With the November 2 General Election fast approaching, two members of the Orion Township Board of Trustees have expressed concern that taxpayer’s money was being used to promote the proposed millage for the township parks and recreation department. Trustees Will Wilsher and Michael Gingell addressed the issue as an agenda item at the board’s Sept. […]
For George Feeman of Lake Orion, seeing a child’s life change through education is reward enough for his volunteering services. That’s why he was surprised, and very modest, about being selected as this year’s Senior Citizen of the Year for service by the Michigan Commission and Office of Services to the Aging (OSA), Michigan State […]
Lake Orion Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion High School girls swimming and diving team were unable to come up with any first-place finishes against Lahser High School on Sept. 14, falling 125-61. Swimming at LOHS, the Dragons recorded a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay (Erin Sutton, Emily Roesch, Perri Mitchell and Natalie […]
Files concerning the Gingellville Community Center (GCC), currently involved in a tax dispute with Orion Township, have been reported missing from the Orion Township Assessing Department’s office, according to GCC Director Pam Hutchison. Hutchison said she was sitting in on a meeting at Orion Township Hall last week when a question regarding whether or not […]
The outcome of a meeting held last week in Lansing regarding a request from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) to swap state property in Orion Township for property owned by a developer did not go as Orion Township officials had hoped. Although the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) Clearinghouse Review Committee recently […]
Three men, two of them armed, robbed the Little Caesar’s Pizza store on Baldwin Road, taking $325 and shutting the employees in the store’s cooler on Sept. 10. The robbery occurred about 10 p.m., according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. Witnesses said a white male entered the store and jumped over the counter, ordering […]
The Orion Community Cable Communications Commission (OCCCC) has finally reached a resolution with Comcast after it moved their billing office out of Orion Township; however the cable company will not be putting an office back in the township. OCCCC Chairman Doug Corliss told the Orion Township Board of Trustees on Sept. 7 that an agreement […]
Lake Orion resident Susanne Corker has added another cooking contest blue ribbon to her collection. Corker took first place recently in the Family Friendly Food Contest, held at the Michigan State Fair. The contest was sponsored by Hidden Valley Ranch, an ingredient that had to be used in the recipe. Corker took first place with […]
Long plagued by drainage problems, the Hammerslea/Joslyn Road area is the subject of a new permit application filed with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to fill in a wetland area for the purpose of constructing a new home. The Orion Township Board of Trustees were given notice of the application at its Sept. […]
The Lake Orion varsity girls basketball team was unable to close the margin against Rochester Adams on Sept. 9, losing by 14 points to the Highlanders, coming off a victory on the road against Troy. On Sept. 7 at Troy, Lake Orion took the game, 37-31, as Chelsea Richards led the Dragons with 11 points. […]