It’s hard to tell who gets more out of the Blanche Sims Homework Club: The students or the adult mentors who work with them twice a week. The elementary school started its club for fourth-graders last year, when it met three days a week. This year, the Homework Club is being co-sponsored by Orion Area […]
Board members decided a public hearing wasn’t necessary, but citizens will have one last chance to speak on amendments to the township’s sign ordinance before its possible adoption on Nov. 21. The Orion Township trustees held a first reading of the new ordinance on Nov. 7, and scheduled a second reading and possible adoption for […]
Since he was in junior high, Aaron Smith knew he wanted to be a Detroit Piston. And now he is, in a way, although he’s not a famous face on the team. Smith is the Palace Sports & Entertainment Year Round Hoops Director, representing the Pistons organization in local schools, as he encourages kids to […]
A Lake Orion man was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Baldwin Road to get to Orion Oaks Park on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred about 4:15 p.m., when John James McCuish, 18, of Lake Orion, was trying to cross Baldwin on foot from the parking lot of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, near […]
When Darrin Joiner moved from Brownstown to Lake Orion in March, he knew he would have a longer commute to work in Dearborn. But he didn’t count on stop light after stop light needlessly impeding his travel to I-75 before 6 a.m. every morning. ‘We moved here because we have family in Rochester,? said Joiner, […]
Windy weather on Sunday caused wires to tumble at Flintridge and Joslyn Road, causing a home to catch on fire. The Orion Township Fire Department and Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to the home on Flintridge at about 10:54 a.m. on Nov. 6. An OCSD deputy observed flames shooting out of the east side of […]
It’s still a long way off from having final approval, but a developer’s plan to put 146 single-family homes on Lapeer Road north and south of Stadium Drive has come a little closer to being a reality. Pulte Homes? concept plan and Planned Unit Development (PUD) eligibility for Villas at Cedar Creek was approved by […]
Partnerships with area businesses and a focus on wellness are just a few of the changes new director Lisa Sokol has brought to the Orion Senior Center. Sokol was recently named director after serving as interim director for the past several months. Prior to coming to the senior center, she worked for Lake Orion Schools […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s Department deputies tasered a suspect after a foot chase following a vehicle crash on Joslyn Road on Oct. 27. The incident happened about 11 p.m., after the suspect was stopped in his vehicle by a deputy for a traffic violation at Joslyn and Brown. As the deputy approached, the suspect drove away. […]
Space at township hall might be tight, but population-wise, local officials believe Orion still has a lot of room left to grow. ‘We had tremendous growth in the 1990s,? said township supervisor Jerry Dywasuk. ‘We’ve continued to grow, and we have about 34,000 people, including the village.? The township’s master plan ‘peaks out? at 40,000 […]