On June 18, Independence Township Parks and Recreation held the local meet for Hershey Track & Field. Athletes from ages 9-14 were challenged in running and field events. The first place winners now go to the State Finals held in Holt, Mich. on July 8. Due to ongoing construction at Clarkston High School’s track, the […]
The most valuable asset in today’s job market is experience ? something Dick Lederman is trying to give kids at Dick’s Collision Center in Clarkston with the Hands-on Work Experience Program. ‘There are a lot of kids out there who are not college bound and it’s too costly for them to attend a trade school,? […]
The closest some people get to nature’s splendor is when they roll down their car window. Three men from Clarkston recently experienced Michigan’s great outdoors, taking part in the 24th running of Pedal Across Lower Michigan bike tour ? a 215-mile trek from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron from June 18-24. Along with 751 other […]
A 36-year-old Macomb County man being pulled in a tube was run over by a pontoon boat on Lake Orion on July 2. The accident occurred about 2:45 p.m., according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division. The man was riding in a tube that was being pulled by a speedboat, and accidentally fell […]
A 25-year-old Clarkston man is in critical condition, paralyzed from the neck down, after he dove off a boat and into a sand bar in about three feet of water on Lake Orion on June 27. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division said the incident occurred at about 4 a.m., and that alcohol was […]
Dave Hicks and his family are enjoying new siding and a new porch on their Lake Orion home, and they said it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Michigan’s lead abatement program. Hicks, an Oxford native, said he first learned about the program, which has been around since 1996, from a co-worker in […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s Marine Division said the season on Lake Orion has been average so far, although they won’t have final numbers for violations until data is compiled in September. OCSD Sergeant Dan Toth of the Marine Division said last year nearly 700 patrol hours were logged, with 1,200 stops, 76 violations (tickets) […]
The US Census Bureau will have census takers in the Orion Township area, regarding the new American Community Survey program. The program will change the way future censuses are conducted. Starting in July 2005, households will receive the American Community Survey questionnaire, to which they must respond under Title 13 of the United States Code. […]
The chloride #1 special assessment district for the Lakeview Subdivision was revised by the Orion Township Board at the June 20 meeting. Due to the Road Commission for Oakland County recently finding out that Cornith is a private road, it will no longer be maintaining it, or chloriding it. However, the road had been included […]
Clarkston High School student Laura Kupe, 17, was chosen to represent the district in the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington D.C. on July 30. Kupe a senior who is the National Honor Society President and on student council. ‘This will be a powerful experience, enabling me to interact with many prominent men and women […]