So Orion Township is going through the horrifically boring, tedious and usually meaningless process of looking at their master plan. Still, it’s importance has been bandied about by officials, especially new supervisor Matt Gibb, who sees it as a tool to thrust off the fusty mentality of past Orion leadership and remake the township. For […]
What would Orion be without General Motors, Civic Center Park and a clean auditing process? All of these things were made possible by Bob Sheardy, who passed away March 1 at the age of 89. Sheardy, who served two terms as township supervisor from 1976-1980 and previously on the school board, will be remembered for […]
My initial ideas about how to enjoy the current economic times are, in no particular order, roller skating, a hot dog eating contest and polka dancing. But these all cost money (skate rentals, hot dogs, beer for the polka band, etc.) and no one has any of that to spend (except, of course, our federal […]
Six Orion children recently took a trip to Grand Rapids to compete in the annual piano competition hosted by the Michigan Music Association. When the music stopped, they came away with six ribbons and ten trophies, according to Jessica Davis, their piano teacher. ‘They did so good,? said Davis, who was recently elected to the […]
After a 54-48 loss against Stoney Creek last Tuesday, the discouraged Dragons boys basketball team was ready for a win. They would only have one more regular season game against Troy Athens to do so. And when they did rally to the win, it wasn’t for the faint of heart. A close game throughout, the […]
The Dragons lost an emotional state semifinals meet in Battle Creek over the weekend. In what was Coach Doug Kline’s last team meet (the state final individual meets are this weekend at the Palace in Auburn Hills), the Dragons were up against Rockford. Kline said he knew what he needed against Rockford were bonus points, […]
A familiar ritual for garden enthusiasts will take place in a slightly different venue this spring. When Orion gardeners go to buy their flats of flowers, it won’t be from Jacobsen’s Garden Center, which has leased out the space to Wojo’s Greenhouse of Ortonville. According to Brad Jacobsen, vice president of the venerable Lake Orion […]
Brian Bailo, the 31-year-old Orion man slain in a Pontiac mugging gone wrong last week, will be remembered for his large, giving heart. His mother, Ellen Harrington, recounts a story about how Bailo helped keep a promise after the death of her husband, Bailo’s step-dad Herman, last May. Before succumbing to cancer, Herman told Ellen […]
Once again, the assembly line at Orion’s General Motor’s plant will shutter to a halt. The plant, which halted production for nearly a month in January, will take a similar break starting March 30 and hopefully get back to work April 20. According to GM spokesperson Becki Akers-Hopson, the reason for the shutdown is all […]
The humanities notoriously suffer through economic downturns, but usually just through lack of funding. The Orion Art Center recently experienced the other effect of bad economic times: crime. Thieves recently struck the center and made off with money and the center’s camera, according to board president Lisa Cummins. ‘This is clearly a sign of the […]