If it was the school board’s intent to become rock stars, then they’ve succeeded. Their last two meetings have been standing-room-only audiences for their performances, though jeers seem more prevalent than cheers. I call them performances because no one is quite sure what’s really going on backstage surrounding the situation with Lake Orion High School’s […]
Dear Editor, My husband and I recently received our absentee ballots in the mail for the Lake Orion School District election that takes place on Tuesday, May 5. Guess what is on the school ballot? Only one whole candidate who is a current member of the board. If this is not a waste of postage, […]
For City Council member Mike Sabol, leadership sometimes means action. Last fall and summer action meant patrolling Clarkston streets and removing illegal signs. ‘For the record, it was me that took the signs down ? I felt like I have the right,? Sabol said at the Jan. 27 council meeting. ‘I didn’t want the city […]
Spring Break deal Thank goodness Spring Break is just around the corner! If you’re not heading somewhere warm, you and the kids will be home, looking for something local to do. Luckily, fun activities and new, interesting places to discover abound and finding them couldn’t be easier. Check out the March and April editions of […]
Dear Editor, Thank you for your recent front page article regarding the absence of a skate park in our community. Thanks to the fine work of our Township Recreation Department, Orion Township is regarded as having some of the finest soccer and baseball facilities in Oakland County. It is terrific that so many children in […]
Dear Editor, I wanted to write a note of appreciation to the Orion Township Fire Department’s Stations #1,2,3 and 4 for responding so quickly to my 9-1-1 emergency call. I have always had admiration and respect for firefighters, which has increased with my recent experience.These guys are truly heroes! I am so grateful to live […]
15 years ago – 1999 ‘Holiday Inn proposed for M-15? A new hotel was proposed for property on M-15 north of the City of Clarkston – but the future of the project hung in limbo due to a proposed zoning of the site. The 80-room Holiday Inn Express Suites, which would be north of I-75 […]
I soaked in the news calmly but inside I was bursting at the seams – last Thursday would be my last visit with Veslav Stecevic, M.D. My liver looked good. Losing 90 pounds had reversed the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), also known as fatty liver. Now, don’t get me wrong. It’s been fun but I am […]
Dear Editor, I would like to commend Coach Steve Roberts, the varsity girls basketball team and Pilar Mazur, second grade teacher at Paint Creek Elementary. My 8-year-old daughter, Maddie, has not missed a varsity girl’s basketball game this season, home or away. Each morning in school, she would talk to her classmates and her teacher, […]
Paul Zelenak Guest Columnist So, your Village Manager is writing a column on April Fools Day. What qualifications do I have for writing such a column? Well, other than the wise guys over at The Review asking me to write this column, nothing I guess. I’m not here to talk about the meaning of life […]