The township unveiled some preliminary plans and drawings for the proposed new public safety complex, which would include new centrally-located facilities for police, fire and public works. But several members of the public, including some board members, still have questions about the project, particularly with regards to funding. Dave Asker, from Plante & Moran’s CRESA […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit is examining a serious-injury single motor vehicle crash that occurred just after midnight Thursday morning on southbound Joslyn Road, south of Judah Road. A 19-year-old Lake Orion resident was driving a 2000 Lincoln Towncar when the vehicle lost control, drove up an embankment and rolled several times. […]
Indianwood Golf and Country Club and the Orion community will be back on national radar, as the club and the United States Golf Association announced Thursday their agreement to stage the 2012 U.S. Senior Open on the old course. ‘This has been a long time coming,? said course owner Stan Aldridge. ‘When we bought Indianwood […]
The Lake Orion High School Marching Band capped their best-ever season with a second place finish at the Michigan Competing Band Association finals, held Saturday at Ford Field. Lake Orion easily set a new school record score, eclipsing 89 points from the Flight I judges. ‘They performed what we had worked on to the highest […]
A pair of ceremonies will help to celebrate Veterans Day across Orion this Sunday (Nov. 11). At 1 p.m. the Veterans Memorial (on the corner of M-24 and Odanah) will host a special dedication of the memorial’s granite monuments. The Marine Color Guard, from the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly will also be in […]
A month after workers went on strike at the General Motors Orion Plant, news was of a different nature last week. The automaker announced internally last week that the Orion Plant will begin some production of the Chevrolet Malibu line. ‘It’s been a long time coming,? said plant spokesperson Rosemary McBride. ‘The workers are really […]
Well, Orion, we asked for your help in finding the Citizen of the Year and you came through. Our office accepted nominations for over a month and all were extremely worthy candidates. Candidates could not be elected government officials and duties of their paid employment were not considered, only volunteer work, and candidates had to […]
November might not be known as road construction season, but barrels are just what village drivers will find this month on part of East Flint Street. Work has finally started on the long-awaited watermain project, starting with a stretch from Washington to Perry. Based on recommendations from Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel and Tom Biehl […]
Lake Orion took third place last week at the OAA II league meet, held at Clarkston. The Dragons finished with 320 points, 32 behind champion Clarkston and 12 back of second place Stoney Creek. Top individual finishers for the Dragons were Emily Loerch (third place in the 200-free, 2:00.83), Jenna Dorey (third place in diving, […]
Kristel Coronado began running triathlons two years ago on a whim, and now finds herself the female champion of the 2007 Michigan Multi-Sport Sprint Series. Her rise to the top shouldn’t be particularly surprising, since her motto (as posted on her website http://home.comcast.net/~kcnado/race) reads: ‘If you can’t win, make the fellow ahead of you break […]