The unsightly sales trailer at Atwater Common has been removed, but the Lake Orion Village Council is still applying pressure on the developers who are in violation of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement. ‘None of the other work has been done, and in some instances, it does look much worse right now,? said Village […]
Powerhouse Gym owner Phil Stublensky thinks his exercise facility is a perfect ‘fit? for Lake Orion. The gym, which he ran near his Oxford home for the past nine years, recently moved down the road to its new location at 802 S. Lapeer Road. ‘We decided it would be a good move to come to […]
Dick Hassberger is hopping into his antique fire truck and moving his business to Oxford. He will also be giving up his post as Chairman of the Board of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a position he held for a year. ‘Downtown Lake Orion was a great, close-knit community,? he said. ‘You knew everybody. If […]
The results are in: Matthew Gibb will be the next Orion Township Supervisor. Gibb received 9,986 votes while his Democratic opponent David Hodges got 6,992 votes. ‘I’m excited to be in this position,? Gibb said. ‘I’m already meeting with [current township supervisor] Jerry Dywasuk on moving forward.? He said given the current economic climate, immediate […]
You may not have recognized her, but Sara Van Portfliet is no stranger to downtown Lake Orion parades. For the Halloween parade, she regularly dresses up as the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz. But this is just a small part she plays in the Lake Orion community. For her many endeavors in recognizing […]
David Marentette, the Orion Township retiree and Vietnam veteran who died Oct. 28 from injuries sustained after a July hit-and-run, had moved to the area only a year earlier to be close to his grandkids in Oxford. Marentette was a longtime resident of the Munising area in the Upper Peninsula, where he worked at the […]
Dick Hassberger is hopping into his antique fire truck and moving his business to Oxford. He will also be giving up his post as Chairman of the Board of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a position he held for a year. ‘Downtown Lake Orion was a great, close-knit community,? he said. ‘You knew everybody. If […]
Everyone in this story shall remain anonymous. Except me, of course. You already know who I am. It’s strange to think we’re all anonymas to a much larger part of the world than those who will ever be familiar with us. And all those anonymous folks are the ones out to get us, right? They […]
\No, it’s not just national news. As General Motors desperately seeks federal funds to keep operating until the end of the year, they announced 650 lay offs at their Orion Assembly plant. The employees will be placed on indefinite layoff effective Feb.1, according to Becki Akers-Hopson, the plant’s communications manager. ‘GM has made the difficult […]
Councilman David Churchill resigned from two positions at the Nov. 4 village council meeting. He will no longer be president pro-tem of the council or serve on the Orion Community Cable Communications Commission (OCCC). Councilman Ken Van Portfliet will fill both positions. Churchill recently took a job with AT&T, which is a conflict of interest […]