Sun shining, blue skies and the smell of spring in the air on, made for a good day at the Orion Veterans Memorial on April 7 as vets young and old handed out free coffee, donuts, and cookies at the Open Memorial event. The open memorial was to help raise money for the four new […]
Orion Neighborhood Television (ONTV) is back into full production mode since moving into their new location at the Orion Center at 1349 Joslyn Road. ‘We just moved in here and officially opened April 2,? said ONTV Executive Director Diane Griffiths. ‘We’ve done two studio shoots already and we’re getting ready to order some new field […]
After taking third place out of 11 teams at the regional competition, the Odyssey of the Mind team from Orion Oaks Elementary is preparing to head to the state competition at Davenport University in Grand Rapids on April 17. ‘Third place for a first year team who had no idea what to expect and to […]
David Lohmeier, Independence Township trustee, wants to lower the salary for the next supervisor from almost $80,000 with benefits to $25,000 with no benefits. ‘I think we need to give the next board every opportunity to succeed,? Lohmeier said. ‘I think handing them a position that has very, very few responsibilities at an extraordinary high […]
Five years ago I wrote my first column for The Clarkston News. Now, I am writing my last. To some of you this may be sad news and to others a sigh of relief, but don’t worry, I’m not going far. I am going across M-24 to our sister paper The Lake Orion Review. I […]
Hello Lake Orion, I’m the new guy. Well, new to Lake Orion that is. If anyone has read the Review’s sister publiclation the Clarkston News. You may have seen my byline or recognize my picture in this column, which sadly needs to be updated. So what’s my history you ask? I graduated from Lapeer East […]
BY TREVOR KEISER Clarkston News Staff Writer Ever wonder what it was like to be a student growing up in ‘Old Clarkston? during the `40’s and early `50’s? Then check out Renaissance High School on this year’s 30th SCAMP Home Tour, June 2-3. To give a little tour down memory lane, Class of 1953 Clarkston […]
The current salary for Independence Township is just below $80,000 plus benefits. Trustee David Lohmeier would like to lower the salary for the next supervisor to $25,000 with no benefits. The board postponed a vote on the issue at the March 20 meeting to hopefully hear more opinions from the public at the April 3 […]
Independence Township finds itself facing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request after township attorney Stephen Joppich switched law firms. Joppich and five other attorneys left Farmington Hills-based Secrest Wardle to join the new firm Johnson, Rosati, Shultz and Joppich P.C. Secrest Wardle sent a FOIA, March 8, to the township requesting all communications including […]
Ever wonder what it would be like to walk Clarkston’s streets and see a Pablo Picasso, Leonardo DaVinci, or Michelangelo paintings in its original size hanging on the sides of buildings for all to see? Now you can. The City of the Village of Clarkston is one of 11 communities this year participating in the […]