St. Joseph Catholic Church joined those from St. Anne in Ortonville this past week in celebrating the life of the Rev. Bernard J. Mullen. Father Mullen, of Ortonville, died last Wednesday (Nov. 28) after a long illness. He was 72. He was born on July 16, 1935 in Croswell, MI, and was ordained in 1961. […]
At some point, I am convinced, ‘Christmas in July? will no longer be a dead-period gimmick for appliance stores, but the actual start of the holiday season. People will put their lights and holiday decorations up while wearing shorts. Who knows? Someday we might just leave the lights up year round ? and it won’t […]
Nearly nine hours of wrestling ended with all eyes on a showcase match during the Dragon Invitational last Saturday at Lake Orion High School. Holt took first place in the event (259 team points), but the 152-pound wrestlers from second place Lake Orion (243 points) and third place Hartland (228.5 points) stole the show. LO’s […]
The Dragons split two games last week, winning a Thursday showdown with Birmingham Unified and then falling to University of Detroit on Saturday. The 3-0 victory over Birmingham was Lake Orion’s first as a member of the OAA I, evening their league record at 1-1. Brad Berschback and Adam Chapie both scored shorthanded goals in […]
Lake Orion’s boys swim squad finished 16th in the state last year, based on the efforts of just two team members. Ricky Forrest won the state title in the 500-free and took third in the 200-free, while Brandon Figurski took first in the diving competition. Both were seniors, so both are now gone. ‘We lost […]
Not every edition of every newspaper is an award-winning one, but that doesn’t mean some aren’t more important than others. For 41 years, the Goodfellows from Station #3 in Gingellville have been selling copies of local newspapers on the first Saturday of December to raise money for area residents in need. Fire Capt. Rich Hansen […]
The Lake Orion Village Council listened to nearly three hours of public comments during a special meeting last week, before they voted down a motion that would have given them a chance to rescind Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel’s termination, and then outlined procedures for the next manager. Further discussions took place at Monday’s regular […]
During their regular meeting last week, the Orion Township Board of Trustees continued their talks on a lawsuit filed by former assistant Jill Verros, the Friendship Park investigation and the Elkhorn Lake property issues. All three discussions took place during executive session, as one is considered pending litigation and the other two centered on attorney […]
Two weeks after a public hearing on the matter, the township has made an answer sheet available providing more details on the proposed public safety complex. Several questions were asked of the board and the project management team from Plante & Moran CRESA at the hearing, prompting the answers, which were compiled by CRESA’s Dave […]
The finishing touches are being done on several safety path projects across the township. Township officials said the work could mark the end of the work for the entire system. Township Parks & Recreation Director Rock Blanchard said these could be the last safety path projects for the township, as the millage expires this year. […]