As the summer closes and the cooler months begin to set in, Orion Township residents begin to seek indoor activities to keep their hands busy and their minds sharp. ? Many look to the Orion Art Center (OAC) for the creative outlet needed because they have many ways to teach you about art and to […]
Who said you can’t fight City Hall? Lake Orion Township resident Daniel Myslakowski wanted to try and at the Sept. 17 Lake Orion Township Board meeting, he came ready to ask questions about an ordinance that he said appeared to be selectively enforced. On August 31, Myslakowski received a warning requesting he comply with section […]
‘It’s like church for me? That’s what Kyle Boe says about his time on Michigan lakes. Boe, a 2012 Lake Orion High School grad, is on his way to the National High School Bass Fishing Championship. The national tournament, scheduled for April 2013, is put on by the Student Angler Federation, a subsidiary of the […]
You may have noticed the level of Lake Orion declining over recent days. With approval from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Lake Orion Village officials have been slowly reducing the amount of water in the lake since September 10. Aimed at a total reduction of three feet, Village managers have been drawing down […]
Public bodies in Lake Orion typically won’t have any problems providing residents with low-cost access to public documents and welcome proposed changes to Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act. A bill to amend the state’s FOIA has been brought before the Michigan House of Representatives. HB 5879, introduced by Rep. Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, seeks to […]
Edward Smith got a call Sunday morning no business owner wants. He picked up the phone to hear his security company inform him that police were on the premises of his business at 4315 Baldwin investigating a break-in. He immediately drove to his office at Mimi’s Metals to see what was going on. ‘I pulled […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Dan Toth wants to make your home and business difficult targets for would-be bad guys. A recent spate of Orion Twp. home invasions, has led him to share some tips for making your home less inviting to intruders. Most property crimes such as home invasion and larcenies are ‘crimes of […]
Oktoberfest begins with the letters ‘ok? but the event was much more of a hit than that. Held on Oct 5 and 7, the three day event drew thousands to the 21-acre grounds of Canterbury Village at 2369 Joslyn Court. ‘Attendance was double that of last year’s event,? said Frances Smither-Fischer, Director of Club Affairs […]
Lake Orion residents William Holt and Angela Nasso have filed for School Board candidacy in the upcoming Nov. 6 election. Both Holt and Nasso filed without party affiliation. Nasso is a mother of four Lake Orion students. She has children at the elementary, middle school, and high school level. She said she is motivated to […]
Another of Izabel Wiegand’s wishes has come true. The third-grader from Carpenter Elementary went ice-skating with Merida, star of the Disney movie ‘Brave? on Oct. 4. Izabel and six other area children attended the invitation-only special reception with Merida at the Palace of Auburn Hills where they practiced their archery and ice-skating skills. Izabel said […]