Some students from Lake Orion Schools recently learned first hand what it means to get more than you give by helping local Special Olympians prepare for a bowling competition on Oct. 25. Students from Lake Orion High School, Scripps and Oakview Middle Schools and some of the local elementary schools, to name a few, have […]
A man breaks into an Ortonville Road gas station to steal cigarettes, Feb. 23. March 2, a woman walks into a Main Street convenience store and steals three bottle of vodka. April 3, a man steals nine bottles of booze from the same store. Investigators suspect out-of-towners in dozens of cases like these throughout the […]
Spring cleaning, Gary Scott of Independence Township found an old Clarkston News. It’s 71 years old, so he thought it deserved more than the recycle bin. ‘I thought I’d bring it in when paying my bill (for subscription),? said Scott, a long-time reader of the paper. He had the paper for about 15 years, given […]
Monday, Oct. 27, someone failed to pay for $20 worth of gas at the Shell Gas Station on Baldwin Road. Attempted fraud and forgery arrest at Oxford Bank on Lapeer Road. A motorcycle was stolen from a garage on Joslyn Road. Suspicious circumstances on Dutmer Terrace. A man said someone had tampered with his insulin […]
Monday, Oct. 27, a prowler was spotted behind McDonald’s on South Broadway. A cell phone was lost at Front/Broadway. A person at Odonah/Kimberly was arrested for driving with a suspended license. *** Tuesday, Oct. 28, wires were down on Elizabeth Street. A vehicle was found abandoned on North Broadway. A stolen vehicle was recovered in […]
This Memorial Day, American Legion Post 63 will honor Clarkston’s fallen heroes by reading the names of more than 800 veterans laid to rest in Lakeview Cemetery. It will be the last time, said Barney Schoenfeld, post commander. “After careful consideration, it was decided that we will now honor all our veterans in a more […]
Angels’ Place 5K Race is earlier this year, set for May 22, instead of in September as before. “We wanted to try a new approach, avoid college football games,” said Paul Maxwell of Clarkston, who started the race in 2008. The one-mile Fun Race starts at 9:30 a.m.; 5K walk and run, 10 a.m., Saturday, […]
Tuesday, Oct. 28 3:03 p.m.-Station #1 responded to a dryer fire on Clairemont. 3:37 p.m.-A person on Pleasant Ridge had a possible stroke. Station #1 responded. Wednesday, Oct. 29 2:48 p.m.-An accident occurred on M-24, south of Scripps Road. Station #2 responded. 6:24 p.m.-A woman on South Lapeer had seizures. Station #1 responded. 8:04 p.m.-Station […]
Ten Years Ago Nov. 3, 1993 ~~~The men of the Orion/Oxford Eagles softball team were crowned national champions at the 1993 Eagles National Softball Tournament this summer. ~~~Carl Ruby’s 1929 Ford pickup truck was recognized as one of the best restored motor vehicles of its era at the 43rd annual Old Car Festival at Greenfield […]
One of my favorite shows lately is “Clean House,” a cable home-renovation reality show. The hosts find cluttered houses whose owners are just shy of psychologically impaired (those who are go to the program “Hoarders”), convince them to sell all their stuff in a yard sale, or as much as they’ll part with, then use […]