First NO HAZ collection set for this weekend

Time to clean out your basement and garage and get rid of old cans or stain, cleaners, gasoline and pesticides the right way. The North Oakland Household Hazardous Waste Consortium (NO HAZ) is holding the first collection of the year this Saturday at the Silverdome South Auxiliary Parking Lot in Pontiac from 9 a.m. to […]

English appointed to township board of canvassers

The township board has accepted the resignation of B.J. Griffin from the Local Board of Canvassers and appointed Marie English to the remainder of the 2007 term. English served as an alternate member of the board of canvassers in 2006. Two Republicans and two Democrats serve staggered four-year terms on the board for the township.

Orion’s queen wins award in state event

‘Positive, energetic and outgoing.? When asked to describe herself in three words, Lake Orion High School senior Stephanie Miszewski chose those three. Considering her choice of adjectives, it’s not surprising that she was honored with the Miss Congeniality award at this year’s America’s Homecoming Queen Miss Michigan competition. Miszewski, who was the 2006 Lake Orion […]

Rare motorcycle hearse transports Harley lover

A unique contraption drove through downtown Lake Orion last Friday to honor Harley enthusiast Robert Erfourth. After a funeral service at the Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home, Erfourth was transported via a motorcycle hearse to the Eastlawn Cemetary. Located in Flatrock, the Michigan Memorial Funeral Home owns one of only eight biker-style hearses offered by the Tombstone […]

Country Coney severely damaged in fire

One of Oxford’s most popular haunts for breakfast and lunch is closed after suffering extensive fire damage Tuesday night. The Country Coney, located at 1040 S. Lapeer Road, just south of Drahner Road, caught fire around 7:52 p.m. following repairs to some natural gas piping inside the restaurant, which was closed at the time, according […]

Township parks and rec offers equipment trade in

For sports related equipment collecting dust and taking up space, the sports equipment swap is the answer. The inaugural event will be Saturday, June 2, 2007 from 11 a.m. ? 3 p.m. on the Clintonwood Park soccer fields. Independence Township Parks and Recreation wants to support area residents to keep active. One of the barriers […]

Wolves look for best in show at OAA’s

If Clarkston has a tough time with two of its opponents at the Oakland Activities Association division II boys tennis meet this weekend, it could be forgiven to a certain extent. The Wolves should have completed their intra-league games at this point, but due to rainouts they have yet to play league foe Stoney Creek. […]

Clarkston takes first lacrosse match with rival Lake Orion, 8-5

Each season, new chapters are written in the book of Clarkston and Lake Orion sports rivalries. Last Thursday an entirely new entry was filed under lacrosse. Lake Orion’s David Wurst did his best to keep the Dragons in the game, scoring four goals, but a seasoned Clarkston team took an 8-5 win in the inaugural […]

The LO Down

Longtime Review Editor Elaine Stieb occasionally passed on interesting and humorous items she received from our neighbor Kathy at State Farm. In light of this weekend’s holiday, I found this e-mail from Kathy particularly relevant. See if you remember any of these: My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done: ‘If you’re going […]

Teacher accused of molesting daughter

An Oxford teacher was jailed Tuesday after being charged with sexually abusing his 14-year-old adopted daughter. Gerard Robert Wilson, 48, of Commerce Twp., was arraigned on four felony counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in Novi’s 52-1 District Court. ‘CSC second-degree is a charge that alleges sexual touching with somebody under the age of 13 […]