Clash continues between council and Atwater developers

The unsightly sales trailer at Atwater Common has been removed, but the Lake Orion Village Council is still applying pressure on the developers who are in violation of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement. ‘None of the other work has been done, and in some instances, it does look much worse right now,? said Village […]

Powerhouse Gym gives LO a lift

Powerhouse Gym owner Phil Stublensky thinks his exercise facility is a perfect ‘fit? for Lake Orion. The gym, which he ran near his Oxford home for the past nine years, recently moved down the road to its new location at 802 S. Lapeer Road. ‘We decided it would be a good move to come to […]

Voters to decide in supervisor race

While the other positions in Orion Township were more or less decided back in the August primaries, one office is still up for grabs–perhaps the most important. The contenders for Orion Township Supervisor are Matthew Gibb, the township trustee who beat fellow Republican Daniel Myslakowski by 631 votes in August, and David Hodges, a Democrat […]

Township, village prepare for invasion of disguised visitors

There is no lack of spooky fun in Orion this weekend. On Thursday, the Halloween Parade will begin at the Angel Center (formerly the Ehman Center) at 6 p.m. Those wishing to walk in the parade are asked to be there at 5:30 p.m. The route will follow Broadway to Children’s Park where refreshments and […]

Family goes ‘nuts? in village neighborhood

Farm families in the Lake Orion of yesteryear would be working hard through the harvest right about now. Things, we know, have changed. But whereas most of us have found work beyond reaping the benefits from the plot of earth we call home, the Pescis are doing just that in their village neighborhood. For the […]

What Counts

This time of year, I’m generally getting home from grouse hunting in the Upper Peninsula, hopefully with a few birds in the game bag, but always with a renewed sense of wonder for the world. There’s nothing like spending a week trampling around the woods, which blaze with color that far north weeks before they […]

Defense vehicle company rolls through public hearing

Advanced Defense Vehicle Systems (ADVS), a manufacturer of equipment for military defense vehicles, received the tax abatement they were looking for from the Orion Township Board of Trustees on Oct. 20. The sentiments of residents at the public hearing prior to the abatement’s unanimous approval by the board were mostly patriotic. ‘I am a veteran. […]

Join haunted Times at restaurant; don’t be Square

If you get into the Times Square Restaurant before Halloween dressed in your ghoulish garb, you may just win money off your next Harlow Hero, the deli’s signature menu item, and the sandwich that started it all. According to Michele Harlow, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband, Marler, and their partner, Mark Bender, Times […]

Orion Twp. man dies from July hit and run

The Orion Township retiree who was hit by a drunk driver in July died Tuesday from related injuries. David Marentette, 67, was pronounced dead on Oct. 28 at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. On July 27, while crossing southbound Lapeer Road near Summer Street, Marentette was struck by a car driven by Fermin Sanchez, […]

Council to Atwater developers: finish your work or we will

Angry residents and an irritated village council lashed out at the developer currently in charge of the unfinished Atwater Commons condominium complex. Still, developers were granted a little more time to take care of the issues. In question at the council meeting on Oct. 14 were an unsightly sales trailer abandoned by previous developers, shoddy, […]