Ted Schmidt, an entreprenuer who proposed a valet parking idea to the Village Council last summer, was the subject of an investigation that aired on WDIV Local 4 earlier this month. The ‘hidden camera investigation,? done by reporter Kevin Dietz went into Schmidt’s Hitech Metro Hearing business in Sterling Heights. The story said that Schmidt’s […]
Four Oakland County residents were badly injured, but survived a plane crash after their single-engine aircraft went nose-first into the ground roughly four miles from the Pellston Regional Airport in the northern lower peninsula. The group was travelling back to the area after a trip to Houghton. ‘They’re going to make it, and that’s a […]
A snowmobiling accident claimed the life of Lake Orion resident Brooks Stuart Patterson, 28, over the weekend. Patterson, the son of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, was riding as a passenger on a snowmobile being operated by a Goodrich man. Their snowmobile collided with another, being driven by a 34-year-old Davison man, shortly before […]
Last week, both Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson gave their ‘State of the State? and ‘State of the County? speeches, respectively. Many of the ideas in those speeches will have an impact on Orion Township. Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk said the biggest message he heard in the speeches was a […]
An Old Fashioned Community Picnic featuring food and fun is set for Depot Park in downtown Clarkston, Sept. 2 after the Labor Day Parade. Organized by Think Positive Clarkston, the event was created by the group to ‘get the community together,? said Clarkston City Manager Carol Eberhardt. She estimates the picnic will go on for […]
(Editor’s note: Over the next few weeks, I’ll try out some new column names. Feel free to let me know which ones you like and offer your own suggestions. Hopefully, one will stick at some point). I remember driving up from the near south for my job interview at The Lake Orion Review. Now, I […]
A group of girls who painted and sold rocks to raise money for Lighthouse of Oakland County collected over double their original fund-raising goal. Claire Kirchner, an 8-year-old student from Independence Elementary, first thought of the fund-raising idea, called Rock it Up For Lighthouse. After enlisting help from several of her friends, the girls took […]
Fun, food and games for a good cause filled Depot Park in downtown Clarkston, Aug. 21. Kids from THINK, Teachers Helping Individuals Navigate Knowledge, spent the summer learning a variety of subjects from reading and math to science to leadership. The program provides summer camps and courses as well as tutoring by certified teachers throughout […]
Win number 100 was a sweet feeling for Lake Orion basketball coach Jim Manzo. But number 101, should it come on Friday versus Southfield, would be much sweeter. The Dragons put themselves in position to clinch the OAA II title by topping Rochester Adams for the second time this year 53-41 on Tuesday night. Host […]
‘We have a world-class woodcarver and he’s right here in Clarkston,? Les Hartzman said of his friend of 50 years, Ron Copes . ‘I’m not sure if he’s a better woodcarver or painter. He’s has such talent for both of them.? Copes, a Clarkston resident, found his love for woodcarving later in life. A plumber […]