Following in the footsteps of many other municipalities, the Clarkston City Council passed first reading of two new ordinances to help in ‘cost recovery? and toughen enforcement of underage possession of alcohol. The first ordinance, if it passes second reading, would formalize a system assessing an offender with actual expenses for city police officers and […]
Michigan’s gubernatorial leaders paid a visit last week to a Lake Orion business and witnessed local innovation. Governor Rick Snyder and Lt. Governor Brian Calley stopped by while on his ballot proposal information tour to meet with the men and women who work at Molds, Patterns, and Dies (MPD). Snyder praised MPD as one of […]
The fifth annual Craig Greenfield Memorial Tri & Duathlon will be held Sun, Aug, 3 starting 7:45 a.m. at Deer Lake Beach and Depot Park. ‘We’re hoping for another good year,? said Corey Greenfield, who organized the event after her brother Craig Greenfield died from non-Hodgkins’s lymphoma in 2000. ‘Our whole goal is to help […]
Artist Michelle Tynan, who is working on a mural on the Clarkston News building, invites the public to view a half hour painting demonstration, Saturday, July 26, at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., at the north wall of 5 S. Main Street. She will teach how to give texture, age, and rust to a sketch […]
One downtown Clarkston business owner is concerned about the lack of available parking spaces for customers. The Clarkston City Council on Feb. 14 reviewed a letter from Claudia Jakus of Clarkston Travel Bureau on N. Main Street. At least part of the blame, Jakus wrote, goes to other business people using on-street parking. Jakus wrote […]
The 16-year-old Lake Orion teen charged with the Pontiac homicide on Oct. 23 was recommended for detainment on other charges less than a week before the killing. Allegedly, the teen, Donald James of Orion, invaded a Pontiac home with the intent to steal drugs, guns and money, according to Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe. He […]
By Olivia Shumaker Review Staff Writer Lake Orion has a wealth of creative minds, including Nina Wright, a local playwright and novelist whose play On My Boyfriends? Bicycles is currently being brought to life by the Lake Orion High School Thespians. ‘I really was surprised when the high school was interested in doing it, and […]
Friends of Depot Park continue to accept donations for improvements to one of Clarkston’s favorite gathering places. After raising money and arraigning for installation of the park’s new bridge last year, the organization is now hoping to add playground equipment in the children’s play area. Contributions can be made payable to Friends of Depot Park […]
The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club wants to add to the beauty of downtown Clarkston with a bridge over the river in Depot Park. The club floated an informal proposal to the Clarkston City Council on Feb. 14, and agreed to follow city procedures for formal approval. Garden club President Julie Piazza told the council […]
They say the greatest form of charity is when the recipient has no idea where the help has come from. A couple minutes with Bill Clark is all that is necessary to see that this longtime Clarkston philanthropist would prefer to stay in the shadows. Unfortunately for him, Bill’s deeds and charitable endeavors are too […]