Paint Creek Trailways Coordinator Kristen Myers said allowing Michigan State University to conduct a user survey on the trail this summer is a win-win situation for everyone involved. Myers was approached by Dr. Christine Vogt and her colleague Dr. Chuck Nelson from MSU with a request to conduct a user survey on the Paint Creek […]
Because the 4th of July falls on a Sunday this year, Waste Management will maintain its regular waste collection schedule the week after Independence Day. Trash collection is generally delayed by one day whenever a holiday occurs during a regular work week (Monday-Friday). According to Brian Conaway, Waste Management’s community and muncipal relations manager, his […]
A 16-year-old Harrison Township man driving a 2001 Porsche Carrera westbound on Indianwood Road in Orion Township Monday night lost control of the vehicle and flipped it on its side. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Timko, the accident occurred east of Ferhurst Road, when the driver lost control and went on to the […]
The phone rings one night last week. ‘Hello grandma? Do you have any chores I can do?? asks grandson Cole. It seems the kid needs money to buy a new Game Boy and his parents must have told him he’ll have to earn it. Now I wish Cole was 12 or 13. Then he could […]
The Lake Orion High School girls varsity soccer team has is earning post-season recognition. Named to the Eccentric All Area Team were Jessica Boyle, Rachel Bemman, Jenna Hill, Holli Finneren and Shelley Marick. Named to the All Regional Team were Boyle and Hill, also selected to the All State Honorable Mention Team. ‘The team had […]
I love the wildlife on Lake Orion. So I was surprised to learn some people find the swans and geese annoying. Have you ever watched these beautiful birds? I enjoy watching the babies go from sweet little fuzzy things into young adults. In the fall, it’s amusing to watch them learn to fly. Why is […]
Heavy rainfall during the fourth weekend in May didn’t pose too many flooding problems in residential sections of the Village of Lake Orion except for — Hauxwell Street. Water was across the road, in some places two feet deep. Some backyards and basements were flooded. Because there wasn’t a certified village employee in the area […]
Orion Township Parks and Recreation Director Rock Blanchard said the parks and recreation advisory committee will recommend to the township board of trustees on July 6 that spending money on additional lighting for athletic fields is not a priority at this time. The advisory board was to have discussed the request, made by the township […]
Monday, June 21, a stereo was taken from a vehicle on Wildbrook Lane. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia arrest on southbound I-75 at Baldwin Road. Attempted breaking and entering at Orion Keg and Wine on Baldwin. A speaker and amplifier were stolen from a vehicle on Freeman. […]
Ten Years Ago June 29, 1994 ~~~The rezoning of property at Long Lake was strongly denied by the township’s planning commission. Commissioners said developing homes and a commercial center wasn’t appropriate for that area. ~~~Rodney Heard resigned after one year as the head coach for LOHS? boys basketball team. The principal admitted that some parents […]