My wife and I arrived for our annual visit with family and friends in time to see the fireworks display. We agree with others that it was shorter than past years, but still a good job. We were unable to join in the flare night. We also feel lighting flares should be the same night […]
Few of us ever find that ‘perfect? job, something we love and something we do very well. My perfect job was as a substitute teacher at LOHS. I loved going to work every day. I loved the staff, the curriculum, but most of all, I loved being with the students and I believe that was […]
A couple of editions ago a TRUE AMERICAN wrote in regarding the red, white and GREEN fireworks. He was disappointed about it not being America’s colors. I would like to explain. Blue is a very difficult color to manufacture in fireworks. They have yet to be able to do so. Thus, we have to work […]
The July 14 issue of the LO Review contained a half page article complete with pictures entitled, ‘Good Shepherd sister/brother achieve high MEAP,CAT scores?. I agree that the Luedtke children had commendable scores on their tests, but I feel that the article was lacking balance for several reasons. Many LOCS students have scores equal to […]
The Independence Township voters decided it was time for change and elected Dave Wagner as their next township supervisor in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 3. Wagner defeated incumbent Dale Stuart by a 2,458 to 1,703 margin. Stuart was seeking his fourth term as supervisor In the clerk race, Shelagh VanderVeen received 1,949 votes to […]
The beach at Independence Oaks County Park’s Crooked Lake Beach was closed for one day last week after levels of the E coli bacterium were found to be above the allowed level. Tuesday, July 27, the measurement was at 549 colonies per 100 milliliters of water. The allowable limit is 300. The beach reopened Wednesday, […]
Members of the Oakland Township Historical Society will raise on Aug. 21 the timber frame of a 1870s barn they carefully dismantled in March. Rain date is Aug. 22. Barnwright Steve Stier directed the dismantling and will direct the Society Barn Crew of volunteers in the manual reconstruction. Volunteers will use the same methods to […]
Ten Years Ago Aug. 3, 1994 ~~~Bob Gustafson of Orion is showing off his 1964 Jaguar during Meadow Brook Halls Concours d’Elegance event. ~~~Some people are unhappy that Kathleen Frantz was appointed to Orion Township’s Planning Commission because she is a real estate agent. ~~~Matthew Rustowicz, Jennifer Stire and Mark Burrell of Deborah’s Stage Door […]
Cable television offers a uniquely local programming option, commonly called ‘public access.? While all subscribers have a portion of their fee allocated for that purpose, the use of that option in the Clarkston area varies with the local unit of government. In Independence Township, Comcast subscribers (including those in the city of Clarkston) have three […]
‘If you can walk, you can play.? That’s the motto for Lake Orion High School graduates Jeff Schlicht (1998), Brian Maloney (1997) and JJ Kern (1997), former LOHS varsity soccer players who are trying to put together a Lake Orion alumni soccer game for Aug. 14. Kern said the idea was brought up years ago […]