In a day described as ‘absolutely phenomenal? by Glitz Salon owner Cherie Barnett, Glitz Salon’s annual Cut-A-Thon raised over $22,500 to benefit the Children’s Leukemia Foundation (CLF). The salon cut over 600 heads of hair, with haircuts being offered at $15 a piece, plus over 100 ‘princesses? had their hair styled into princess up-dos. The […]
The Bryson family spent this past weekend and parts of this week moving to a town ‘where living is a vacation? as dad Tony Bryson accepts his new position as administrator for Lake Orion Baptist School. Bryson, along with his wife, Leigh Ann, and three children, Abigail (seventh grade), Micah (fifth grade) and Joshua (third […]
At Monday’s meeting, the Village Council adopted Ordinance 7.11, a parking amendment that would allow the council to develop short-term parking in downtown Lake Orion. Ordinance 7.11 comes as an amendment to Ordinance 7.08, which allows for two-hour parking in downtown. ‘All this does is allow you, by a separate resolution at a later time, […]
Hank’s Fly Fishing is a busy place for the next few weeks as they host many events for the community. On Thursday (July 26) Hank’s is hosting ‘Your Credit-FYI,? a presentation that will provide information that everyone should know about their credit. It will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. The presentation will be given by […]
‘Fraud is everywhere and it’s here in Lake Orion,? Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh told the Sunshine Rotary Club at their meeting last week. ‘Anybody, any of us, can become victims of fraud.? According to Narsh, about one in 10 Americans will be victims of fraud. Most typically, this fraud comes in the form […]
Individuals driving along Heights Road, just south of Lakeview, will find some temporary relief, in the form of coal patch, while the Village Council decides on its next step to fix the road. The road, which was damaged, and then patched, after a water main break last winter, has continued to worsen, prompting the Village […]
A combination of youth, creativity and television production came together last week as Orion Neighborhood Television hosted their Summer Video Camp 2007. The camp, open to middle school students, introduced participants to studio and field production, as well as editing. The campers, Scripps Middle School sixth graders Michael Murtaugh and Casey Whittenberg and Oakview Middle […]
Visitors to downtown Lake Orion can find more parking relief in the form of a new lot at 115 N. Broadway. The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) announced last week that the lot, which is located next to Shear Dimensions and across from Orion Music Studio, is open for public use and is a recommended parking […]
Young football players filled Dragon Stadium as the Detroit Lions hosted their Youth Football Camp last week. ‘This camp is designed to teach children ages 6-14 the basic fundamentals of football as well as help improve a child’s beginning, intermediate or advanced skill level,? said Don Thill of Detroit Lions Youth Football. According to Thill, […]
Orion felt a little ‘British soccer invasion? when Orion Township Parks & Recreation hosted their annual British Soccer Camps for young soccer players. According to Recreation Program Supervisor Jennifer Rowe, this is the fifth year Parks & Recreation has hosted the camp, and once again, the camp went great. ‘I’ve never had an unhappy participant,? […]