‘This is a direct benefit to the public?

Gym memberships and ‘boot camp? fitness programs for township employees’subsidized by taxpayer dollars’are good for the whole township. That’s the word from Orion Township Supervisor Matthew Gibb, who on Monday asked for and received approval to draw from the township’s fund balance in order to help pay for a ‘wellness? plan. ‘This is a direct […]

Renaissance and Rotary join forces to fight polio

Battles have been long won against the polio virus, but final defeat has been elusive. Students at Renaissance High School took up the banner to rid the world of the highly infectious disease during fall classes, raising money through a penny drive to contribute to the Rotary Club ‘s polio fund, researching Rotary polio eradication […]

44-point game puts Loyer on high-score list

Foster Loyer scored a career high of 44 points in the Clarkston victory over Romulus, 74-52, Jan. 9, at the New Year’s Basketball Classic at the Detroit Renaissance High School. The achievement was enough to place the point guard on the list of all time most points in a single Clarkston game, in fifth place. […]

Briefly

Teens and choices Judge Julie Nicholson of the 52-3 District Court will’speak at the Orion Township Library, 7 p.m., April 27, to parents and teens about critical choices young adults must make throughout their lives’especially about drugs and alcohol’and to prepare them to make ‘the right choices.? Facilitators say parental involvement is crucial, and encourage […]

The Easter bunny drives a bus?

‘It just kind of hit me, right here,? said Horst Fischer, tapping his heart, when he heard little Isiah Cummings would be without his mom this Easter. She passed away earlier this year. That’s why Fischer, a driver for North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), and the rest of the NOTA gang chipped in to get […]

Clarkston’s Got Talent!

Sashabaw Middle School student Abigail Mundy,10, wowed the crowd during Clarkston Idol competition last Thursday, when she sang Adele’s ‘Hello.? ‘Abigail was the winner of the 5-6 Division this year,? her mom Gina Mundy said proudly after her daughter’s win. Participants auditioned during a first round on Dec. 7. The contest was first held in […]

Spiritual Matters

Writing this on Jan. 6 I am focused on Epiphany. Yesterday was the 12th day of Christmas. Today we, in our church, begin the season of Epiphany. On Epiphany we remember the coming of the Magi to worship the Christ-child, thus another name for the day: The Gentile Christmas. Epiphany means to show forth or […]

Student of the week

Steven Rodriguez Parents: David and Ginelle Grade: senior Favorite subject: physical education Extracurricular activities: Steven helps out a lot with GAP activities Hobbies and interests: working out, video games and seeing friends Plans after graduation: going to Oakland Community College and maybe getting a full-time job Steven’s proudest of: how close his family is and […]

A workout for your tax dollars

They’re kidding, right? That’s what Orion Township wants to use its 100 percent fund balance for? Employee gym memberships? They’re kidding, right? Late last year the township laid off 20 percent of its workforce just a week or so before Supervisor Matt Gibb asked the board for a $42,000-plus-benefits ‘supervisor’s assistant? (now called ‘operations manager?). […]