Plein air painters meet The Outpost Artist Society of Groveland Township invites local artists to bring their paints and brushes to meet for free plein air painting sessions on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 21 at Rudy’s Market in Clarkston, and Aug. 28 at a location to be announced. Upon completion, artists […]
Brandon Twp.- Social media users beware. In the digital age, Facebook, Twitter, and texting are all popular forms of communication. All have their perils, however, and can be misused, as a recent police report shows. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating whether a crime occurred after a woman filed a complaint at the Brandon […]
Brandon Twp.- Hunter Parker has been blind since birth, but on Wednesday, he enjoyed helping others see how his disability doesn’t hold him back. ‘Blind people can do just as much as sighted people if they set their minds to it,? said Parker, 18, who attended Disability Awareness Day at Oakwood Elementary March 28. The […]
The nervousness was there, just like what a fledgling sportscaster would experience if he or she were to meet Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Harwell. About two years ago, when I was writing for one of The Citizen’s sister publications, The Clarkston News. I traveled to the Clarkston home of Detroit sportswriting legend Joe Falls […]
The Lake Orion High School National Honor Society hosted their annual Scholarship Dinner on March 5. Members and their families not only enjoyed dinner, but also entertainment from some of their fellow students.
It’s four days until kickoff for the Brandon varsity football team. The Blackhawks open their season by traveling Millington, a team in the Tri-Valley Conference’s East to Division, for an Aug. 27 matchup. Second-year head coach Ron Gill and the Blackhawks hope to improve on last year’s team, which went 2-7 overall and 1-5 in […]
Warrants were issued on Tuesday for two Goodrich men following an altercation in the Commons Park. According to reports from the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department, at about 5 p.m., March 22, a 15-year-old male was allegedly being harassed by a group of youths who were attempting to beat him up and steal his bicycle. The […]
Genealogical Society meets The North Oakland Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Orion Room of the Orion Township Public Library. Come and share your recent genealogical research.’Help will be available to people starting out on their genealogical searches. Visitors are welcome. Early 2008 dates (same time and location) […]
Unity Church of Lake Orion’s’minister and spiritual leader, Rev. Gregory Guice will speak about ‘Lighting the Road to Calvary,? on Good Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. On Easter Sunday, Rev. Guice will present ‘The Blessing of Easter Morning,? at 10 a.m. There will be a children’s’Easter Egg Hunt following the service. Everyone is’welcome. Unity […]
Brandon’s boys golf team is already showing signs of improvement. At the Flint Metro League preseason tournament Aug. 16, the Blackhawks finished fifth out of seven teams, with a team score of 351. Holly and Lapeer West tied for first at 330, but Holly won the meet based on a tiebreaker, as their fifth place […]