North Oakland Concert Band opens concert season in the park

The 85 piece North Oakland Concert is opening Orion Township’s summer concert season June 8, 7:30 p.m. at Civic Center Park on Joslyn Road. The program will be directed by Annette Kline and will include a variety of selections ranging from classical to dixieland. For additional information, check the NOCB website at www.nocb.org or call […]

Bike rider was intoxicated

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call of a man riding his bicycle all over Lapeer Road on May 25. According to an OCSD report, deputies were dispatched to the area of Lapeer and Clarkston Roads, regarding an elderly man, later identified as a 52-year-old Vernita man, riding a bicycle in the roadway […]

Orion Veterans Memorial News

Work is proceeding on the Orion Veterans Memorial thanks to local people’s generosity. They’ve been donating their time and money. Goodwill Electric is working on the electrical for the lights. Wayne Fegertsky is working on boulder flower beds and miscellaneous walls. Ajax Paving is donating the asphalt for the parking lot. Detroit Edison is contributing […]

Free disposal day June 5

Waste Management’s Eagle Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility will hold a free disposal day for Orion Township residents on June 5. Free disposal will run from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on that Saturday. The facility, located on 600 W. Silverbell Road, will not be accepting any compost, tires, car batteries, drums or liquids. For […]

Talk about Parkview cost

A public hearing on the cost estimate for an special assessment district (SAD) for chloriding Parkview Boulevard will be held by the Orion Township Board of Trustees on June 7. The hearing will be at 8 p.m. The board has prepared a cost estimate of $881.21 for the first year and $504.73 estimated annual assessment […]

New hearing for SAD

The Orion Township Board will hold a new public hearing on the cost estimate for a Square Lake SAD after there was some confusion regarding the notice for the first hearing. The new hearing will be on June 7 at 8 p.m., and the SAD is for improving the quality of Square Lake by control […]

Speak on parks millage again

Residents will have another chance to voice their opinions on a millage for the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department being put on the 2004 ballot. An original hearing for the millage and a proposed community center held in April was deemed unclear by the board of trustees, who felt many people just thought that […]

Roohan is new coordinator

Sharon Roohan has been contracted as the Orion Senior Center activities coordinator, a part-time position. The board of trustees authorized the contracting, at the recommendation of senior center director Marylou Enneking on May 27. Effective with the hiring, the board also reduced temporarily expanded hours for the position to 20 hours per week. Roohan will […]

Agree on PUD?

The Orion Township Planning Commission and Board of Trustees will hold a joint public hearing on June 16 for the purpose of gathering public comment on a proposed Orion Cliffs planned unit development and rezoning. The project is located behind Kmart on East Clarkston Road and Lapeer Road. The hearing takes place at 7:15 p.m.

Candidates attempt to show differences

Clarkston school board candidates were in general agreement on questions posed during a Wednesday, May 26 forum, but tried to make their qualifications the point of distinction. In anticipation of the Monday, June 14 school election, the League of Women Voters-Oakland Area hosted the event in cooperation with the Clarkston PTA Council at Clarkston High […]