Orion Township Parks and Recreation Director Rock Blanchard would like the township board’s permission to use alternative funding programs but clerk Jill Bastian would like to find out from the Michigan Townships? Association if it’s legal for them to do that first. Blanchard was before the board on April 5, with a request from the […]
Wood chips will be distributed four times in 2004 at Orion Oaks County Park. Chips will be available May 1 and 15, July 31 and Sept. 25. The chips come from Oakland County Parks? Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program. Residents dropped off 2,154 trees this year. The trees were ground into wood chips. Chips are […]
Come be a part of the unveiling of the new entrance sign at the Orion War Memorial at a special ceremony on April 24, 10 a.m. This is the latest step in recognizing and honoring the many contributions of local veterans.
The Lake Orion Lions Club has submitted an application to close several streets in downtown Lake Orion during this summer’s annual Jubilee. A hearing to discuss the road closings and using Children’s Park and the municipal lot next to it has been scheduled for April 26 during the regular village council meeting. The Jubilee is […]
All government entities and school districts are now required to keep track of all their fixed assets and to report them in each audit report. To help make this requirement easier, the Village of Lake Orion, is purchasing a bar code reader. When it’s time to take inventory, the bar code reader will be used […]
Lake Orion is a far cry from Chicago, but new Orion Youth Assistance social worker Debbie Barsamian said she is settling in well at her new position. Barsamian moved back to Michigan after working in Chicago, where her husband was transferred. A Southfield native, she began working for Youth Assistance in January. ‘I worked with […]
A gazebo may or may not be built at Green’s Park. The Village of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Committee wants to seek proposals for building a 12 foot gazebo. Members of Main Street’s Design Committee thinks a picnic pavilion might be better suited for the park on M-24. Lisa Simpkins, a member of the […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department called on the Aviation Unit and Canine Unit to help capture a man that fled into the swamp at Bald Mountain Recreation Area on April 12, after officers were called about him trying to break into a car. The OCSD was called to an address on Ferguson on April 12, […]
Orion Township Fire Department Assistant Chief Bob Smith said as far as he knows a fire suppression system located in the stove where the fire at Sagebrush Cantina began on March 4 was working properly. ‘By all accounts the employees stated it was working correctly,? he said. ‘I’ve talked to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department […]
For the past several weeks I’ve been staring out my window at an American flag that looks pretty darn disgusting. It’s all tattered and torn and is no longer attached to the flag pole at one end. The flag pole sits at the corner of North Broadway and Shadbolt Street. The same thing happened a […]