Lake Orion village manager has come home

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Interim Lake Orion Village Manager Darwin McClary wants to come home. Currently living in Ferndale, McCLary is a small town Oxford boy at heart, graduated from Oxford High School in 1984, and served as the Oxford village president from July 1993 to September 1996. He has nieces and nephews […]

A Look Back From The CNews archives

15 years ago ? 1993 ‘Devereaux named new principal? Sharon Devereaux was named principal of the new, yet-to-be-named Springfield Plains Elementary School. Devereaux, who was principal of Andersonville Elementary for seven years prior, served Springfield Plains until she passed away in 2007. ‘Schools up 79 pupils? After tabulating the figures from its fourth Friday count, […]

Around Town

Ride of Terror, after dark until midnight, Thursday-Sunday through October. Every day during Halloween week. Stretch 6-passenger golf carts. $10. 248-625-3731. *** Proactive Elder Care discussion series, 7-8:30 p.m., Oct. 15, 22, 29. Topics include medical, financial, living options, legal paperwork, and how to organize the process of care giving. Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church, […]

Father criticizes using 14-year-old son in drug sting

By Dan Shriner Review Editor The father of a 14-year-old Lake Orion teenager who police used to help bust an alleged drug dealer is angry and believes his son was put in peril by law enforcement. The man, whose name is being withheld by The Review in order to protect the identity of his son, […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Independence Township Senior Center’s second annual transportation fundraiser held at the new Fountains Golf and Banquet on Sunday, Sept. 14, was a great success despite the rain and winds. All in attendance enjoyed the delicious food prepared by Kip Tracey of Nina’s Comfort Food, great service provided by Fountains staff and entertainer […]

Lake Orion gets new village manager

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Darwin McClary is Lake Orion’s new interim manager, replacing Paul Zelanak. McClary will serve as the interim manager for an open-ended period of time while the Council takes recommendations from their hiring subcommittee for a full-time manager. The application deadline was April 15. McClary was selected from the Michigan […]

Father critical of using 14-year-old son in drug sting

By Dan Shriner Review Editor The father of a 14-year-old Lake Orion teenager who police used to help bust an alleged drug dealer is angry and believes his son was put in peril by law enforcement. The man, whose name is being withheld by The Review in order to protect the identity of his son, […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Less than two months after lecturing the township on what is ‘undemocratic,? The Clarkston News shrugs off the dramatically undemocratic conduct of the lame duck township board in which they went behind closed doors without any notice to overpay for a new township hall for which they will have to make $800,000 in […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, After watching the Independence Township Board meeting Oct. 7, it became clear to me that one of our newly nominated trustees, Neil Wallace, should not take his seat on the board in November. For approximately 30 minutes, Mr. Wallace, knowing the board meeting was being televised, criticized very stongly the leadership of Supervisor […]

Lake Orion village manager has come home

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Interim Lake Orion Village Manager Darwin McClary wants to come home. Currently living in Ferndale, McCLary is a small town Oxford boy at heart, graduated from Oxford High School in 1984, and served as the Oxford village president from July 1993 to September 1996. He has nieces and nephews […]