The Dragons did not play the role of Juliet on Monday, as they shutout Romeo 5-0 behind a complete-game effort from Derrick Berriman. Berriman threw just 76 pitches, striking out five. He got plenty of help from his offense, led by Josh Deeg 3-for-3, Drew Ordakowski 3-for-4 and Erik Knoblock 2-for-4 with an RBI. The […]
Orion voters will find 14 candidates on the ballot later this year vying for the township board’s seven seats, but it is two names not on the list getting the attention. Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk and Clerk Jill Bastian have opted not to seek reelection. The pair are the longest serving members on the current board. […]
A community-wide changing of the guard? I promised some thoughts on the new superintendent and analysis of the township filing deadline, but (teaser alert) I’ll save the bulk of those comments for an elongated LO Down in next week’s print edition. Among the things I’ll pontificate on are the school board’s decision to immediately offer […]
Oakland County narcotics officers seized 17 pounds of marijuana and over 200 plants from an alleged father/son operation in Orion Township Thursday. James William Miller, 59, and Jason Charles Miller, 25, were arraigned in 52-3 District Court and are due back in court next week. The pair resides on Rose Court, in the township’s northwest […]
A half-dozen cases are stacked on the desk of Police Chief Jerry Narsh, and they all revolve around the same Lake Orion couple. That’s not all, Narsh notes, ‘They’re all felonies.? The couple has drawn comparisons to Bonnie and Clyde, in part because some of the brazen crimes police say they’ve committed. And now, the […]
An 18-year-old high school student will complete 50 hours of community service and spend the next year on probation for threats sent during an instant message conversation back in February. Lyndzee Lorenz, and the 15-year-old female victim were both in tears in the 52-3 district courtroom of Judge Lisa Asadoorian last Wednesday. ‘She was very […]
For the last six weeks, the sign has been wrong, but customers would agree that the food at Revere’s is all right. Many of those customers were drawn to the new Lapeer Road eatery in Orion Township because of their fond memories for a restaurant by the same name in Oxford years back. Owner Larry […]
In 2007, Kristel Coronado was the Michigan Multi-Sport Sprint Triathlon Series Champion. In 2008, she’ll try to repeat. But she’ll be doing so as a proud member of Team StayPut. ‘Goody StayPut hair products sponsors this athletic team,? Coronado said.?’They accepted 225 (180 from the U.S. & 45 from Canada) female athletes, singled out from?2,700 […]
The ongoing saga with the North Oakland Transportation Association made its way into the Orion Township Board meeting last week. During two ‘public comment? opportunities, resident Mary MacMaster questioned the actions of township trustee and NOTA board member John Garlicki, who retorted during ‘board member comments.? ‘I put a lot of personal time into NOTA,? […]
Justin Dunaskiss, a lifetime township resident, announced last week that he will be seeking election to the office of Orion Township Clerk in the Aug. 5 Republican Primary. Dunaskiss pointed to his familiarity with the duties of the clerk’s office through having been involved with local elections, and in working to develop property in his […]