More information has surfaced regarding the settlement between Orion Township and former Assistant to the Supervisor Jill Verros that was finalized earlier this month. At the time of the settlement, the issue was active in both the county circuit court and the federal court. A week after the substitution of attorney was filed in October, […]
52/3 District Court, in Rochester Hills, held their first Sobriety Court graduation last Thursday, honoring eight graduates of the program. The inaugural class included one graduate from Lake Orion and two other current participants are also from Orion. ‘We are very proud of our first Sobriety Court graduating class,? Judge Julie Nicholson. ‘The participants have […]
Only one member of the public spoke during a Department of Environmental Quality hearing last Tuesday in Auburn Hills for the proposed addition to the Oakland Heights Development Landfill along Brown Road. Orion Township, which borders the landfill, requested the public hearing back in December, but board members that wanted to attend were unable to […]
Last week, I was asked why the issue of JoAnn Van Tassel’s firing continues to find its way into these editorial pages. And, so, the subject makes one more (perhaps its final) trip into a column offering a new-fangled point of view. It’s been said here before that the council’s handling of the situation should […]
Country Day’s girls? hoops squad hadn’t played a really close game against a team from the state of Michigan all year. Lake Orion’s Bethany Watterworth made sure they played one last Saturday. The Dragons fell behind by double-digits early, but 19 first-half points from Watterworth trimmed Country Day’s lead to 36-34 at the break. Lake […]
Lake Orion Boys? Basketball Coach Jim Manzo shared a laugh with a Detroit sports legend after his team’s game Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, it was the legend, former Piston sharpshooter and current team President Joe Dumars, doing most of the smiling. Dumars? son, Jordan, hit nine three-pointers, including five in the first 4:15 to help Detroit […]
A strong third round performance helped the Lake Orion cheer squad move from fourth to second place Saturday in the annual Lake Orion Invitational. Their 314.5 round three score was the state’s third highest score all season, as the team leapfrogged both Grandville and Stoney Creek. Rochester took first place, with their 783.1 total score, […]
Clarkston and Lake Orion have developed one of the state’s best rivalries, regardless of the sport, over the years. That rivalry finally made its way onto the ice last Saturday at the Detroit Skating Club, as the teams met for the first time in hockey. The Dragons got two first period goals, one from Corbin […]
The Lake Orion boys? bowling squad placed second at the county meet, held earlier this month at Wonderland Lanes in Commerce Township. Of the 25 participating teams, the squad was one of 16 to advance from the qualifying round, which included a combined score of three team games and four baker games. They placed sixth […]
Jill Verros, former assistant to the supervisor, has obtained a $340,000 settlement from Orion Township, resolving her eleven-count lawsuit against the township, which included suits against Clerk Jill Bastian and Treasurer Alice Young. Under the terms of the agreement, Verros? termination from the township will be treated as a resignation, and she will receive a […]