Although neighboring residents turned out in force to protest, an amendment to consent judgment between Orion Township and Dutton Partners, LLC concerning a proposed development on Squirrel Road has been approved by the board of trustees. The parcel is the same one that developer James Faycurry had petitioned to have annexed to Auburn Hills because […]
Mexican food fans are going to have to go without their favorite Taco Bell fixes, at least for a couple of months. The Lapeer Road fast food restaurant was demolished on Oct. 6, to clear the way for a new Taco Bell building to be constructed. Owner Ashvin Shah, who has owned the Taco Bell […]
Some residents on Buckner feel that an open drainage ditch should be modified before it causes a problem, but the Orion Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk isn’t sure the Road Commission for Oakland County will do anything about the issue. ‘This is the road commission’s right of way and we can’t really dictate what to do […]
It’s not often that a cheerleader gets to don a football helmet too. But that’s exactly what Lake Orion High School junior Whitney Clubine has had the opportunity to do, as she is on the varsity cheerleading squad and junior varsity football team this year. Clubine, who played city league football in Orion for the […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity girls basketball team were winless in two games on Oct. 5 and Oct. 7. On Oct. 5, the team hosted Auburn Hills Avondale, almost upsetting but eventually falling 45-41. Chelsea Richards led the Dragons with 14 points and four assists, while Rachel Traurig had 12. Rachel LaRocca had eight […]
Although they failed to qualify as a team for the state competition, being held Oct. 16 at Michigan State University, the Lake Orion varsity boys golf team still can celebrate this season as a success, as far as coach Monty Gallaher is concerned. ‘The way that I (coached) my team is to play to the […]
The Lake Orion High School boys cross country team walked away with victories over Troy Athens and Birmingham Seaholm on Oct. 5, while the Lake Orion girls defeated Seaholm, but fell to Athens. The boys team got by Athens, 25-32, and Seaholm, 22-33. The girls stormed by Seaholm, 23-32, and were unable to get by […]
Orion Township trustees did not come to a decision at their Oct. 4 meeting on what to do with allocated funds for the parks and recreation department already in the budget, if Proposal P passes on Nov. 2. Proposal P would set up a separate millage for parks and recreation if it is approved by […]
The story behind the creation of the Lake Orion Lions Club’s Bear Lake Blind Camp isn’t so much about one man working tirelessly to achieve his dream, as it is about the entire community pulling together to help him do it. At least that’s the way long-time Lake Orion Lions Club member and Bear Lake […]
Students at Stadium Drive Elementary School celebrated their annual Spirit Week on Sept. 27-Oct. 1. The kids paired the idea of school spirit with the spirit of giving, bringing in canned goods for the Orion/Oxford FISH on Monday, bringing in box tops on Tuesday, soup labels on Wednesday, and a piece of junk mail to […]