, Thurber, Steele, Porter Steimel, Flood. ABSENT: None. The Clerk presented to the Board of Trustees a form […]

Lake Orion Village

VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION PUBLIC NOTICE GREEN’S PARK SCHEDULE Green’s Park will be open according to the following schedule: Pre-Season Opening ? Pass Not Required Sat. April 20, 2013 (Third Sat. in April) ? Thurs., May 23, 2013 (Thurs. before Memorial Day) 10:00 a.m. ? 8:00 p.m. NOTE: No Attendant, No Lifeguard on Duty, No […]