The Orion Township board moved one step closer to making the proposed public safety complex a reality last week. The board approved going forward with negotiations on the architectural contract for the complex with French Associates, but the contract will come back to the board before it is signed. Cost estimates presented by township officials […]
A family matter, turned court matter, became an issue for the township board last week. It centered on the liquor license transfer from the name Orion House, Inc. to Cooley LLC, at the location now known as Christi’s Bar & Grill. Brothers Nick, Steve and Phil Christi all attended and spoke at last Monday’s meeting […]
Air Force Pilot Ryan Thulin, a 2000 graduate of Lake Orion High School, became the seventh military personnel member to be honored by the Beaumont Medical Center on Lapeer Road. Thulin’s picture was unveiled in the building’s lobby last week during a brief ceremony. It will remain near the entrance for the next month. The […]
A state quarterfinalist last year, the Lake Orion football squad will find out pretty early if they have what it takes in 2008. The Dragons open with two-time state champion Rockford (2004-05) on Friday at Eastern Michigan University’s Rynearson Stadium. Rockford was a district finalist in 2007, but is slightly ahead of Lake Orion on […]
A few too many mistakes cost Lake Orion in their season opener at Eastern Michigan Friday against Rockford. The Rams won the marquee game of the Big Day Prep Showdown, 17-7. Rockford took a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter after the Dragons turned it over with a bad snap on a punt. After […]
It’s hard not to find a smile on the golfers at Paint Creek Country Club on Friday mornings. That’s when between 60 and 80 golfers ages 7-17 tee ’em up as part of the club’s Junior Golf Program. ‘Our attendance has been consistent and the weather’s been great every Friday,? said Head Professional Jeremy Lathwell. […]
Devon Nowicki, of the Lake Orion Liquid Lightning Swim Club, won the high point trophy for the boys 10 & Under category at the State Championships, held July 31-Aug. 3 in Jenison. Nowicki won the 50-breaststroke, the 100-breaststroke and the 200-individual medley. He also placed second in the 200-freestyle and the 50-freestyle, as well as […]
Matt Gibb moved one step closer to becoming the next Orion Township Supervisor. But, unlike the rest of last week’s primary winners, he still has more work to do before joining the new board. Gibb’s 2,158 votes beat Dan Myslakowski’s 1,527 to win the Republican primary. He advances to take on David Hodges, who won […]
A 75-year-old Orion resident was found by deputies last Thursday, over two days after she went missing from her Greenshield Road home, according to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Department report. Dolores Reuter was last seen at home by her husband last Tuesday afternoon and an air search and K-9 search Wednesday afternoon, after police were […]
In an election year where ‘change? seems to be the big buzz word at both the local and national levels (and yes, I know that’s always the case), voters eschewed change, at least when it came to the names. All three incumbents running for re-election, Treasurer Alice Young and Trustees Neal Porter and John Steimel, […]