Orion Varsity Cagers split wins

The Lake Orion High girls team opened up the varsity basketball season at home on Sept. 18 against North Farmington, after losing a game to Farmington Hills Harrison earlier in the week. On Sept. 16, Lake Orion traveled to Farmington Hills, where the varsity team lost to undefeated Harrison 46-22. Jessica Condine led Harrison with […]

Clean slate in store for former lumberyard

The former lumberyard in downtown Davisburg is set to be cleared of all structures. “The structure is ready to collapse ? I’m glad we took it over,” said Springfield Township Clerk Laura Moreau. “It’s in everyone’s best interest.” The Township Board contracted with Rogers Excavating of Springfield Township to demolish all four buildings at the […]

School budget

Clarkston Board of Education meets Monday to discuss the budget for the 2010-11 school year for Clarkston Community Schools. The meeting begins at 7 p.m., June 28, at the Administration Office, 6389 Clarkston Road.

Dragons devour Red Hawks on football field

If you look up the definition of “dominate” in the dictionary, odds are you will find the description of Lake Orion’s win over OAA-I opponent Troy Athens on Sept. 19. The Dragons seemed to move the ball, score and stop the Red Hawks at will, on their way to a 42-0 romp. Orion travels to […]

Furry friends

It was difficult to tell who was having more fun; the dogs or their masters. Table for Eight, a social introduction service based in Royal Oak, held its first every Dog Day Afternoon recently at the Orion Oaks Bark Park in Orion. The event brought together single people and their canine companions for an afternoon […]

Downtown live

Downtown Clarkston is live on the Internet, at Clarkston411.com. Clarkston 411 combines business telephone listings with on-line TV, radio, and newspaper information. Business listings are free. Call your advertising rep at 248-625-3370.

Count butterflies

All are invited to help in Oakland County Parks and Recreation and Six River Regional Land Conservancy’s North American Butterfly Count. The survey help researcher detremine geographical distribution and populations of butterflies. The count is Saturday, June 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Golden Preserve, 11406 Clark Road in Davisburg, and 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Independence Oaks […]

Twp. votes to delay OPFEC pullout

In a 4-3 vote, the Oxford Township Board Wednesday night extended the Sept. 30 deadline for its withdrawal from the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission until it receives a ruling from the court as to whether or not its pullout will precipitate the dissolution or termination of the safety authority. Voting for the extension […]

‘He’s just grown up a lot’

It’s been 20 years since Merolynn (Bernum) Hathaway has seen the young man from Germany who came to live with her family in the early 1980s, but as soon as she laid eyes on him, she knew nothing had changed. “He hasn’t changed a bit,” said the 50-year Oxford village resident, “he’s just grown up […]

Football for a Cure

The boys trade their blue and gold jerseys for pink and light blue jerseys for their Second Annual Football for a Cure, their pre-season scrimmage on August 14. The boys will have names of family and friends touched by cancer on their jerseys as they play for a cure. The cost to purchase a jersey […]