‘You will be challenged – no flat, paved straightaways on this course – and you will conquer?’ The words come from a flier advertising Footprints in the Forest, an upcoming four-mile run/two-mile hike on the trails of Bald Mountain State Recreation Area. But, whether they meant it that way or not, those words metaphorically represent […]
Somewhere in the auditorium, a young girl cried. One by one, a voice punctuated the silence as students, faculty and others spoke aloud the names of loved ones affected by breast cancer. Some 175 participants kicked off the seventh annual Lake Orion Schools Dragon GAP & Lady Dragons ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Two-Mile Charity […]
The long-awaited Streetscape project meant to give downtown Lake Orion a bright new face’and a brighter future to match’finally got underway Tuesday with a groundbreaking ceremony in Children’s Park. The park, said Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Suzanne Perreault, is first in line for a facelift. Contractors will begin to mobilize this week. Projects include […]
Have a home-based business? The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted Monday to suspend enforcement of ordinances regulating such businesses while it looks into a request made by the ZBA. The issue was brought to the board by Trustee Mark Crane, who also sits on the ZBA. At a recent ZBA meeting, Crane said, the […]
LOHS? 2010 Homecoming King Cameron Goodall tries to give Homecoming Queen Sarah Mueller a hand with her crown during Friday’s halftime ceremony at Dragon Stadium. See more halftime photos and Homecoming parade photos in our print edition. Photo by Laura Colvin
Commence cutting. From the way things look, police services will take a hit off the top and become one of the first budget casualties of 2011. One of two Lake Orion Community Schools? police liaisons will be among three officers told to hit the bricks come Jan. 1 At a special budget workshop meeting Aug. […]
Municipal workers might have a step up on staying healthy this flu season if they take advantage of flu shot programs offered to employees by both the Village of Lake Orion and Orion Township. On Oct. 21, Orion Township will pay the $20-per-injection fee for any employee who wishes to get a shot when Crittenton […]
The Orion Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, to receive public input on special land use request for the new senior/community center, located on the east side of Joslyn Road, south of Clarkston Road. If approved, the special land use would allow the center, […]
Build a new senior center from the ground up? A number of local residents think renovating the Ehman Center is a better option. Stephen Auger, president of Auger Associates Architects Inc., got the ball rolling in his letter to the editor published Aug. 8, when he wrote, ‘In my 15 years of practicing architecture in […]
Bring on the bulldozers. The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 Monday to move ahead with construction of a new community senior center near Clarkston and Joslyn roads, despite yet another spike in estimated costs since the board last met Aug. 30. The figures now come in at c $3,714,000, or $134 per square […]