Happy Birthday!

From left, Pam and Paul Semann, Joyce Little, Amanda Matousek, Kathy Sabol, Chris Sytek, and Mike Sabol celebrate Clarkston’s 180th birthday with cake and ice cream at a community get-together in Depot Park, Oct. 7. The Holcomb family settled here in 1832. Photo by Phil Custodio

Donation jar for boy with leukemia stolen

‘Have a heart.? That’s the plea coming from Oxford resident Jennifer Gentry after finding out someone stole money from a donation jar for her son, who’s battling leukemia. Last Thursday, a ‘dark-haired, thin man? entered the Indianwood Junction Party Shop at Indianwood and Baldwin in Orion Twp., and stole money out of the special jar […]

Still time to meet the candidates before Aug. 5 primary

The Lake Orion Review and Orion Neighborhood Television teamed to host a Candidates Night at the ONTV studio on June 30. The event was broadcast live on Cable Channel 20 and will reair on that channel every day until the Aug. 5 primary election. The program will run Monday through Sunday with the supervisor candidates […]

Hughes, Blackhawks blank Walled Lake Northern

Coming off a loss in non-league action, the Brandon varsity hockey team quickly got back on the winning track against another non-league opponent. The host Blackhawks soundly defeated Walled Lake Northern 4-0 at the Polar Palace in Lapeer Jan. 29, improving their record to 14-1-1 on the season. Brandon wasted little time establishing themselves, scoring […]

Cheers for fun runners

With another lap done, students grabbed another rubber band to the others they had last Friday. They were collecting them as they participated in the Springfield Plains Elementary annual fun run. They ran and walked while parents cheered for them. A few students grabbed their dogs for a few laps on the outside path. Elementaries […]

Spiritual Matters

October: what a glorious month! The stunning, vibrant array of color displayed by Mother Nature for a brief moment inspires many a conversation. Some will speak of their favorite viewing location or remembrances of seasons past. Many declare fall to be their favorite season, others deride it as the prelude to winter complaining of the […]

Club helping flood victims

Members of the Orion/Oxford Boys & Girls Club’s Torch Club are currently raising funds to send to two Boys & Girls Clubs destroyed in the flooding in Iowa.’Pictured are members Emily, Cierra and Melina.’The Torch Club will be sponsoring a hat day and a carnival at the club for members.’Anyone interested in making a monetary […]

Hold those Tigers — Brandon cagers defeat Fenton 79-72

By Jeff Patrus Sports Writer Brandon’s transfer student connection helped the Blackhawks earn a key Flint Metro League victory Feb. 1. The host Blackhawks avenged an earlier loss to Fenton this season with a 79-72 win, improving to 3-10 overall and 3-4 in league play. Fenton fell to 4-3 in the league. Guard Adrain Harges […]

Week at a glance

Brandon Varsity Sports 2-7 Volleyball vs. Linden (H) 7 p.m. 2-8 Boys Basketball vs. Flint Northern (A) 7:30 p.m. Coed Swimming vs. Clawson (H) 6:30 p.m. 2-9 Wrestling vs. Lapeer East (Linden, Oxford) (H) 6 p.m. 2-10 Coed Swimming vs. Swartz Creek (A) 6 p.m. 2-11 Boys Basketball vs. Linden (H) 7:30 p.m. 2-12 Hockey […]

Team RUSH ends season with wins

Before Team RUSH put away their 2012 robot, they took it for one last spin at the Kettering Kick-off Invitational, Sept. 22. They placed 15th in the quarterfinals out of the 42 teams at the annual robotic competition. In the robot basketball game, they finished with four wins and three losses with the robot they […]