It looks like it’s up to the equestrian riders in Addison Township to use a little more caution when crossing main roads while navigating the Polly Ann Trail. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) denied their request last week for 16 equestrian crossing signs where the PAT intersects main roads. Areas of concern in […]
Lake Orion Coach Jim Manzo said he remembers quite well the last time the Dragons beat Clarkston on the varsity basketball hardwood. That’s because Manzo played on that team, back in 1988. Last Friday, Lake Orion ended that long drought, topping the visiting Wolves 51-43 in a rematch of last season’s district final (which Clarkston […]
Clarkston won its sixth straight Oakland County Wrestling Championship on Saturday, using a come-from-behind effort to top Lake Orion and relegate the Dragons to second place once again. The Wolves 291 points were just 21.5 better than Lake Orion’s total over the two days of competition. Oxford finished third with 217 points. ‘It’s disappointing because […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously (6-0) on Monday night to adopt a resolution to support local control of speed limits on gravel roads. The decision comes while Gov. Jennifer Granholm is mulling over Senate Bill 248, which would restore the 25 mph speed limits on gravel roads and give locals the ability […]
Repaving projects on Flintridge and Pine Tree roads, agreed upon this past May by the Orion Township Board, could begin as early as this spring. The projects are likely to cost slightly less than the early estimates indicated, but it appears the township will be responsible for a little more than previously anticipated. Total cost […]
After sifting through a total of six applicants for the vacant trustee position on the Oxford School Board, Brandon Township resident Major Murray was sworn in at their Dec. 12 meeting. The position was opened after former trustee Judy Kubina resigned in November to pursue a career in paralegal. Murray said a member of the […]
Competition and the holiday spirit don’t always go hand-in-hand. But last week, at the Orion Township offices, everyone was a winner in ‘Operation Guardian Angel.? Each department in the building gathered as many items as they could to send to troops overseas. The Water & Sewer Department collected over 400 items to take the friendly […]
For the third year in a row, Clarkston school bus drivers spent a holiday weekend making pickups for other children. On the weekend of Dec. 9?10, they were outside two Krogers on Dixie Highway taking in donations for Lighthouse Emergency Services during their ‘stuff-a-bus? fund-raiser. On the morning of Dec. 11, the drivers made a […]
BY ANDREA M. BEAUDOIN Clarkston News Staff Writer When the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, hit Independence Township, residents shared in nationwide confusion and outrage over cancelled policies. ‘We had group insurance and we were sent a letter saying we would have to pay a penalty if we did not visit the […]
BY ANDREA M. BEAUDOIN Clarkston News Staff Writer ‘I doubt anyone, when they are young, think when I grow up I want to visit the food pantry,? said Lighthouse Emergency Services in Clarkston Manager Connie Stapleton. While Lighthouse also has a location in Pontiac, the Sashabaw Road office is the only official food bank in […]