With heavy hearts members of the 2009 varsity basketball team trudged their way to their locker room. They had just lost the semifinals to Kalamazoo Central, 58-44. While hopes to continue and compete in the finals were dashed, to be in the Spartan arena was a goal reached by players, the community, and Clarkston supporters. […]
Q. My wife and I have just relocated to the Clarkston area from another state where we had made advance funeral plans for ourselves as well as paid for them at that time. My concern is that now that we’re in a different state, will the funeral insurance policy we have ‘follow? us here? Tom […]
By Dan Shriner Review Editor Parker Joseph Hoekstra doesn’t know it yet but there are ice skates waiting for him and a dad that can’t wait for the times he can teach him to skate and play hockey. Parker is barely a month old but new parents Chris and Jamie Hoekstra, of Lake Orion, are […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Since the beginning of 2013 certain community members and Orion Township trustees have questioned the efforts of the Orion Township Treasurer Mark Thurber saying he is rarely in his office and is not adequately supplying township financial reports. ‘The quarterly reports are never complete. They are never done on […]
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind, planners hope. Windmills, and their green-energy potential, were the topic of a class recently for Independence Township Planning Commission. ‘We know that’s the up-and-coming thing in the next few years and we want to be prepared for when someone wants to do this in the township,? […]
As Clarkston traveled down its path to the state semifinals, three players stood out and led the team – Brandon Pokley, Matt Kamieniecki, and Tom Staton. Senior Pokley, not only was called one of the best shooters in the area but proved it during each game. Once he was passed the ball, he positioned himself […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer This year Orion Township homeowners will have a new tool to unleash when it comes to appealing their property tax assessment. About two weeks ago the Oakland County Equalization Department mailed homeowners their property assessments for 2014 after deducting or adding value to their previous assessment in order to […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer For the past year Orion Township Parks and Recreation administration has been hard at work prioritizing community goals for Orion’s green space. The Orion Township Board of Trustees approved and adopted the Parks and Recreation Master Plan at the February 18 meeting after aggregating suggestions, opinions, and revenue-making options. […]
Team RUSH, Clarkston High School’s robotics team, earned two honors at FIRST Robotics’ Lansing District Competition, March 21. They won the Chairman’s Award, presented by judges to the team they feel best represents a model for other teams, and best embodies professionalism and respect. ‘It is an awesome honor to win the chairman’s award,” said […]
When it rains it pours. A number of sewer-related events led the Clarkston City Council last Monday to approve a 70 percent sewer rate hike. Residents will see the increase when quarterly bills arrive in May. Currently, homes and businesses within the City of the Village of Clarkston pay sewer costs billed at $57 per […]