Current happens at the Independence Township Senior Center: ? ‘Menopause the Musical? on Feb. 13. Motorcoach transportation is provided to and from the Gem Theatre. A group dinner will follow after the performance at the new Canterbury Grill in Olde World Canterbury Village. The cost is $74 for residents and $77 for non-residents. ? Take […]
Tom Cousins and Sharyn Yambrick-Cousins of Clarkston are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Brooke Elizabeth Cousins. Brooke was born on Aug. 11, 2004 at 11:08 a.m. at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc. She weighed seven pounds, three ounces and measured 20 inches. Brooke was welcomed home by big brother Alex, […]
Michigan State University’s Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) announced the selection of Daniel J. Kelly, of Clarkston, as a recipient of a political leadership fellowship. Mr. Kelly was chosen from a pool of over 100 candidates for the public policy and leadership training program that runs annually from February through November. Mr. Kelly is an […]
Lions Club golf outing is July 19 The Lake Orion Lions Club will host their 13th Annual Golf Outing on Saturday, July 19. The four-person scramble event will be held at Devils Ridge Golf Course in Oxford and includes after-golf dinner and entertainment at Opa’s Food & Spirits in Lake Orion. For more information about […]
The 15 first grade girls in Clarkston Elementary’s Brownie Troop 1931 had a unique opportunity to learn about restaurant manners and hospitality recently at a special tea party luncheon hosted by Fran Avey, owner of 221 B Baker Street. Avey, along with server Stacey Rabideau, helped the troop members earn their Manners Try-It badge which […]
Dear Editor, Voting in a local election can be difficult if you don’t know most of the candidates. It can be hard to understand from the mailers what each candidate’s real priorities are, and even harder to know how effective that candidate will be at serving the community. Here’s my tip to those of you […]
Dear Editor, Last week in Orion kicked off with a long-awaited controversial supervisor’s report on just what happened at Friendship Park. Our Supervisor, Mr. Dywasuk, reported that the illicit dumping at Friendship Park was truly a mystery, no one knows were the fill came from, no one knows how it happened, and the Parks director […]
By Sue Turpen The sauce-it’s the sauce! It has always been the sauce! Growing up in Flint, Italia Gardens was an institution for good, fairly priced, comfort Italian food. In 1931, Albert and Joseph Barone opened the first Italia Gardens and soon the restaurant gained great popularity with the nearby Buick workers who headed in […]
Local photographers have a ‘shot? at winning some cash. The Orion Art Center is hosting ‘The World Around Us? Photography show with $500 in prize money offered. Drop off dates are Thursday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., July 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, July 26, from 11 a.m. […]