Orion township is ready to move forward with plans for a new senior center. Sort of. The township board voted unanimously Feb. 1 to authorize the drawing up of a letter of intent in order to negotiate details with builder Mike Church. The issue first came before the board in December. As proposed, the three-story […]
The future looks bright for Orion, but only if it plays its collective cards right. That was the word from Orion Township Supervisor Matthew Gibb last week as he addressed a crowd gathered to hear him speak about the state of the township at King’s Court in Canterbury Castle. Gibb summarized 2009 events, noting the […]
Calling all snowbirds. Local officials have a message as the 2010 U.S. Census swings into full gear in the month ahead. ‘We have a large population of seniors who spend the winter in places like Florida or Arizona,? said Orion Township Clerk Penny Shults. ‘Just because they receive census forms in those states doesn’t mean […]
Suzanne Rock’s fascination with people began when she was just a young girl. Trips to the dime store with her mother, she said, were a welcome opportunity; a chance to look up at the intricacies and emotions painted across the faces of strangers. Today, she paints those faces to capture a ‘little glimpse of the […]
An Orion Township woman charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct was bound over for trial after preliminary exam Monday in 52-3 District Court. Norma Elisa Lira, 32, was arrested Jan. 26, and remains lodged at Oakland County Jail on $50,000 bond. According to information released by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, investigators started to build […]
Slamming sounds A man who called police Feb. 1 told responding deputies he was in the bathroom about 9:30 p.m. when he heard a ‘slamming sound? coming from the front of his apartment in the 3000 block of Sunrise Circle. The man said he went into the living room to investigate and shouted ‘Who’s there?? […]
The age-old exchange of Valentines took center stage as Carpenter Elementary kids’along with visiting parents and grandparents’enjoyed games, crafts and sweet treats during early Valentine’s Day parties last week. Carpenter students headed into intercession Monday, with most participating in a week of enrichment activities.
First they robbed a man in Auburn Hills. Then, as a 40-year-old Orion Township man was returning from work Friday, the masked teenagers’brandishing a fully-loaded assault rifle’walked out of the early morning darkness and demanded his wallet, cell phone and car keys. That’s the word from police, who said Joey Steven Vang, 17, and brothers […]
It could happen to anyone. That was the message from Mindie Wolvin, who stood before a crowd of about 200 to speak publicly for the first time about the life’and death’of her son Jake. A slideshow played on two large screens above. ‘When your son or your daughter is this age and they look this […]
Come to hear a sugarcoated version of reality? Forget about it. Hoping for a little fluff, at least? Not a chance. ‘This is going to be a very direct, very blunt, very real, very accurate conversation,? said 52-3 District Court Judge Lisa Asadoorian as she began a presentation for some 180 parents, students and others […]