If you’re a music lover, you don’t have to look far for entertainment this summer. Between Orion Township Parks and Recreation, downtown Lake Orion and the Orion Art Center, they have you covered. Currently, Parks and Recreation is hosting Concerts in the Park on Tuesday nights at Civic Center Park (behind Orion Township Hall). Concerts […]
Want to have a fun night and feel good about doing it? On July 10, Luby’s Boobies 3-Day team will be hosting a benefit at JD’s Keyclub, a dueling piano bar, in Pontiac. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the dueling pianos begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, and can be purchased […]
In their quest to be a one-stop shop for all of your auto needs, Alexander’s Auto Wash and Detailing Center owner Michael Ceritano is happy to announce the opening of the center’s newest business — Interstate All Battery Center. ‘If you have any battery need, we can fill it,? Ceritano said. ‘Anything from a hearing […]
It was six months before the first airplane flew, Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Bernice Kosecki was born. It was June 17, 1903. Now, fast forward 105 years, and airplanes are commonplace, Roosevelt is a name in our history books, and Kosecki celebrates her birthday with her friends and family at the Lake Orion Nursing […]
The Lake Orion Police Department says good-bye today to another friend and former officer. Harry Prall passed away June 22 at the age of 76. Prall spent 25 years as part of the Lake Orion Police Department, first starting as a reserve officer around 1963, and then being hired as a part-time officer in 1974. […]
Lake Orion resident Jeff Karassy puts a lot of heart and energy into his job at the North Oakland Medical Centers in Pontiac, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed by those around him. He was recently awarded the 2008 Matilda Glancy Outstanding Nurse Award. ‘Jeff is a very knowledgeable professional,? said Emily Clarke, Emergency Center Staff […]
Lake Orion resident Libby Quail has worn many hats in her life ? a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a former teacher and a school counselor. It’s the last one that’s made her award winning. Quail, a counselor at West Middle School in the Rochester district, was awarded the Counselor of the Year award through […]
The William E. Scripps Estate used to be the home of one of Detroit’s original newsman. Now it’s the estate itself that continues to make the news. According to estate curator Leslie Pielack, the estate was recently awarded the Michigan Architectural Foundation’s Evans Memorial/Clannad Foundation Award, a $10,000 competitive grant. Pielack said the money is […]
The Lake Orion Police Department and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division are asking for your help. According to Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, the OCSD Marine Division boat, which is housed at Green’s Park, was broken into and vandalized over the weekend. Narsh said several items were taken from inside by the […]
Described as a quiet, upstanding guy, the Lake Orion Police and Fire Departments, Lake Orion Lions Club and the Orion community are mourning the loss of friend, colleague and all-around great guy. William ‘Bill? Waldo passed away on June 14 at the age of 73. ‘The Orion area has lost one of the best public […]