Spring has sprung; the dogs are back. O’Conner’s public access is unsafe and unaccessible for yet another season. When will our village reclaim our O’Conner public lake access? Public means for all village residents. Just who lives there and why are they allowed to possess this access? Could it be a village council member or […]
Varsity Girls Swim team is: back row, Amber Fullmer, Julia Vela, Tyler Rumbold, Caitie John, Erika Gustafson, Clare Leady, Allison Garland; back row, Ashleigh Chrabot, Andrea Misteravich, Rosie Magidsohn, Molli Simpson, Christine Seiple, Caylin Waller and Rachel Seng. Photo by Renee Weaver-Wright
Varsity Cheer Team is: back row, Paige Semaan, Lisa Quantz, Kelsey Miller, Lacie Turnbull, Ashleigh Henderson, Megan Best, Nicole Harris, Ali-Jo Olsen-Beever; middle row, Alexa Saplala, Alex Decker, Anna Foos, Mascot Caylee Price, Brianna McVety, Hailey Kociszewski, Emily Addis; front row, Payton Kaminski, Carly Gardner, Stephanie Joseph, Mackenzie Smolek, Shayna Joseph, and Sarah Keller. Not […]
It was with dismay that I read ‘Don’t Rush Me? on March 16. I was appalled to find God’s name cursed and swear words used in a column whose title, ‘Irish Jokes,? would encourage children to read this column. While I note that you have a disclaimer indicating columns aren’t backed or supported by the […]
The Lake Orion High School Key Club is deeply grateful for the generosity of area businesses during our 30-Hour Famine event on Feb. 26-27. The Key Club is an international, student-led community service organization at the high school, sponsored by the adult Kiwanis Club of Lake Orion and Oxford. Recently we participated in a 30-Hour […]
Clarkston Chiefs received their first taste of the fall season as all seven teams faced rainy and windy conditions on Family Day last Saturday. The Freshman Blue and White teams shut-out their competition; Blue beat Waterford Corsairs Green, 33-0, and White beat Chiefs Freshman Gold, 21-0; JV White beat JV Gold, 16-6 and JV Blue […]
I want to thank the four OCSD deputies at the Orion substation who recently took custody of a teenager who was visiting us and had to be removed from his home, through no fault of his own, pending an investigation. My family and I have mentored this young man for almost four years and he […]
Clarkston Farmers? Market, Saturdays through Oct. 11, 8 a.m.-noon, across from Depot Park. Eggs, herbs, plants, flowers, vegetables, pickles, fibers, honey, syrup, grass-fed organic beef, raw cheese, fair trade tea, coffee, organic baked goods, gnocchi, bratwurst. 248-821-4769. *** Emergency Food Assistance Program, for seniors in need, Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sept. […]
Ten Years Ago April 12, 1995 ~~Developers hope to convince Orion Township officials to allow them to build Silver Bell Crossing, a proposed shopping center at the northwest and southwest corners of M-24 and Silverbell. ~~Orion Township is offering the DNR an old landfill on Kern Road in exchange for 45 acres behind the township […]
Orion Township Parks and Recreation hosted a Travel Camp for kids during spring break, March 28-April 1. The group went to the Waterford’s Oakland Yard and worked with professionals as they rotated through stations of golf, lacrosse, soccer and other activities. They visited Basketball America in Orion, playing basketball, soccer, hockey, volleyball and went bowling. […]