The second grade classes from Bailey Lake Elementary would like to thank the following businesses and people who helped make our Clarkston history walk so informative and fun: Virginia Walter, Dale Stuart, Township Supervisor, The Clarkston Historical Society, Clarkston State Bank, Rudy’s Market, The Chocolate Moose, The Village Bakery, The Clarkston News and The Antique/General […]
We were surprised to learn that a slate of candidates has been recruited to challenge several incumbents in Springfield Township. Why? We believe our township has the strongest clerk, Nancy Strole, in north Oakland County. She along with the Supervisor and Treasurer have an excellent record in the things that matter to us. The protection […]
It was no secret that Clarkston headed into its district tournament as the favorite. So there was no real surprise to see them come out of the bracket as champions. But how they went about it was a bit surprising to say the least. The Wolves turned a few heads and turned away Ponitac Northern, […]
Barb Deeg and some of her neighbors have grown accustomed to seeing two swans and their babies swimming near their homes on the shores of Lake Orion. But now, Deeg said some of their neighbors are petitioning to have those swans euthanized, claiming they are overly aggressive. ‘The people on the other side of the […]
Clarkston coach Phil Price said the state baseball tournament is wide open with no real favorite that everyone is aiming to beat. The same couldn’t be said for his team’s district. It was the hands down favorite and lived up to its reputation. The Wolves dominated their district while dismantling lower level competition in Pontiac […]
Kristy Young (left) and Rachel Leas hug before Lake Orion High School’s graduation Friday night. See more photos in this week’s Lake Orion Review.
Although Orion Township board members felt it was important to give the public another opportunity to speak on a proposed millage for the parks and recreation department, officials only heard from one resident during a public hearing, held at the June 7 board of trustees meeting. Parks and recreation advisory committee member Joe Bird made […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department investigated a case of bigamy at Orion Lakes Estates on Sparrow Hill on June 1. According to an OCSD report, deputies discovered, while investigating a domestic violence offense, that a 37-year-old Sparrow Hill man was married to a Virginia woman at the time he married a 37-year-old woman in Rochester […]
BY LISA VALENTINE Lake Orion Review Staff Writer After he got his degree in criminal justice, Daniel Traylor looked for a job in Wisconsin and North Carolina, but ended up settling not too far from his hometown of Lake Orion with the Canton Police Department. After just over a decade with the Canton force, he […]
From June 14 to approximately Aug. 2, Baldwin Road will be closed between Clarkston and Indianwood Roads in Orion Township. The Road Commission for Oakland County is reconstructing the Baldwin/Indianwood/Coats intersection as a roundabout. During the closure, the detour route is Clarkston, Joslyn and Indianwood Roads.