Oakland County Sheriff’s Department accident investigators said a 25-year-old Lake Orion man who was injured when his vehicle rolled over on Baldwin Road on Dec. 28 had been drinking prior to the accident. The OCSD and Orion Fire Rescue responded to the accident about 9:13 p.m. on Baldwin, north of Eaton Gate. The driver, Benjamin […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of a bomb threat at Kohl’s on Baldwin Road on Dec. 24. According to an OCSD report, deputies responded to a call from a Goodrich man, who said an unknown man had told him to call the lieutenant at the OCSD and tell him there was […]
Monday, Dec. 22, a caller reported hearing noise, swearing and banging on doors at a building on North Lapeer Street. An intoxicated couple was moving goods into their apartment. A door was found to be open at the school building behind Blanche Sims School on East Jackson Street. An accident occurred at North Park Blvd./Church […]
Several people and businesses were recent winners in Downtown Lake Orion’s Lighted Holiday Village celebration. Winning the door prize drawings for the Christmas Moose and Christmas Bear stuffed animals at the Lighted Holiday Village Welcome Center were Patty Kalso and Joyce Dillion. Kim Biggs won the door prize drawing for the Downtown Lake Orion Gift […]
Students from Marist Academy in Pontiac participated in November in regional competition for Lego League at Linden High School. Of the 32 teams competing, one of three Marist Academy teams, the Red Planet Rovers, placed first in the competition scoring 376 out of a possible 400 points. This victory qualified the team to attend state […]
The Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association’s District 16 put on a Junior High Middle School Solo and Ensemble Festival on Dec. 6. District 16 includes schools from Oakland and Livingston Counties. The newly renovated Scripps Middle School was the site for this event. The festival involved over 1,800 students in seventh, eighth and ninth […]
Residents on Square Lake will have an opportunity to speak at a public hearing scheduled for Feb. 2 on the Special Assessment District roll. The SAD is for water quality control on Square Lake, and will pay for electrical costs for a lake pump. The hearing will be held at 8 p.m.
Orion Township will pay dues to renew membership with the Clinton River Watershed Council for the fiscal year 2004. The board of trustees voted on Dec. 15 to pay dues in the amount of $3,000, which was not an increase over those paid in 2003. The money will help support the council’s programs and activities […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees declined to hire Jill Verros as the new assistant to supervisor Jerry Dywasuk, instead requesting the personnel committee to discuss and resolve issues raised by the board members regarding the contract. Recommendations are due back to the board at the Jan. 5 meeting. Verros was recommended for the full-time […]
Here’s my wish list for 2004. l. I hope Michigan State’s basketball team gets a point guard. I’m tired of hearing that excuse as to why it can’t win a basketball game. 2. I hope it never gets below zero this winter so my pipes won’t freeze. 3. I wish members of the school board […]