By Casey Curtis Leader Staff Writer When Shawn Raya steps into the wicker basket, pulls the blast valve and lifts off into the sky, all the cares of the world seem to vanish. ‘You can have the worst day in the world and then you step into the balloon and you’re away from the world’s […]
Through music and comedy, the Clarkston Village Player’s Youth Theater production will take audiences back to 1950’s. ‘Nifty Fifties,? based on the book by Tim Kelly, takes place at Louise’s Lunchette in the days leading up the local school’s ‘Hippity Hop? dance. Drama abounds as different groups deal with multiple conflicts. Edna (played by Jessica […]
BY ANDREW DUPONT Clarkston News Staff Writer For many students, the desite to learn about art goes beyond what can fit into a single class. With few opportunities for students to study art outside of school, Claudia Keglovitz, art teacher at Clarkston Junior High School, ran a summer art program from July 17-21. The year […]
Music lovers have only one more chance to partake in this year’s Concert in the Park series on July 28. Closing the six-week summer concert series is the big band sound of the Stardust Swing Band. The 14-member band will play songs made popular in the 1930’s and ?40s. The group incorporates rhythm, saxophone, trombone, […]
As a freshman at Michigan State, life was pretty normal for Todd Zynda. But halfway through his first year there, Zynda, a 1997 Lake Orion High School graduate, was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. After he noticed a lump in his neck was not going away, Zynda paid a visit to the doctor. ‘When the fourth […]
Over 200 runners and hikers registered for the first annual Jingle in July 5-Mile Run/Hike held July 22 at Canterbury Village. The trail included a trek through Orion Oaks Park, and medals were handed out in 14 categories. Santa and Mrs. Claus were on hand to greet the participants, and there was food on hand […]
At just 17 months old, Catie Maurer was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Her battle with Pre-B Cell Non Hodgkins Lymphoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia included two years of chemotherapy. Bad-tasting steroids and frequent spinal taps became routine for Catie, but she recently celebrated four years of remission and two-and-a-half years of being chemo-free. Catie […]
Eric Knoblock didn’t touch the ball all that much Friday night against Clarkston, but when he did the Dragon senior made sure it counted. Knoblock had short touchdown runs in the second and third quarter (on his only carries of the night), helping Lake Orion erase a 7-0 deficit and then hung on for a […]
A donation of topsoil and fill valued at roughly $25,000 for a field at Friendship Park is now under investigation by Orion Township. The topsoil was placed at the northwest end of the park, at the corner of Clarkston and Baldwin roads, last year. Since that time, according to one resident who phoned The Review, […]
A handful of candidates hoping for Primary Election victories in two positions up for grabs on August 8 discussed important issues at Orion Township Hall, during a Candidates Night Forum on July 21. The forum was put on by the North Area Citizens Conference, in conjunction with Orion Neighborhood Television (which broadcast the event live […]