Planning commission meeting cancelled
The township’s planning commission meeting, scheduled for July 16, has been cancelled due to the lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting of the planning commission is set for Aug. 6.
Local skiers fall to Flushing
The Brandon-Oxford ski team had their hands full with Flushing in a Feb. 1 meet at Mt. Holly. The girls team lost a 24-49 meet to Flushing, while the boys team fell to the Raiders 24-54. Only one skier from each team placed for the Brandon-Oxford unit. On the girls side, Julie Kehoe of Flushing […]
Gray, Olsen lead team to second in OAA
The Lady Wolves are getting ready to hit the green at Twin Lakes Golf Club for the MHSAA regionals this Thursday. “They will be a little nervous,” admitted Clarkston Girls Varsity Golf Coach Steve Hoffman. “I might be more excited than they are.” A few tough teams he pointed out in the tournament are Utica […]
Wolves take third on the court in OAA White
When it came down to who would top the OAA White league, Clarkston was right up there. They finished in the league in third place after taking third in not only league dual matches but at the OAA White tournament, Oct. 2. “I was pleased with it,” said Clarkston Boys Varsity Tennis Coach Chas Claus […]
Safety Path Committee to celebrate 20 years
The Orion Township Safety Path Advisory Committee is celebrating 20 years of providing safety paths in the community. Join them Friday, July 18, noon to 5:45 p.m. or Saturday, July 19, 9:30 a.m. to noon as they honor the citizen-initiated program which currently extends for more than 38 miles of pedestrian pathways in the community, […]
Powers, Van Kuren spark Goodrich offense against Lapeer East, 10-2
Goodrich’s hockey team has been turning up the jets offensively in recent action. In their most recent contest Jan. 29 against Lapeer East, the Martians scored five goals in the first period on their way to a 10-2 defeat of the Eagles, improving their season record to 10-7-1. Forward Derek Powers led the brigade by […]
Some things are just plain wrong
Something must be terribly wrong with me. My thermostat must be out of whack; my sense of reality askew. Like many folks this past weekend, I spent quite a lot of time out of doors, shoveling some of the foot of snow we received. I shoveled the driveway not once, not twice, but three times. […]
Last ride for the season
The Clarkston High School Equestrian Team was edged out at their regional meet. During the two day battle, the riders were defeated by two points, 265 to 263. Sand Creek High School edged out the Wolves in the final event, the two man relay, despite two personal best times by the team of Vika McCallum […]
Happenings
Learn photography at historic estate There are still two opportunities to participate in a photography workshop at the William E. Scripps Estate this summer. The Orion Art Center is proud to present workshops at the estate on Saturday, July 12 and Saturday, August 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The workshops will be conducted […]
The LO Down
A British man who was told he’d be dead by last Christmas, cashed in to the tune of about $10,000 last month after placing a bet (on 50-to-1 odds) that he’d live six months. Apparently, we can add ‘beating cancer? to the list of things that can be wagered on in today’s world. But that’s […]