Dear Editor, I am a disabled Registered Nurse. After 11 long years of unemployment, I have finally achieved the status of a back to work position. I have been riding the NOTA (North Oakland Transportation Authority) bus since I moved to Lake Orion this winter. What a pleasure the drivers of NOTA have been to […]
Dear Editor, In attending the March 17 Orion Township Board of Trustees meeting, I couldn’t help but listen to the crying and bellyaching some of our Oakland County Road Commissioners were chanting. If I heard correctly, the chants were, ‘We’re operating over our budget? The federal government and the state of Michigan have cut back […]
If you have a computer, you have to download Jib Jab for some good laughs. My boss, Don Rush, was the first to unveil to us this two minute video on Jib Jab called ‘This Land.? Since then, I’ve been telling and showing people this parody of George W. Bush and John Kerry. I read […]
Shred day Community Shred Day, during which residents can bring their documents to be safely disposed of, will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., April 22, at the Brandon Township Library, 304 South St. The event is free as the Clarkston Brandon Community Credit Union and Downtown Development Authority celebrate Money Smart Week. Details: Sian Jasso […]
Dear Editor, We would like to thank the following individuals, bands, clubs and businesses for all their help in raising funds for Madison Chind in her fight against cancer: Lisa Kratt, Brian and Jill Sorenson, Steve Bowling, Tammy Bunnell, Brad Patton, Bullfrogs, Justice Band, Triple Threat, Connie Lundy, Bea Ellis, The Citizen, the Ortonville Lions […]
Memo to MasterCard: ~Winning a powerlifting state championship requires lifting thousands of pounds. ~Winning it in the third year of a school’s program requires hours of dedication each week. ~Beating your rival to do it. Now that’s priceless. The Lake Orion varsity powerlifting squad did just that on March 15, when they edged out Clarkston […]
Lake Orion Schools? Carpenter Elementary was recently selected to host 23 teachers from Taiwan. They are in America to participate in a masters degree program at Lawrence Technological University, and visited to learn about Carpenter’s ‘Year-Round? program and their integration of technology.
I’m very concerned over the recent letter to the editor — Don’t treat us like children — that was from Concerned Seniors. I’m concerned too. If this is truly going on, what can be done about this? Has anyone from your paper ever reported anything about this new director or the mess going on there? […]
Dear Editor, This letter is for the girls who stole my lawn ornaments (and not just mine, you wrecked a lot of yards). And for what? You can’t talk about it-except among yourselves. You can’t show them to anyone, you’ll be asked where it came from. For the one who took my angel, if you […]
Many Lake Orion fans will remember the 1998 football team, that won a share of the OAA I and went all the way to the state semifinals. Some will remember the cheerleading squads that won the 1974 and ?75 USCA Grand National Championships. But few are likely to recall the 1925 Dragon basketball squad that […]