The Village of Lake Orion will have a few more ducks than usual traveling on the Paint Creek on Sept. 9. Yellow, blue and pink plastic toy ducks will race from Children’s Park to Meek’s Park, with proceeds from the event benefiting the Orion Area Youth Assistance and the Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance. Control of the […]
To say it’s been a busy summer for Orion Township Trustee Mike Gingell would be an understatement. Gingell spent most of his free time campaigning for the Republican nomination for Oakland County Commissioner for District 3, defeating incumbent Republican Eric Wilson on Aug. 8. But winning the primary, and perhaps eventually the Nov. general election, […]
In today’s golf world, competitive junior tours are everywhere and they’re a destination for many good young players in the summertime. But those players didn’t get good overnight. It took years of learning the game and practicing the proper techniques. Chances are some of those talented young players in this area started learning the game […]
Nine out of ten games, the Blackhawks soccer team has scored first. ‘The only time we haven’t been the first to score was when we played against Fenton,? said Coach Phil Kimmel. ‘That ended up being a game we tied.? With high standards, the Blackhawks are working hard to meet their goal of winning a […]
Administrators and school board members from Clarkston Schools spent the entirety of the Aug. 14 board meeting discussing the future of the district and their long-term goals. Prior to a final round of discussion, Superintendent Dr. Al Roberts spoke about what he called the ‘State of the Schools.? In his talk, Roberts emphasized that administrators […]
Lake Orion’s offense appeared to be working Friday against Royal Oak. An example: Danny Ney and Branden Oakes both scored two touchdowns for the Dragons — in the first quarter. From there, Lake Orion ran all over the visiting Ravens, on their way to a 55-0 victory. The Dragons had 403 total yards, compared to […]
Well, by the time this column is in print the Woodward Dream Cruise is over. However, I doubt that means you wouldn’t find people still cruising around the intersection of 13 Mile Road and Woodward if you looked. Even though it seems sacrilegious to say so when you live anywhere near the Motor City, I […]
Michigan voters will have their say on the heavily debated topic of public school funding this November. The K-16 Coalition for Michigan’s Future started a successful petition drive in Fall 2005 to place a proposal on the November ballot asking the state to increase annual funding for K-16 public schools, community colleges and universities to […]
Something always ties Christine Keener to Clarkston. Until recently, Keener worked as an administrative assistant in the Clarkston School district, which may not come as a surprise to some. Keener herself is a product of Clarkston schools. She attended Andersonville Elementary and Clarkston Middle School, ultimately graduating from Clarkston High School in 1989. But Keener’s […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Oxford substation is seeking information on a man wanted for breaking and entering an automobile at the Oxford Hills Golf Course on August 6. The suspect was also using a stolen credit card at several different locations. He is described as a white male, late teens to early 20s, short light […]