Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) Metro Detroit Chapters have chosen Olde World Canterbury Village in Orion Township as the site for their Strides for Change Walk, happening on Sept. 24. Strides for Change is a 5K, non-competitive walk that enables corporations and individuals to team up with MADD to help further their mission of keeping […]
Whether you are looking for the keys to increase the reading level for your child or yourself, the Orion Township Library will have answers for you at their ‘All Aboard the Reading Railroad? program on Sept. 10. The event is an open house for the whole family, beginning at 2 p.m. and open to the […]
Kathleen Wilson will soon be earning a college degree at the University of Maryland, but unlike many college students she’s not going to have to pay for it. That’s because Wilson, the daughter of Oakland County Commissioner and former Orion Township Trustee Eric Wilson and his wife Carol; has been awarded a full-ride scholarship to […]
The Lake Orion High School cross country teams started their season on Aug. 25, running in the Rochester Adams Invitational. No teams scores were kept, but returning Orion senior Rob Shinouskis finished second overall, with a time of 16:55. Returning senior Drew Collette finished in seventh place, with a time of 17:26. For the girls […]
With a new head coach and 10 players returning from last year’s team, the Lake Orion High School varsity girls tennis team is hoping to challenge for a top spot in OAA II. Their new coach is Eric Bracciano, who comes to the Dragons with two years of varsity coaching experience at Fenton. Bracciano, an […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating to see if a pedestrian injury accident that happened in the Orion Cove Apartments could have been the result of an argument between two men. The OCSD responded to the call of a hit and run accident at 594 Kimberly in the Orion Cove Apartments on Aug. 24. […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees has asked parks and recreation director Rock Blanchard to bring back an expanded plan for an amphitheater at Civic Center Park by the Sept. 19 board meeting. Blanchard presented a request at the Aug. 15 meeting, asking the board to authorize the preparation of specifications and to seek bids […]
Orion Township residents could soon be asked again to weigh in with their opinions on the parks and recreation department. Parks and recreation director Rock Blanchard asked township trustees on Aug. 15 to approve having a request for proposals (RFP) prepared, to find a professional company to conduct a parks and recreation survey. Township trustees […]
Dan Haas isn’t a new face at Scripps Middle School, but he does have a new title: Principal. Haas took over the position from Ken Gutman, who replaces Christine Lehman as assistant superintendent of human resources. Lehman was made superintendent after Dr. Craig Younkman retired in July. Haas will have some help. Kevin Brock has […]
Jaime Pescia, a 1995 Lake Orion High School graduate, will make her Palace of Auburn Hills singing debut on Aug. 25, singing the national anthem before the Detroit Shock game. Pescia, 28, now lives in Clinton Township, and said she was asked to sing the national anthem after her friends from the March of Dimes […]