Goodbye hair

Preschool friends Ashley Zardus of Brandon Township and Carly Ouellet of Lake Orion each donated their hair to Locks of Love on June 2. The girls are excited to start kindergarten with their new looks.

Looking into security cameras

At the request of the parks and recreation committee, Lake Orion Village officials will be seeking proposals to install security cameras at two village parks. Committee members said the Children’s Park gazebo has been damaged by kids using it as a skate park and there has been continuing damage to the spindles in the railing. […]

Letter to the Editor

It has recently been brought to my attention that our local teens have found easy access to beer and liquor. Fortunately I have a teen that talks to me. He told me all about ‘cooler hopping.? This easy shopping adventure was explained to me as…. Homeowners will leave their coolers on their boats, decks and […]

Cagers assembled for new season

Clarkston Boys Varsity Basketball team, front row, Terrence Cooper, Jake Wilton, and Aditya Chand, middle row, Tommie Ronk, Brandon Hughes, Luke Prudhomme, Ass’t Coach Jack Cunningham, Coach Dan Fife, Ass’t Coach Eric Chambers, Brandon Verlinden, Tyler Scarlett, and Julius Porter, and back row, Oliver Kupe, Adam Ratliff, Jared Lawrence, Tom Staton, Matt Kamieniecki, Brandon Pokley, […]

No penalty fees this time

Fifty three customers in the downtown area and in the East Flint area can breathe a sigh of relief. They won’t have to pay any penalty fees for late payment of their April utility bill. LO Village Manger JoAnn Van Tassel told council members on June 14 the late fees should be waived because these […]

Changing CDBG funds

A public hearing is scheduled for July 7 at 8 p.m. during Orion Township’s Board of Trustees meeing to gather public comment on the proposed reprogramming of two sets of Community Development Block Grant funds. Parks and recreation director Rock Blanchard would like idle CDBG funds from 2003 to be reprogrammed to help cover costs […]

Lady basketball ready to hit the court

Clarkston’s Girls Basketball team,top row from left,: Mikaela Parrish, Brook Chadwell, Kaleigh Kenny, Jena Manilla, and Taylor Daugherty , middle from left, Rachael Reis, Tiffany Settlemoir, Betsy Mellen, Alyssa Swindlehurst, Asst. Coach John Bennink, Head Coach Tim Wasilk, Crystal Pace, Jennifer Johnston, Conner Daugherty, and Taylor Hasselbach, and bottom from left, Jaclyn Otto, Mgr. Amber […]

Garbage pick up day stays the same

Because the 4th of July falls on a Sunday this year, Waste Management will maintain its regular waste collection schedule the week after Independence Day. Trash collection is generally delayed by one day whenever a holiday occurs during a regular work week (Monday-Friday). According to Brian Conaway, Waste Management’s community and muncipal relations manager, his […]