Letter to the Editor

On a recent visit to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, we were confronted with a swan nesting area near the main walkway. SMARTLY…signs were posted warning… ‘Swan Nesting Area? ‘Swans may be aggressive? ‘Use caution in area.? Seems like the Lake Orion area could use such an approach since PEOPLE are trying to take […]

Letter to the Editor

I guess I hit a sore spot for reader Nancy Vona after phoning in my response to the Lake Orion swan issue. Nancy, obviously you didn’t read the entire article regarding my comments on euthanizing the swans on the lake because of their aggressive behavior against jet skiers. Obviously, you didn’t read my comment that […]

Looking Back

Ten Years Ago July 13, 1994 ~~~Arlene Nichols of Park Island was appointed Lake Orion’s clerk by village council members. ~~~Baldwin Cafe and Speedy Pizza were damaged by a fire that started when a pizza oven in Speedy Pizza was left on and started the ceiling on fire. ~~~Tony Rothschild was elected school board president. […]

Good Shepherd sister/brother achieve high MEAP, CAT scores

Although they say they don’t study together, keen math and reading skills must run in the family for Haylee, 9, and Christian, 8, Luedtke. The sister and brother from Good Shepherd Lutheran School were both recently honored with an award ceremony for their achievements in both placing well out of the national range for the […]

Deputy Reports

Monday, July 5, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving with an expired license arrest, and driving at night with no headlights on Brown Road. *** Tuesday, July 6, narcotics possession and possession of marijuana arrest, and possession of narcotics paraphernalia on Clarkston Road. Home invasion on Hemingway Road. A window of a home was […]

LO Police Log

Monday, July 5, suspicious circumstances on Park Island. A sign on Atwater was damaged. A cell phone was found at Algene/Heights. Suspicious circumstances on Central. Larceny took place in an apartment on Lapeer Street. A basketball hoop was stolen on North Axford. An accident occurred at Detroit/Bellevue. *** Tuesday, July 6, fireworks caused property damage […]

12U Dragons go undefeated in Charlotte Tournament

The 12U Lake Orion Dragons went 3-0 in the CJO Fourth of July baseball tournament in Charlotte, Michigan. The Dragons won their first game, 10-9, over the Capitol City Marlins. In their second game, the team was tied, 3-3, after three innings with the Kalamazoo A’s. The Dragons scored 15 runs in the top of […]

Miller is two-time winner

A fourth-grader at Pine Tree Elementary this fall, Jacob Miller won the boys 9-10-year-old 50-meter dash and 100-meter dash championships at the State Hershey Track and Field Meet in Holt, Michigan on July 9. Miller won the 50-meter dash for the second straight year, and had a winning time of 14.86 in the 100-meter dash, […]

Fire Call

Friday, July 9 12:07 a.m.-A person on Flintridge had a diabetic reaction. Station #3 responded. 2:34 a.m.-Station #1 responded to a person on Frank Road who had respiratory distress. 2:55 a.m.-An accident occurred at Clarkston/Buckhorn. Station #1 responded. 6:18 a.m.-A person on Park Island was bleeding. Station #1 responded. 10:53 a.m.-A man on Hiram collapsed. […]

Wagner raises questions after audit

The annual audit of Independence Township has raised questions about the township’s internal control structure and Trustee Dave Wagner is looking for answers. At the heart of the issue is a lack of bank reconciliations and quarterly adjustments throughout the past year. The lack of timely procedures created more work from auditor Plante & Moran […]