Clarkston’s boys basketball team is now on the plus side of the ledger for the season. The Wolves earned that right with a 58-36 win against host Southfield in Oakland Activities Association Division I action Friday. Clarkston improved to 9-8 overall and 6-3 in league play, while Southfield fell to 3-12 overall and 0-10 in […]
Collectively and individually, the Clarkston wrestling team excelled in district action last week. The Wolves will be sending 11 wrestlers to regional action Saturday, Feb. 22. Those 11 people earned that right by qualifying in district action Saturday at Lake Orion. Heading up the honor roll for Clarkston were Clint DeGain (171) and Tony LaJoie […]
You might call it a dream come true. Oakland County Commissioner and Lake Orion resident Larry Obrecht recently announced he was resigning his position to become director of Oakland County Animal Control. Obrecht said running animal control is something he’s always wanted to do. Obrecht turned in his resignation on Feb. 13, which will become […]
People who sent in job applications for building trades inspectors for the Village of Lake Orion will have to wait to see if they’ll be hired. Village council members on Feb. 10 asked LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel to contact Michigan officials and explain the problems the village has been having with state inspectors […]
If one picture is worth a thousand words, then local photographer Mel Pawl could fill an entire library after 20 years of immortalizing families and individuals with his professional studio portraits. Pawl, who’s owned and operated Mel Pawl and Co. Photographers since 1983, recently announced plans to permanently close the doors of his 8 N. […]
Orion Township plans to hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day, in conjunction with Oakland Township, on May 10 at the Eagle Valley Recycle and Disposal Facility on Silverbell Road. Up to $12,500 will be spent for the event, if necessary. The township will contract with Onyx Environmental for the disposal of items. The township plans […]
Members of the Lake Orion Lions Club have already started thinking about summer. They’ve handed in their application for their annual Jubilee celebration during the Fourth of July holiday. A hearing on the application is scheduled for Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. in front of the Lake Orion Village Council. The club has scheduled the Jubilee […]
Tickets for the Orion firefighters annual dance are on sale now through Feb. 28. The event takes place March 1 at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Orion Road in Lake Orion. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and includes cocktails, dinner and live entertainment with “Rescue 91l.” The evening also […]
Residents are invited to participate in a “Meet the Candidates” program at the Orion Neighborhood Television studio on Feb. 25. Candidates for the Lake Orion Village Council have been invited to introduce themselves and answer questions from the studio audience. If you would like to participate, plan to arrive at the studio, 698 South Lapeer […]
I took a quick poll when I was at the police department doing the logs on Monday. I asked two police officers if they would have preferred dealing with a two foot snow storm this past weekend as opposed to the bitter cold that we experienced. Both had no problem saying yes to the snow […]