Buckhorn resident William Wilsher said he was pleasantly surprised when he was chosen as the newest member of the Orion Township Board of Trustees on Aug. 4. Wilsher was sworn in immediately following the meeting to fill the vacancy left by Eric Wilson, who resigned from the board in June to become Oakland County Commissioner […]
Although a final inspection has been completed and a certificate of occupancy issued for the business, the Orion Township trustees said they have yet to receive the $1,000 fee from Star Enterprises, Inc. for the transfer of two liquor licenses. Frank Haddad, President of Star Enterprises and new owner of the business at 3890 Joslyn […]
The sea-faring life may not be for everyone, but Mick and Mary Steiner of Oakland Township seem to have taken to it quite nicely. So nicely in fact, that the couple is planning to extend their winter stay on their 41-foot long, 14-foot wide boat the “Escargot” by a month this coming winter. Mick, retired, […]
The 2002 season will long be remembered by the Lake Orion High School Varsity Boys Golf Team, but coach Monty Gallaher hopes that it will not overshadow this year’s team. “I’m not saying we’ll be as good this year,” Gallaher said at the varsity team’s first practice on Aug. 7 at Oxford Hills. “Last year’s […]
Brian Schram doesn’t make his living as a fisherman, but he proved himself a rather impressive one after he netted a 38-inch long, 14-pound Northern Pike on Long Lake several weeks ago. Schram, who hails from the Traverse City area but performs weekly at the Sagebrush Cantina in Lake Orion with his band, was fishing […]
Many Lake Orion residents breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the news reports last Thursday. The area was one of the few in Southeast Michigan mostly untouched by the power outage What they didn’t realize was the word soon spread that Lake Orion had gas, water and food — a valuable commodity. Most […]
With the hope that construction prices will be more in the township’s favor this winter, the Orion Township Board of Trustees rejected current bids for the Clarkston Road safety path project and pushing construction back until spring. The board learned on Aug. 4 that the township had received only two bids back on the project, […]
The Lake Orion High School Varsity Football team will kick their season off at home against Southfield on Aug. 28, and head coach Chris Bell said the chances that his team will be a winning one this season are very good. “We return six starters on offense and five starters on defense,” he said. “We […]
The Lake Orion High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams are young this season, but coaches Debi Sherman and Stan Ford believe that young talent combined with some strong returning runners should carry them through a relatively successful season. The girls varsity team graduated only one senior last season, Ashley Wharton. Returning for the […]
Father Mike Verschaeve may not be a familiar face yet to the congregation of St. Joseph Catholic Church, but the church itself is familiar to him since he attended it as a teenager. Verschaeve, who became the new head pastor at St. Joseph on July 26, attended the parish for 11 years when he was […]