By Olivia Shumaker On the morning of Jan. 21, I expected to spend my day off from Lake Orion High School within the happy little world of my books. The fact that it was inauguration day was inconsequential’I had not displayed interest in any of the previous inaugurations in my lifetime, and did not expect […]
By Katelyn Winkler Review Staff Writer Wrapping up his final months in high school, senior Derrick Williams will soon make the transition from being a Lake Orion Dragon to an Eastern Michigan University Eagle for the upcoming four years. Williams and several other Lake Orion seniors are expected to sign letters of intent next week […]
The Citizen editorial opinion The deaths of nine area youth in two Lapeer County automobile crashes last weekend is a nightmare feared by any parent of school-aged children possessing newly-issued driver’s licenses. Although reports are still inconclusive, the youths–ranging in age from 14 to 23’were riding together, five in one car, four in the other, […]
Dear Editor, The letter to the editor from Michael Powell of Sept. 10 contains the false implication that our non-profit organization and its wholly volunteer Board of Directors will benefit monetarily from the passage of an open space millage in Independence Township. The ballot proposal is for Independence Township to purchase and own open space […]
After losing in the Aug. 5 primary three local candidates say they’re going to move forward with a write in campaign in the Nov. 4 general election. Incumbents Paul Amman, Atlas Township supervisor, and Linda Owen, Brandon Township treasurer, along with newcomer Robert Renchik, vying for Groveland Township treasurer, will seek office in November. All […]
Morning rush hour traffic on southbound M-15 was slower than usual on March 24 after a minor personal injury crash. According to Oakland County Sheriff reports, the crash occurred just before 7 a.m. on M-15 just south of Rattalee Lake/Hadley Road. A Saturn sedan, driven by a 40-year-old Oxford man, rear-ended a Ford pickup truck […]
Independence Township March 22: Larceny from vehicle at Fox Creek apartments. Taken were 200 CDs and $100 cash. Larceny of $25 worth of gasoline from the Speedway station on Dixie Highway. Staff provided a vehicle description and Waterford police later apprehended an 18-year-old Davisburg man. March 24: Larceny from vehicle on Bowpointe Drive. Someone broke […]
Thanks to Rudy’s Market, the Easter Bunny walked up and down Main Street on March 25 until he bumped into Austen Ike.
Dear Editor, (In response to Harry Branca, Jr.’s letter, ‘Ax is the one who owes Groveland Twp. an apology,? The Citizen, Sept. 6, page 7) So you agree with me about the voters: this is good. Being we are a republic and our country is based on the rule of law, then practice what you […]
Dear Editor, Brandon Township Public Library’s teen department thanks the following businesses for their support of the 2008 Teen Summer Reading Program: Friends of Brandon Library (FOL), A&W, Frosty Boy, CC’s Cyber Cafe, Oxford 7 Theater, Rider’s Hobby Shop, and Gamers Sanctuary. Without the support of our area businesses and FOL, the summer reading program […]