Normally a column is dedicated to one, maybe two issues worth sounding off over, but this week is a little different. Readers are spared a long rant on one issue in exchange for a few short rants on several. I was taking pictures at the CHS pep rally when the robotics team showed off their […]
An arm wrestling contest at Buckshots Bar and Grill in Clarkston was packed with competitors and fans last Saturday. Attendees came from near and far for the Third Annual East Michigan Armwrestling Championship contest…
A Clarkston resident is hoping to raise money to fund research to help her son, Cameron, and about 60 others across the nation afflicted with a very rare genetic malfunction. Belinda Belcher, whose son is diagnosed with Ring 14, is planning a neighborhood walk in Clarkston on May 4. Another walk is planned in Florida, […]
By Chloe Slade Staff Writer Together. One word that could describe how fans from Richmond and Goodrich who were sitting at the opening game of the season. Due to the recent code violations of the bleachers at Goodrich, fans of both teams entered the same gateway and sat on the same side of the football […]
At 7 p.m., Sept. 12 the Brandon Blackhawks will kick off the season in the new athletic complex. On Aug. 28 the excitement of a new playing field spilled out onto the field in Holly as the Brandon visited the Broncos, dumping them 20-0. Leading the team in victory were returning second year captains seniors […]
Sean Charette threw two first half touchdown passes (41 yards to Jeff Heath and 23 yards to Mikael Lott) and Brandon Oakes broke free on a late 64-yard touchdown run, helping Lake Orion to their first win of the season, 24-15 over West Bloomfield Friday night. In their home opener, the Dragons led 14-3 at […]
Sixty-seven people turned out to give their thoughts on M-24 traffic flow, and hear from those in charge of an ongoing access management study, during a presentation by the Michigan Department of Transportation at Orion Township Hall last week. The public hearing took place on Sept. 21, and included MDOT officials, as well as project […]
A truck that was stolen from Orion Township was recovered on Sept. 19, a few hours after it had been taken from a home on Hopefield. Orion Township resident Ryan Payne, 30, was arraigned on Sept. 21 with unlawful driving away of an automobile late last week, a felony that carries a maximum of five […]
Though most history classes that address the Constitution of the United States don’t take place until the high school level, students at Carpenter Elementary School got a sneak peek on Sept. 15. Students in the older grades at the school participated in Constitution Day, prior to holding their own school elections. Ken Mogill, a Lake […]
Participants in this year’s Lake Orion High School Homecoming Parade are sure to get a ‘hero’s? welcome when they march through downtown Lake Orion on Oct. 6. That’s because this year’s ‘Superheroes? theme is sure to please parade goers of all ages. But the parade, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., or roughly two-and-a-half hours before the […]