The Clarkston Select Soccer Club (CSSC) is a competitive youth soccer club, home-based in the Clarkston area, which promotes player development for both boys and girls, ages eight through 17. Re-established in 2002, the mission of the CSSC is ‘to provide a learning environment for Clarkston area youth soccer players who seek a more competitive […]
On the court … In what has become a tradition in the first week of summer break, Clarkston head volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall packed the CHS gym with close to 160 kids to teach them the finer points of the game. ‘We try to see what kind of players are out there and cultivate their […]
With a ‘sportsmen supporting children? mantra, the Clays-for-Kids Foundation of Clarkston is looking to help small charities supporting children of all ages. Prior to Clays-for-Kids founding seven year ago, Paul Lemley and a group of lenders and friends met every fall for a sport shooting competition. The participants pooled their money and gave it to […]
Most 15-year-olds spend time counting down the days until their 16th birthday and the emancipation of a driver’s license. While his peers dreamt about cars and the open road, Michael Lohmeier fell in love with appraisal. At age fifteen, Lohmeier took appraisal classes, attended broker’s conferences and knew immediately what he wanted to do with […]
When Colleen McPhee had the idea to open her own hair salon, she had 22 years of styling experience, dedicated clientele and a large room in her home which served as the ‘garage’s garage.? Flash forward a few months and McPhee’s vision turned the ‘garage’s garage? into Hair-Raizors, a comfortable and lavishly decorated salon which […]
Due to some miscommunication (that means no one is taking the blame for this one), The Jubilee special that the teaser on the front page of the June 22 Orion Review said was in the paper — isn’t. But we do promise you it will be part of the Orion Review next Wednesday, unless of […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Orion Substation recently welcomed a new member to their law enforcement family: Terry, a 2-year-old German Shepherd. Terry will be handled by OCSD Deputy Dan Harold (pictured), and is trained in narcotics tracking and handler protection. Terry is the first dog to work out of the OCSD Orion Sub.
An attempt by several village council members to hire a new Lake Orion Department of Public Works superintendent ‘from within? failed June 13. Councilmen, by a vote of 4-2, picked Scott Baker, who was Plymouth’s Assistant Director of Municipal Services from 1997-October 2004. Council members Tom Albert and Doug Dendel voted no to hiring Baker. […]
West of the bridge on Park Island Drive lies a small community of nice lakefront homes, many with attractive landscaping and lawns. What the residents don’t have is a paved road leading to their houses that’s in good shape. A group of them came to the Lake Orion Village Council meeting on June 13 asking […]
Last year, the Lake Orion Fireworks Association raised $26,000 to pay for the annual fireworks during the July 4th holiday. With a little over a week to go, just about 70 percent of the cost of this year’s display has been reached. It’s been estimated it will cost in excess of $25,000. Over 500 people […]