10 grapplers undefeated in Swartz Creek tourney

BY JEFF PATRUS Clarkston News Staff Writer While Clarkston wrestling coach Mike DeGain was disappointed with the Wolves’ level of opposition at the Swartz Creek Invitational, he’ll take the win. The Wolves defeated host Swartz Creek 60-21 in the finals of the invite Saturday to capture the event. Ten Clarkston wrestlers went undefeated on the […]

Dream fulfilled with auto racing contract

BY JEFF PATRUS Clarkston News Staff Writer Kenny Leonard’s boyhood dream has come true. The Clarkston High School graduate, currently a senior at Western Michigan University, signed his first contract as a professional race car driver Jan. 11 with S Pro Sports Agency in Bowling Green, Ohio, agreeing to a three-year deal with the agency. […]

Two school records for swimmers

BY JEFF PATRUS Clarkston News Staff Writer It was a good night for the Clarkston swimming team in general, and Greyson LaHousse and Nick Riegel in particular. The Wolves earned a key league victory with a 102-84 win against host Royal Oak Dondero Thursday. In that meet, LaHousse and Riegel set new school records. LaHousse […]

Village closer to having building inspector

How vital is it for the village to provide its own inspection services? Although clearly divided over the answer to that question, four of seven Lake Orion councilmen voted yes on Jan. 13 for an ordinance amendment that’s the first step towards taking local building inspections away from the state. The amendment gives the village […]

Trails commission suggests it take control of Atwater extension

It hasn’t been built yet, but the chairman of a Paint Creek Trailways Commission committee would like to see the commission manage an extension of the trail through the Village of Lake Orion. The 2,000 foot extension would begin where Paint Creek Trail ends, behind the old LS Foods property off of M-24. The Aspen […]

Local churches lend hand to Habitat for Humanity

Five Lake Orion churches and Habitat for Humanity are hoping to make a difference in the lives of at least one area family through the Orion/Oxford Circle of Faith. The newly developed partnership puts Christ the Redeemer, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Lake Orion United Methodist, St. Mary’s of the Hills Episcopal and Lake Orion Church […]

Two new faces on planning commission

The Orion Township Board of Trustees recently Ok’d township supervisor Jerry Dywasuk’s nominations for the planning commission. Newly appointed were John Garlicki and Karyn Pecheniuk, for three-year terms expiring on Dec. 31, 2005. Also approved was the nomination of treasurer James Marleau to sit on the planning commission as the board representative for another one-year […]

Bring in those special announcements

Valentine’s Day is less than a month away, but there’s still time to bring in those engagement, wedding and anniversary announcements. The Lake Orion Review is printing its annual special occasion pages on Feb. 12 and wants you to participate. Drop off a photo and information at our office through Feb. 7. Photographs can be […]

To bond or not to bond?

To their surprise, village officials learned recently Lake Orion is the only community in Oakland County that doesn’t require a surety bond for disconnecting or connecting into the sanitary sewer system. And according to village manager JoAnn Van Tassel, they didn’t know they didn’t require bonding. That information was revealed when a contractor applied to […]

What’s going on with ‘eye sore?’

A vacant building is making at least one village resident upset. Ted Hockenbrock asked Lake Orion Village Council members on Jan. 13 about the status of Art Ronzanski’s former service station at M-24/Flint Street. “It looks like it belongs in Detroit,” he said. No one has occupied the building since Ronzanski retired over two years […]