Clothes for kids

Students at Montessori School of Clarkston are busy gathering items for Kids Kloset. ? “The kids are so excited and I think we are going to be able to do some real good,” said Stephanie-Lynn Huffmaster. “The kids are taking real pride in helping people their age.” Kid’s Kloset is a Mission and Outreach of […]

‘A bigger problem than you think?

Dear editor, In response of the letter to the editor ‘Mom unhappy with drug overdose story:? Wake up Lake Orion; you have a bigger problem than you think. While I am deeply sorry for the family that lost their son, we have several half way homes within the village, along with other organized self help […]

Knights of Columbus say ‘thanks?

Dear editor, The Lake Orion Council # 4764 Knights of Columbus would like to thank the people of the Lake Orion Oxford and surrounding communities who generously donated to the March 26-28 Tootsie Roll Drive. Nearly $11,000 was raised thanks to local townships, villages and merchants that gave permission for K of C members families […]

Powerball fever

Ortonville-Six bucks. Three tickets. ‘That’s one ticket for each person in my family,? laughed Craig Burnett, an Atlas Township resident who stopped by Tom’s Market, 465 South St., Ortonville on Wednesday a few hours before the Powerball jackpot for the Jan. 13 drawing grew to a record $1.5 billion. ‘I used the Easy Pick and […]

Similar problems in Lake Orion, Clarkston

Dear editor, I don’t know if it’s good news or bad news that the Lake Orion area is discussing that exact same problems as the Clarkston area. If recent articles in The Lake Orion Review are any evidence, you at least appear to be discussing the issues of shared services and the cost of police […]

Looking back

15 years ago April 5, 1995 ~ Jonathon Schmitz, of Orion Township, was charged with first degree murder, after shooting a man in the chest three times. ~ 63 Stadium Elementary students were rewarded with a graduation ceremony, after completing the 17-week D.A.R.E. program, conducted by Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. ~ Fourth grade students of […]

Apartment complex eyed for village west side

Goodrich-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the village council moved forward with a proposal to extend the village sewers west about 200 feet along the north side of Hegel Road just east of Shuman Drive. The extension, proposed to the council by Hanuman Marur, of Flint-based Trans Environmental Engineers, Inc., was for Future Holding, […]

Mobile Medical Response to locate EMS unit in village

Goodrich-Ambulance service may return soon. Jason McDonald, director of operations for Mobile Medical Response or MMR, announced last week the company will locate an ambulance 24 hours a day, seven days per week at 8389 S. State Road, next door to Buddy’s Brick Oven Pizza. The first EMS unit is expected to be in place […]

Neighborhood problem? Try SeeClickFix.com

The New York Times recently published an article about a website that has slowly grown to be something of a phenomenon in municipal information technology arenas. The idea behind SeeClickFix.com. is pretty straight forward: See a problem in your community (maybe a burned out light), post a description, location and maybe a picture, the problem […]