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 […]
Most patrons of the DTE Energy Music Theater enjoy the concerts without causing problems. Others do not, and a couple recent concerts provided plenty of action for Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies. Arrests for offenses such as trespassing, disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property, as well as alcohol-related crimes, filled the files for July 26-27 […]
The Tri Market Promotions Yankees recently won the junior division of the Lake Orion Youth Baseball League (LOYBL). Celebrating their undefeated season, with 20 wins in two consecutive tournaments, were, left to right, row one: Jesse Kimmel, Brandon Nowicki, Justin Frank, Connor Hopkins, Ricardo Amaya and Brett Cunningham; row two: Roman Kuster, Adam Gleason, Jacob […]
The Citizen’s Bank Dragons took the clinic division championship in the Lake Orion Youth Baseball League (LOYBL) recently, with an undefeated season. Pictured is the team, from left to right, row one: Ryan Stockhousen, Nick Beltz, Jacob Wakai, Ryan Wood, Kyle Pillivant, Danny Kowalski; row two: David Kowalski, Austin Rubenstein, Sam Lute, Kyle Bell, Ryan […]
The Orion Stars AAU 14 and under girls team took second place in the ‘Competitive Gold Division? of this year’s state tournament in Grand Rapids recently. This team, made up of eighth grade girls from all three Lake Orion Middle Schools, and Kingsbury Academy, capped a very successful first year, as an all-Orion program with […]