When people hear “pro-life,” they think of the abortion issue. That’s because the pro-life label has become a way of identifying those who are against abortion. But being pro-life goes beyond abortion. Throughout its pages the Bible gives us an entire pro-life vision. A vision that does not merely fixate on an issue or two, […]
he Junior Olympic Competitive Gymnastics team came home from their last competition with trophies and smiles. The gymnastics team from Stars & Stripes Gymnastics Academy in Clarkston participate in 10 competitions a year. Their last competition took them to Covington, Ky., for the U.S. Coaches? Spectacular, Jan. 18-20. The team came home with two first […]
Prior to the big Wildcats/Dragons football game Aug. 26, a brand new flagpole and American flag were dedicated to all the brave men and women in Oxford who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. In front of the pole is a giant boulder, donated by American Aggregates/Edward C. Levy Co., bearing a plaque featuring […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Editor By a count of 6-1, the Orion Township Board on Monday night elected to rescind its April 18, 2011 approval of Waste Management, Inc.’s request to begin the process for expanding the Eagle Valley landfill. Prior to the vote, a confusing and sometimes contentious debate took place between the […]
A couple Oakland County commissioners have told me about the financial wizard in this county’s government. They credit him with keeping Oakland County in black figures, something not that familiar to other counties, though a balanced budget is required by law. So, when Commissioner Brad Jacobsen gave me a flier inviting me to Rochester to […]
SYNOPSIS CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 2008 Members present: Lapp, McCreery, Willett, DeWitt, Carlson 1. Approved agenda as modified. 2. Approved Consent Agenda, which included the following items: ? Regular Township Minutes of January 7, 2008 ? Township Study Session Minutes of January 16, 2008 ? Regular Bills in the amount of […]
Lake Orion’s football team knew what was coming, but could not stop it. The Oxford Wildcats used their traditional power running game to control the clock, rack up 300 yards on the ground and rip the Dragons, 41-20, in the season opener for both teams. A capacity crowd of some 9,000 watched the blowout, which […]
By Megan Bildner Review Intern People may not know Lake Orion village council write-in candidate Shauna Brown, but she thinks the most important qualities someone running for the position can have are honesty, an open mind and focus. She thinks she possesses all of these traits and more. Brown is a long-time resident of Lake […]
SYNOPSIS VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 14, 2008 ? 7:00 P.M. Members present: Kassuba, Batten, Green, Champion, Nivelt, Eschmann, Quisenberry 1. Approved agenda. 2. Approved the minutes of the December 10, 2007 regular meeting. 3. Approved the minutes of the December 10, 2007 ZBA regular meeting. 4. Approved the disbursements in the amount […]
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Date and Time: February 5, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. Place: Independence Township Library 6495 Clarkston Road, 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 […]