Well now Teresa Coventry, should we be troubled that your letter to Bob Arend in last week’s Clarkston News sailed your good ship, ‘Clarkston,? through condescending waters? Having been tossed overboard, do we founder on your ‘Dependence? life rafts? Do we long for the days when we would say, ‘We’re from Clarkston,? no matter where […]
Dear Editor, The Orion Firefighters Association thanks all area businesses, organizations and individuals for their generosity to help make our annual dinner/dance a great success. — Orion Firefighters Association
Dear Editor, I could not sit back and not respond to S. Brown’s letter that was published on March 5 titled, ‘Enough bashing of NOTA,? because the writer totally misconstrued Helen Barwig’s letter that appeared on February 27. Helen Barwig does not use the NOTA bus service because she has her own vehicle. She uses […]
My personal thanks to my friends and neighbors who so graciously donated their returnables for the cause (American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.) Also a thank you to Dan Gauthier at Clarkston’s Speedy Printing for donating the flyers that got the word out and to my husband for his support and help. May God bless […]
The Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department recently wrapped up another season of Concerts in the Park at Civic Center Park, with the last concert held on July 27. On July 20, Guy Louis, an Auburn Hills resident, brought his Chautauqua Express Family Entertainment show to the park on Joslyn Road near Orion Township Hall. […]
In a packed Dragon Fieldhouse, the Lake Orion Special Olympics basketball team readily defeated Jardon last Thursday, 30-18. The Dragons got to a slow start, trailing Jardon 6-4 by the end of the first quarter. Good defense prevented a lot of scoring in the second quarter, and a bucket by Orion’s Emily Absher at the […]
Sara Lieblein set a pair of school records, helping Oakland University’s women’s team to an eighth place finish at the Summit League indoor track and field championships, held Feb. 29-March 1 in Macomb, Illinois. Lieblein, a sophomore and a 2006 Lake Orion High School grad, set the OU school records in both the 3000 meter […]
By now Scott McGregor has some pretty thick skin. The 2001 Clarkston High School graduate has served as an umpire for the Independence Township Parks and Recreation youth softball and baseball program for the last seven years. Over that time, he’s grown accustomed to having his fair share of hostile parents vent their frustration with […]
Thirty-five. That’s how many votes made the difference in the Oxford Township clerk’s primary race yesterday. Longtime incumbent Republican Clerk Clara Sanderson defeated Republican challenger Patti Durr by a slim margin of 969 to 934. Durr said she will definitely file for a recount. ‘It’s just too close,? she said. Durr won in five of […]
The secondary market for life insurance is reshaping the landscape within the entire financial services industry. Life insurance policies now have a fair market value. This means that your choices as a consumer regarding your life insurance are increased. You may be able to sell your policy on the secondary market even if it has […]