Orion Township trustees will hold a special meeting to get an opinion from their attorney before proceeding with advertising a vacancy in the building department. Building inspector Leon (Bud) Storm has resigned from the township, with his last day of work scheduled for Aug. 4. Storm has worked for the township for 17 years. Building […]
To the disappointment of some Hi Hill residents in attendance at the July 6 board meeting, the Orion Township Board of Trustees will wait for an attorney opinion before proceeding with reimbursement of Hi Hill for sewer fees paid to the township. The township has received requests from Hi Hill residents, as well as several […]
It isn’t fancy, but it’s been his home away from home for a long time. Retired John Ranville’s former office in the DPW building off of Atwater is cluttered with ‘tools of the trade.? ‘I’ve never sat in another chair,? he laughed as he pulled out an Army surplus relic and sat down to talk […]
Many repairs were able to be made to the historic Scripps Mansion, on the campus of Guest House on Joslyn Road in Orion Township, thanks to last year’s Art, Autos & Architecture event. Guest House President and CEO Daniel Kidd, along with Guest House Vice President of Development and Public Relations Patricia Zawadzki, are hoping […]
I recently finished a book telling a story about scientists in England in 1998 trying to send a message back to scientists in 1966. Their message was to inform the docs to prohibit a certain chemical from being developed because it caused toxic blooms in the oceans. The blooms killed everything in the water. In […]
Adrienne Luna (left) of Lake Orion and Paula Tutman (WDIV TV, Rochester Hills) were all smiles at the first Bernie Smilovitz Celebraty Golf Classic on June 21 at the Tam O’Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield. The outing raised $50,000 for the Food Bank of Oakland County.
We are writing this letter to urge all Orion Township voters to vote for Jill Bastian for township clerk. She is a wonderful person and a great public servant. Bastian’s’s intelligence, caring and enthusiasm have improved the township in a variety of ways. She has worked tirelessly to help our public library, our community schools […]
When Niles Olson contacted me about writing a paragraph about him, he told me ‘not to flower it…just what I know about him.? That quote at least partially defines Olson. He’s an honest, sincere and generous person. I can’t relate to his ambition, but he has put his whole being into all he tackles and […]
I’m a lifetime resident of Orion Township and am supporting Richard Tomczak for the office of Orion Township supervisor. He’s a well-qualified individual who has served two terms as township trustee. Service to his community takes a high place in his life. His record shows he places the interests of the residents and our quality […]
On July 3rd , those of us who watched the fire works in Lake Orion enjoyed the great display except for the colors were mixed up. We had some friends from Ontario, Canada with us and we did a whole lot of bragging of the great display. They couldn’t believe that the people were putting […]