Oakland County Drain Commissioner John McCulloch told the Orion Township Board of Trustees on April 19 that a new master plan initiative in place by Oakland County could help communities prioritize their water and waste water management needs. ‘We want to see if we can provide communities options as they deal with the challenge of […]
Clarkston Health Center offers flu shots to the public on a walk-in basis. They are available in the Emergency Department, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fee is $15 and can be paid by cash, check, or charge. Medicare Part B will be accepted. Participants must be at least 18 years old. […]
Clarkston Rotary’s Fall Wine Party is coming up, set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Bordine Nursery on Dixie Highway. ‘A Taste For The Holidays? will feature wines from Australia, California, France, Germany, Italy, and South America, along with a few from Michigan. Along with wine will be food from some of the area’s […]
Orion Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk has officially announced his candidacy for a second four-year term. Dywasuk, a Republican, has been a township resident for 28 years. Prior to being elected to his current position, he served 12 years on the Orion Township Planning Commission, including three years as chairman, and five years on the township’s […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of vandalism at Carpenter Elementary School on Flintridge Street on April 20. According to an OCSD report, an air conditioning unit, valued at $20,000, was damaged by vandals. A custodian at the school found the unit’s fins had been damaged. A deputy observed the damage and […]
John Joseph Lafata lived and learned in Ortonville, but made a big impact on Clarkston High School. Lafata, who died Oct. 15 at the age of 16, was in his second year with OSMTech at the high school. “He was absolutely wonderful,” said Kyle Hughes, his OSMTech teacher. “He was the student that everyone loved. […]
Fern Schultz, 91, celebrated a dream come true Oct. 18. After 31 years of waiting, Schultz cut the ribbon on a new senior center in Clintonwood Park. ‘This is wonderful. They have done such wonderful, wonderful work in record time, of course it took us 31 years to get it, but once it got started […]
Many students spend their school’s spring break by heading south for a dose of sunshine and relaxation. Ten Lake Orion High School students passed up the sun and fun recently to spend their spring break (April 12-15) working with the Greater Jackson Michigan Habitat for Humanity and YMCA Storer Camps in Napoleon, Michigan. The mission […]
A reorganization meeting of the Lake Orion Community Schools Foundation will take place May 6, 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Orion School District Board office, 315 North Lapeer Street in Lake Orion. Some parents in the community are looking to reactivate the foundation as a way to help bring extra dollars in the school district […]
The other day my co-worker was telling me about a spiritual experience she had while taking pictures of a statue of Jesus, watching a leaf fall from the sky, and hearing church bells play her favorite hymn. She asked me if I thought of it as a ‘spiritual experience.? I told her, I most definitely […]