A deputy for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Orion Township Substation is all right and back to work after his patrol car ended up in a swamp off Clarkston Road over the weekend. According to the OCSD, the officer is new to the area and was responding to a medical call around 8 p.m. on […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of stalking and suspicious circumstances on Regency Drive on April 28. According to an OCSD report, a 35-year-old woman complained that someone had left a dozen roses and a letter for her at her back door. She also later received a rose and a letter left […]
Warning…warning. Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh is encouraging all Orion residents to be very cautious about locking their vehicles and closing and locking their garage doors. ‘With every spring, we see larceny from vehicles and garages,? he said. ‘They’re crimes of opportunity in that suspects are looking for only unlocked vehicles or open garages.? […]
The former owner of the Lakeshore Motel in Lake Orion will spend some time in jail. A jury in March found James Tuohy, 61, guilty of breaking into and illegally entering one of his own motel rooms without permission. The incident took place last July. A complaint filed by two female victims claimed Tuohy was […]
An assistant principal at Lake Orion High School will be hired for the next school year. Up until a year ago three associate principals helped principal Todd Dunckley. For the 2003-04 school year, that number was reduced to two. According to LO School District Dr. Craig Younkman, the hiring of an assistant needs to be […]
This year the carnival rolls into downtown Lake Orion on June 29. After a day of setting up, it will open to the public June 30-July 3. Village council members on April 26 OK’d some of the downtown streets be closed after a public hearing took place. As in the past, the municipal parking lot […]
Up to $25,000 will be spent to survey Children’s and Green’s Park and to develop a plan for the placement of facilities and landscape for both Lake Orion parks. Consultants who will be hired will work with members of the Lake Orion Parks and Recreation Committee and the Design Committee/Downtown Development Authority to work out […]
Being the mom of five sons, ranging in ages from 11-4 years old isn’t always easy, but Lake Orion resident Faith Dooty said the rewards are great. Dooty and her husband Gary, a systems designer and tester for EDS, have lived in Lake Orion for nearly 17 years and have five sons: Glen, 11, now […]
Although Orion Township trustees wanted to know if a July Board of Review could consider resolving a dispute over tax exemption with the Gingellville Community Center, the center’s attorney said at this time they would prefer to see their dispute through at the state level. The Lake Orion Review reported recently that the center, located […]
This is my third annual tip column on using products you probably have in your house for some very uncommon uses. These came from a company in Peachtree, Georgia. ? Lemon juice and salt will remove rust stains from a counter top. This one’s real handy because we’ve all stored sauces with tomato in them. […]