‘What happened to Eagle Valley funding offer?’

Hi Hill residents Joe Geraci and Sue Turpen are hoping Orion Township will be able to make good on an offer to use Eagle Valley host fee funds to help pay for the water and sewer project in their subdivision. Turpen requested an agenda item at the Aug. 18 board meeting to have the board […]

Brothers go to hospital after jet ski hits dock

Two brothers, ages 16 and 11, were transported to Troy Beaumont Hospital on Sunday after the personal watercraft they were riding struck a dock on Long Lake. The accident occurred about 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 24. According to Deputy Luke of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division, the 16-year-old was operating the watercraft while […]

Without clear titles, township decides against selling properties

Despite hiring a title search company to do a title search, the Orion Township Board voted on Aug. 18 to refuse to sell any township properties at this time. Township officials were investigating the sale of possibly seven properties, owned by the township but not currently being used. Many of the locations are old well […]

Former teacher becomes librarian

She may be a new face to the children’s department at the Orion Township Library, but Kristen Cornacchia is no stranger to children. A mom of two, the new children’s librarian is a former Clarkston elementary school teacher who was looking for a new challenge after being a stay-at-home mom and Gymboree teacher for four […]

Reiss: From associate principal to athletic director

This year Bill Reiss will have a different view from his office window at Lake Orion High School. On July 1, Reiss, formerly an associate principal, was named the new athletic director, replacing Jim Wood who retired on June 30. Reiss, 52, is going into his 31st year with Lake Orion Schools. “I started at […]

New coach gets soccer team in competitive shape

Members of the Lake Orion High School Varsity Boys Soccer Team was surprised this fall season with a new coach, who also brings a fresh perspective to the team. Erick Pfeifer, an Oxford resident, was hired to replace Randy McCoy as the varsity coach for LOHS boy soccer. Pfeifer has almost 30 years of experience […]

Tennis team back strong and motivated for the season

The season is off to a good start for the Lake Orion High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team, as head coach Jody Winkleman said her players are excited and anxious to start winning matches. “The excitement is just contagious,” she said. “They enjoy the game and their teammates so much.” The Dragons return five seniors […]

Orion Physical Therapy has unique hands-on approach

Quality care with a personal touch is what you’ll find when you visit Orion Physical Therapy. With their grand opening on July 7, physical therapists Kent Allion and Brett Debo are happy to have their own practice together in the community where they have both worked for many years. Allion met Debo after he did […]

Boat holds fond memories

Bill Van Wagoner keeps a piece of his past on Lake Orion. The Oxford resident has a 1957 model (made in 1956), 17-foot sportsman utility wooden boat that his father bought when Van Wagoner was a child living in Lake Orion. “It’s a third generation boat, now owned by my son Bruce,” Van Wagoner said. […]

Cable Commission wants to bring citizens’ concerns to Comcast

Residents in Orion Township weren’t very happy to see Comcast Cable move its customer service office from Orion to Independence Township, and neither were the Orion Cable Commission and Orion Township Board of Trustees. “In the contract they were to maintain an office in Orion and it’s in Independence (now),” said Orion Township Supervisor Jerry […]

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