Jessica Brown and Maj. Benjamin O’Rourke, United States Marine Corps, celebrated their wedding Aug. 25 at the University of San Diego, Calif. The bride is the daughter of Bill and JoAnn Brown. The groom, son of Jane and Pat O’Rourke, is a 1990 graduate of Clarkston High School and 1994 graduate of the University of […]
Steven Miller of Clarkston graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University in June. *** Amber Blair, sophomore at Clarkston High School, was inducted into the Spring 2007 National Honor Roll. She is eligible to compete for $25,000 in honor roll Awards for Academic Achievement. *** Jim Hamilton of Clarkston […]
All Orion Township residents (long-timers and newcomers) should be concerned about preserving a small piece of Americana located in the southwest corner of the township on Baldwin Road. It’s called Gingellville and all the original buildings may some day be gone and never replaced. The original community center was torn down and relocated three miles […]
My nine year old son, Andrew, attends the CI classroom at Stadium Drive Elementary and I am in full support of the move to Webber Elementary. I will admit Andrew loves dance and drama and it was a bonus for him to be able to attend a ‘focus? school that offers ‘performing arts.? However, that […]
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, MI-08, is sponsoring a Municipal Grant Workshop to help local communities identify and apply for federal grant funds. Joining Rogers in hosting the workshop are The Clarkston News, Oxford Leader, Lake Orion Review, and The Citizen of Ortonville. ‘Sometimes the toughest step in any process is the first one, and never […]
The Great Lakes ThunderCats baseball team recently participated in the May Day Classic, the biggest baseball tournament starting each season, hosted by Wayne County Wolves baseball and sanctioned by the USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association) as a national qualifier. Highly skilled teams from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan travel to attend this event. Multiple […]
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Date and Time: November 20, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. Place: Independence Township Library 6495 Clarkston Rd, Clarkston, MI 48346 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Opening Statements and Correspondence 5. Approval of Agenda 6. Public Forum ? Individuals in the audience have the […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity baseball team was almost unbeaten last week, except for dropping the first game of a doubleheader with Novi over the weekend. On May 17, the team defeated Rochester Adams, 4-3, with Nate Recknagel having a two-run homer and Brian Hewitt a one-run homer. On May 19, Lake Orion took […]
The Lake Orion boys track team pulled out a first place finish in the Division I Regional competition, held in Holly on May 21 and completed on May 24 due to rain on Friday. The team finished with 105, before second-place Grand Blanc with 98. Ryan Lewandowski finished first in the high jump, 6-3 on […]