With the help of a couple of Clarkston churches, Pontiac resident Kenyotta Gilmore will be realizing the dream of home ownership this Saturday. That day, Gilmore will receive keys to her new home on 27 South Tasmania in Pontiac. The project was coordinated by Habitat for Humanity of North Oakland, with members of Clarkston Community […]
It didn’t take long for Eugene (Chip) Acey to fight to keep the quality of life in Springfield Township. Shortly after he and wife Noni moved to his 20-acre home on Ormond Road in 1971, Acey found himself at the center of a storm involving a potential sale of a square mile of a piece […]
Three village councilmen want to know why they aren’t receiving any reports on the activities of Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Board. The question came up at the council meeting on Jan. 27 during a discussion on whether an assistant should be hired for Becky Goodman, Downtown Lake Orion’s Director. Village council president Tom Albert […]
Nearly two years in the making, the ball has finally started rolling for the Hills at Indianwood subdivision. The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted on Jan. 21 to sign a development agreement with developer Terry Nosan, and to OK a rezoning of 204.5 acres from Suburban Estates to Suburban Ranch. The property is east […]
When Father John Leo Phalen was growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, he wanted to be either a priest doing missionary work in the jungle or a “Bring’Em Back Alive Frank Buck-type,” who’s adventures capturing wild jungle animals were made famous in books, movies and film shorts. “I always wanted something adventurous in life,” […]
Does anyone remember a story I ran a few years back about the scuba diver found in a tree after a forest fire. I read this in a newsletter sent to me. The gist of the story was no one could figure out how the scuba diver got in the trees and where he came […]
Question ? When does a lion ride a snowmobile? Answer? When it’s for charity. The Lake Orion and Clawson Lions Clubs are teaming for a charity snowmobile run through the Upper Peninsula from Feb. 15 through 21. Lake Orion and Clawson Lions members, along with anyone else who wishes to ride subject to club approval, […]
Anyone can be a writer in the eyes of Cheryl Rossman. The Orion Art Center’s 2003 Patron of the Arts, Rossman teaches a beginner’s writing/poetry class at the art center, and said there is a misconception that “writing is for the brilliant few.” “It’s so far from the truth,” she said. “You don’t need to […]
Monday, Jan. 20, a television was taken from a vehicle at Wally Edgar Chevrolet on Lapeer Road. A laptop computer, digital camera, GPS and leather bag were stolen from a vehicle on Bayfield Street. Someone drove a vehicle through a fence, across the grass and into a port-a-john at the dog park at Orion Oaks […]
Burn out has yet to rear its ugly head for the Lake Orion High School varsity competitive cheerleading team. The team is about one month into the season, and with a few competitions already under their belt head coach Nancy DeAvila said they are still going strong. “They’re doing great,” she said. “I’ve been able […]