Plans to build a Clarkston DPW facility at Deer Lake Beach are dropped, and instead a city committee will explore other options like an addition to Clarkston City Hall. Improvements needed for the Deer Lake site outweighed what the city can afford. Wetlands also made any build there more difficult, said former councilman and Facility […]
Six members of the Clarkston High School DECA marketing club advanced to the State Conference in Grand Rapids on March 13- 15. The students who advanced to the State Conference are Alex Tanielian, Joey DeFinis, Monica Auger, Sabrina Parks, David Wakefield and Keegan Adams. The CHS DECA club competed at the District 6 regional conference […]
Dear editor, Thank you for your recent article on Oakland County Sheriff’s marine patrol being pulled from Lake Orion and all other Oakland County lakes. The Lake Orion Lake Association (LOLA) has been trying to get the word out to the public and working with the sheriff’s department since May to address this issue and […]
Dear editor, I would like to commend the letter in last week’s Orion Review sent by Amy Marcaccio Keyzer concerning the President’s address to students in public schools. What better experience of democracy could Orion students have had than to be greeted by the President? the first day of school?? I wish they all could […]
Calvary Lutheran Church, 6805 Bluegrass Drive, hosts Laughter and Illusions, a benefit for Youth Missions and My Habitat Clarkston, Saturday, Feb. 7. Taylor Hughes will entertain with comedy and illusions at two shows, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Hughes has earned ‘Best Comedy Magic? and ‘Best Illusion? awards by the Society of American Magicians, and […]
By Don Rush Each year volunteers for Clarkston’s American Legion Post 63 can be seen at local street crossings and businesses with handfuls of red poppies. They seek donations that in turn are used to help those veterans of the United States Armed Forces in need. Each year, the volunteers are able to trade thousands […]
Dear editor, The kudos and appreciation is only to begin on the very successful Dragon on the Lake this past weekend. However, I have to start with special thanks to Scott and Cathy Campbell of Orion Marine for the fabulous, real in so many ways, fire breathing dragon that has been sited on the lake […]
Dear editor, Thank you for the great (football) article and for letting the defense know that they do play a big part in the wins for LO. It is great that the offense is doing so well but the LO defense helps make the wins possible. Adam Groh should be spelled Gros but pronounced ‘Grow?. […]
When Sandy Ritter officially retired as trustee for Oakland Community College on Jan.1 after almost 37 years of service, she had the honor of being the longest serving board member in the history of the college. Ritter’s first run for OCC trustee was in 1978. She won. That was six terms ago, almost four decades. […]
Even though it was just a few weeks ago, Christmas and New Year already seem like long ago memories. I’m already used to saying and writing 2015 as if it’s been here forever. Life moves on so quickly. Now its Super Bowl weekend and all of the hype and controversy surrounding that big event makes […]