North Oakland VFW Post 334 will be selling Buddy Poppies May 8-10 at many locations in Orion, Oxford and Addison Townships.? This is the only fundraiser that the Veterans of Foreign Wars carries out annually. The money raised is used to assist’needy and disabled veterans, support youth activities and the VFW National Home in Eaton […]
Team SEPTA of Lake Orion (a special education PTA) is joining thousands of others this week in celebrating National PTA Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. President Tracy Gora said the group wants to focus national attention on ‘the outstanding contributions the special education staff make to us individually and as a community.? She pointed out […]
Registration for the local training program of the inaugural Brooksie Way Half Marathon, to be led by Lake Orion resident and veteran marathon runner Chris Kelley, is open until May 23. The 13.1-mile race and 5k run will be held Sunday, Oct. 5, starting at Oakland University and finishing at the campus? historic Meadow Brook […]
As promised in this week’s hard copy issue, here are midseason updates on your LOHS spring sports? BASEBALL: The team began the season at the favorite in Division I and nothing about that has changed. They finally lost a game last weekend, but no team in recent memory went through a season unscathed ? so […]
Lake Orion School Board Vice President Mary Jo Burchart, Secretary Tina Peterson and challenger Ken Grant are vying for two seats that are up for grabs in next Tuesday’s (May 6) school board election. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and all voters should head to their normal precincts (a […]
Could a water storage facility be coming to Orion Township? A public hearing this May could go a long way towards determining that, after the board delayed definitive action on a feasibility and financial analysis on the potential project last week. Public Works Director Bill Ireland spoke to the board during their regular meeting and […]
Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh is not quite sure where this quote came from, but when he saw it early last week, it certainly stuck with him. Narsh’s youngest son, Anthony, recently began chemotherapy treatments for Eosinophilic granuloma (EG), a rare musculoskeletal cancer. EG comes from a larger classification, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, which effects […]
A 16-year-old Lake Orion resident was arrested for armed robbery after police say he held his neighbors at gunpoint. According to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Department report, the suspect forced his way into a Sunfield Place apartment, stole $60 and hit one person with the gun before leaving. The incident took place shortly after midnight […]
For the second straight year, Orion Township will purchase gravel for some of their worst roads. The board accepted a recommendation from their engineers last week to purchase up to $88,000 of 21AC stone, to be spread on five different roads across the township. The Road Commission for Oakland County will spread the gravel. ‘The […]
Lieutenant Governor John Cherry came to the Orion Township Public Library last week and spoke with members of the public at the North Oakland Democratic Club’s regular meeting. Prior to his speech, Club Chair Phil Reid said Cherry is likely the ‘frontrunner? for the governor’s position, up for election again in 2010. Cherry outlined Gov. […]