Lake Orion High School graduate Manrique ‘Mijo? Salinas, who won the Michigan Golden Gloves boxing championship after just four months he first entered the ring, was killed in a three-vehicle crash in West Bloomfield on April 4. West Bloomfield Township Police identified Salinas, 19, as the driver of the truck headed south on Middlebelt Road, […]
Feel like going for a walk? Wait, before you commit to it, consider the big picture: It’s a 60 mile walk over three days. After the first 20 miles on day one, which coincidentally just happens to be the hottest day of the year, your feet swell up so much that your shoes don’t fit […]
Coach Denny Davis knows that his varsity softball team at Lake Orion High School has quite a number of big shoes to fill this year. ‘We graduated our All-State shortstop (Nicole Woityra), our All-Region first baseman (Megan Stout) and the winningest pitcher in school history (Robin Roe),? the coach said. ‘We also graduated power hitter […]
Sporting one of the state’s best lineups and a deep pitching staff, the varsity baseball team at Lake Orion High School certainly has all the right ingredients to be considered a title-contender. ‘We like to consider ourselves one of the elite programs in the county,? said coach Andy Schramek, starting his eighth year at the […]
After nearly two years of preparation work, the possible development of an older persons? center in North Oakland County has reached one of its most crucial stages. The Older Persons? Task Force, formerly the Seniors? Task Force, will be distributing surveys in Addison, Orion and Oxford Townships in the next couple of weeks, to see […]
Everyone knows a hole-in-one is a pretty uncommon accomplishment. To record an ace on a hole other than a par three is almost unheard of. But that’s what Lake Orion sophomore Andy Bogus did after school at Oxford Hills on March 29. He hit his driver on the 290-yard eighth hole to get the ace. […]
Cub Scouts Pack 512 took to the track at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on March 25, for their Pinewood Derby. The Scouts might not have been behind the wheel, but the enthusiastic young car designers still wanted to cross the finish line first. The boys raced in four divisions: Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelo Scouts. […]
Despite mixed responses to The Clarkston News? recent public survey on issues related to Clarkston School’s non-homestead millage, one question yielded the most similar answers. Regardless of whether or not people support or disapprove of Clarkston School’s upcoming millage proposal, a large portion of survey responses indicated the public is unaware of how much the […]
Rare is the opportunity for a student to spike a ball at their teachers without getting suspended. On April 5, however, students were not allowed, but encouraged to do so during the student versus staff volleyball tournament. In the end, the students tasted sweet victory as a team of sophomores won against a previously undefeated […]
There is no avoiding the harsh necessity of budget cuts, according to the Clarkston School Board. Board members agreed during discussion at the April 10 meeting that the district has been fortunate to avoid major cuts for several years, but that cushion zone is gone. Now, according to recent discussion by the board, teachers may […]