What’s better than ‘Sasquatch and S’mores? near the summer solstice? ‘Music in the Moonlight,? maybe? ‘Tall Tales and Teepees?? Lisa Sokol hopes Lake Orion-area families will come find out for themselves. ‘We’ve added a lot of new programs with the idea of engaging families we haven’t engaged in the past,? said Sokol, Orion Township’s community […]
Screwy A woman living in the 2600 block of Freeman Street called police April 12 after arriving home to discover the window in a rear walk-through garage door smashed from the outside. The woman, who told deputies she left the house around 2 p.m. and returned at 6:30 p.m., said jewelry and a change jar […]
Ready for a little action? Men and women age 50 and better can now register online to participate in the Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games, hosted July 7-21’in various locations throughout Oakland County. ‘We have people who have just started in a sport, and sometimes they’re nervous but they want to give it a try […]
Carol Rondello was worried. From clear across the country, some 2,000 miles away in Washington, her mother, an 87-year-old Orion Township resident, relayed a story: Someone called to tell her she’d won a prize. She didn’t necessarily remember entering any contests, but the caller wanted to deliver her winnings. So, Rondello said’asking out of safety […]
The Lake Orion High School Girls? Track and Field is off and running toward a great season. That’s the word from Coach Sjonne Mitchell, who joins the Lake Orion Athletic community for her inaugural coaching season. ‘It’s been great,? she said. ‘I love being out there with the girls and seeing the improvements they’re making […]
It takes money to save money. That was the general idea as Orion Township Supervisor Matthew Gibb discussed plans to move forward to form a Joint Committee on Collaboration based on the March 25 meeting between Orion Township, Village of Lake Orion, Lake Orion Community Schools, and the Orion Township Library board. ‘That meeting received […]
Ryleah Herrington, 2, had a good time Monday on swings and slides at Orion’s CivicCenter Park. See more pictures on page 26.
Orion Township officials conjured up a bit of history last week when they agreed to name a recently acquired park after one of Orion’s founders. The park, off Squirrel Road, features a playground, tennis courts, and picnic pavilion, and will host to soccer and baseball leagues this summer. ‘We have opened the park that, to […]
Butt out. That, essentially, is the message smokers will hear when a statewide smoking ban takes effect May 1. The ban, singed into law Dec. 18, 2009 by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, makes it illegal to light up in restaurants, bars, theaters or any other public place’with the exception of cigar bars, tobacco specialty stores and […]
An Orion Township woman charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct was sentenced to two years? confinement in the Michigan State Prison system April 1. Norma Elisa Lira, 32, was charged with third degree criminal sexual conduct: fellatio, with a person at least 13 years of age, but under 16. The charge is a felony punishable […]