Lake Orion Village

VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION PUBLIC NOTICE SYNOPSIS OF INTRODUCED ORDINANCE At its Regular Meeting of August 11, 2014, the Lake Orion Village Council accepted for first reading Ordinance No. 12.05 entitled Lake Street Boat Launch Access Ordinance. The effect of the Ordinance, if adopted, to add sections 96.30 through 96.34 to regulate access to the […]

Orion Township

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: AB-2014-34, Arkom Pradithavanij, 301 Willow Lane, Sidwell #09-06-251-003 The […]

Orion Township

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION BOARD OF TRUSTEES SYNOPSIS, REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUG. 18, 2014 – 7:00 P.M. ORION TOWNSHIP HALL 2525 JOSLYN RD., LAKE ORION, MI 48360 Called meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All Members present. Invocation, John Riley, St. Joseph Catholic Church member. All rose for the Pledge of Allegiance. Heard Presentation: Lake […]

Lake Orion Village

VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION PLANNING COMMISSION RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL AND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Village of Lake Orion Planning Commission has received and will hold a Public Hearing on Special Land Use Approval Application No. PC-14-03, at the Lake Orion Community Schools Administration Building, 315 N. Lapeer St., Lake Orion, […]

For you

Joe Popp greets friends, family and fans at Football for a Cure last Saturday. Popp played for his Grandma Tootsie, cancer survivor. Photo by Wendi Reardon

Back-ups OK’d for schools

Two of five technology critical needs are set to be fixed by the time kids return to the classroom. Clarkston Board of Education voted 7-0, Aug. 11, to approve two new data backup systems. Eversync will replace the 7-year-old backup units, one at Clarkston High School and the other at the district administration building, for […]

School rankings

Michigan Department of Education released its annual Top( 99%)-to-Bottom (0%) list, which ranks schools based on students’ 2013-2014 performance in mathematics, reading, writing, science and social studies and high school graduation rate data, and achievement, improvement, and achievement gap. Name                    % rank    % rank    Title I                                    2013    2014    statusAndersonville El.    […]

Family business owner’s legacy to continue

Longtime Clarkston business owner David McNeven planned to retire years ago, but he never did. “He could never stop working,” said Christina Calka, his stepdaughter. “When we thought he would retire, he’d wake up and go back to work. He lived and breathed this place.” The owner of Coach’s Corner and Village Apparel and Gifts […]

Donation for new Depot Park bridge

Bart and Diane Clark have been active and generous residents of the community since they moved here in 2005, but their latest commitment, to fund a new bridge in Depot Park, has left some amazed. City Manager Carol Eberhardt said city council members were speechless after Bart announced at the Aug. 11 Clarkston City Council […]

Welcome new teachers

Clarkston Community Schools hosted an orientation for new teachers, Aug. 18, at the administration building, where they got to know each other and administration staff, and district procedures and policies. “We’re always excited to have new teachers come and start their career with us,” said Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock. In front are Megan Baker, Clarkston […]