Brandon Twp.- The magic of ‘Peter Pan? arrives on stage at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9-10 at the Brandon High School Performing Arts Center, 1025Q S. Ortonville Road. The boy who will not grow up is part of a 27-member cast that includes characters Wendy, John and Michael Darling, Captain Hook and sidekick Smee, the […]
Monday, April 26, a person on South Broadway was arrested for driving with a suspended license. A female on Hauxwell reported harassment/threats. A vehicle on South Broadway had an improper plate. A van at Lake/North Shore had a loud muffler. Larceny from a garage occurred on Elizabeth Street. *** Tuesday, April 27, a vehicle at […]
As Clarkston school officials continue to monitor progress on bond-related building renovations, they have set deadlines for a new detail. With plans to convert the two current middle schools into new buildings with a sixth-seventh and eighth-ninth grade configuration, the two buildings will need new names. ‘We should do that soon,? Superintendent Al Roberts said […]
Goodrich – The Goodrich Athletic Booster Club may be down, but they are determined to prove they will survive their latest setback. Former sports booster treasurer and suspect, Tonya Ann Yannaki, 46, was accused of embezzling $50,000 from the club’s account on Friday, Oct. 26 and confessed to taking the money between October 2005 and […]
Brandon Twp.- A local group that has been lobbying for stricter wetlands ordinances will probably not get their wish for expanded regulations. Defending Our Natural Treasures (DONT) was formed this summer from several smaller groups concerned about recent plans for development in the township near M-15, including a proposed 144-unit apartment complex north of Solleys […]
A group of six Downtown Lake Orion volunteers thinks the village is ‘cool.? They call themselves The COOL (Cultural Opportunities for Orion Lifestyles) Commission. The commission’s chairperson, Lisa Sokol, asked village council members on April 26 if her group could apply for a Cool Cities grant that could bring up to $100,000 into the village. […]
Lake Orion High School coaches Paul Fairman (left, boys swimming coach), Michael Hatch (varsity volleyball coach) and Norm McKee (varsity boys/girls skiing coach) all earned coach of the year recognition this year. Fairman was named OAA Division II Swimming Coach of the Year; Hatch was named OAA Division II Volleyball Coach of the Year, and […]
At 2 a.m. on Nov. 4, turn your clock back one hour to 1 a.m.
Sherman- Wudarcki- Sutton Post 582, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will present a Veterans Day program at 11 a.m., Nov.12 in the Ortonville Cemetery. A new brass plaque will be added to the Veterans Memorial in remembrance of PCF Joseph Miracle. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The use of Tasers to apprehend uncooperative suspects appears to be more routine, after two recent incidents with Independence Township sheriff’s deputies. An April 29 incident involved a 35-year-old man who refused to cooperate with deputies when they responded to a domestic assault call on Princeton Avenue East. According to reports, the man threw a […]