The Paint Creek Trailways Commission is revising their Recreational Master Plan for 2013, and would like citizen input to improve the trail experience. According to Trail Manager Kristen Meyers, the Commission is considering more parking areas, acquisition of parcels bordering the trail, trailside drinking fountains, and interpretive sites to educate visitors about indigenous flora and […]
150 good friends came out to the Orion Center on Feb 1 to partake of some good food, good music and good spirits at the Lake Orion Optimist Club’s 2nd annual Wine Tasting Event. Optimist President Kelly Weaver praised the gathering who helped raise over $7,500. Photos by L. Farrell
The Lake Orion DDA has an idea for the Village whose time may have finally come. At the Feb. 12 DDA council meeting, executive director Suzanne Perrault gave a presentation on public parking in Lake Orion, and then revealed she has been approached by a local business owner about a possible property donation. Perrault said […]
After operating a full year without an Operations Director, Orion Township has hired Jeff Stout. Stout’s duties will be to oversee matters like buildings and grounds, purchasing and procurement contracts. He will serve as township liaison for the safety path committees, and will be actively involved ‘bridging the gap between labor and management,? he said. […]
Women’s Excellence in Midwifery isn’t your mother’s pregnancy care center. Nor is it your great-grandmother’s. In fact, you have never seen anything quite like it. Situated at 1406 S. Lapeer Road, the Women’s Excellence center of Midwifery opened its doors Feb. 4, with an Orion Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Feb. 13. ‘What […]
For the last five years the building at 158 S. Broadway in Lake Orion has been the home of North Oakland Vocational Association (NOVA). Established in 1992, NOVA helps differently-abled folks prepare for and find employment. The service is invaluable, but proprietor Barbara Bell of Rochester didn’t stop there. About a year ago she converted […]
‘With the service that they provide us, it’s the least we can do.? That’s the reason Jerry Suzore gave as to why the Oxford-based Carport Structures Corporation donated a 20-foot-by-20-foot steel pavilion to the Orion Veterans Memorial. The memorial hosts functions on the National Day of Prayer, Memorial Day, Patriot’s Day in observance of the […]