Eagle Valley wants better communication

Mike Stallard of Waste Management was not pleased when he recently received a letter from Orion Township implying that the Eagle Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility on Silverbell Road was not complying with methods set forward in the settlement agreement with the township over 10 years ago. ‘I was really pretty surprised,? he told board […]

6th grader wants to be a country music star

By day she is a sixth-grade student at Scripps Middle School, but by night Crystal Jenkins is working tirelessly to become the next big country music star. Jenkins has a demo of five cover songs out now, and is putting finishing touches on a CD of original songs to be released in September. She hopes […]

Postal clerk works to make a difference for soldiers

For Clarkston native Charles ‘Bud? Murray, and those like him in the Air Force and other branches of military service, knowing that those back home are thinking of them while they are serving overseas can make all the difference. Murray, step-son of Lake Orion Postal worker Hank Turzanski and wife Norma ‘Jeanie? of Clarkston, presented […]

No community center, for now

The future doesn’t look bright for a new community center in Orion Township. Trustees decided not to take any action on any proposed construction. The board voted nearly two years ago to have a feasibility study done on possibly building a township community center, after a group of 950 citizens signed a petition asking the […]

Fox 2’s Deena Centofanti calls Lake Orion her home

If you’re wondering if you might have spied Fox 2 News reporter Deena Centofanti standing in line next to you at the grocery store, your eyes probably aren’t playing tricks on you. Centofanti has called Orion Township her home since she and her husband Keith moved here in 1997, so they could be close to […]

Boys track undefeated

The Lake Orion High School boys track team polished off another winning regular season, going undefeated in OAA I. On May 11, the Dragons defeated West Bloomfield 70-58, and Farmington Hills Harrison, the two-time defending state champion, 95-33. The Lake Orion girls fell to Harrison 68-60, and defeated West Bloomfield, 69-59. For the Lake Orion […]

Brown/M-24/Dutton area benefits from grant funds

Lake Orion Review Staff Writer Motorists who regularly travel M-24 near Brown Road can expect to see some orange cones in a couple of months, as the Road Commission for Oakland County prepares to reconfigure the intersection of M-24 and Brown Road, bringing in Dutton Road to make a four-way intersection. Road commission public information […]

PC investigating options for Baldwin master plan

The Orion Township Planning Commission has been directed by the board of trustees to investigate options before implementing a master plan for the Baldwin Road corridor. Planning commission chairman John Steimel told the board on May 3 that he was asked by residents to look at the area. He said there are lots of options […]

Township wise for saving in face of state cuts

Once again Plante & Moran auditors have given Orion Township a clean bill of financial health. Trustees heard a presentation on the township’s 2003 audit at the May 3 board meeting. Plante & Moran representative Beth Bailey said the township added to its general fund last year as result of having less expenditures than expected. […]

OCSD deputy goes to hospital after accident

An Oakland County Sheriff’s Department deputy received minor injuries as the result of a two-car accident on Baldwin Road on May 6. OCSD Lt. Bruce Naile, commander of the Orion substation, said a deputy, 40, was turning left from northbound Baldwin into the Indianwood Junction party store about 7:22 a.m., when he was struck by […]