Lake Orion is going to Hollywood. The Village Council agreed with a recommendation of Police Chief Jerry Narsh and could soon offer some videos from patrol car cameras to the television program, ‘Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol.? The council unanimously authorized participation in the program at their April 9 meeting. ‘Our tapes roll all the […]
We all know the statistics about young drivers. Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh says that’s a good place to start when looking at statistics about young drinkers. ‘Underage drivers are inexperienced in driving and tend to make mistakes behind the wheel,? Narsh said. ‘The same goes for younger drinkers.? It is, after all, the […]
It’s been a busy month at the Orion Township Public Library. In addition to working hard at promoting their expansion proposal for the May 8 vote, last week the library was packed because of Spring Break in the schools. And this week, they are in the midst of celebrating ‘National Library Week.? As part of […]
Lake Orion has high hopes for its girls golf squad this season, but first they have to get out on the course. If all goes according to plan, the team will play a couple of competitive rounds this week. ‘We need the weather to cooperate,? noted Coach Megan Daly, who is in her third year […]
An 11-day layoff wasn’t enough to stop Lake Orion’s bats from catching fire during a win last Friday over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (11-1) and a doubleheader sweep of Fraser (13-2 and 10-1). Against St. Mary’s, Chris Lum hit a three-run home run in the third inning and Connor Mielock added a grand slam an […]
Township officials are examining the most recent fire dispatch agreement offered by the village and could come to a decision by the end of the month. ‘There are expectations on the part of the village that we come to an agreement sooner rather than later,? said Trustee John Garlicki. Garlicki was part of a committee […]
They weren’t serving any hot wings, but that didn’t stop about 30 community members from heading to Buffalo Wild Wings on Lapeer Road earlier this week. The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Legislative Update on Monday morning, with State Senator Mike Bishop (R-Rochester), State Rep. Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion) and County Commissioner Mike […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees have placed the Dunaskiss Marina on their agenda for next Monday, after lawyers from the township met with lawyers representing former State Senator Mat Dunaskiss last Friday. ‘We’re going to have an executive session before the meeting and then it’s on our public agenda,? said Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk. […]
Though ‘Earth Day? should be a concept we incorporate into our lives more than one time a year, I was particularly disturbed by an event I saw on two separate occasions last Sunday. While on an otherwise enjoyable bike ride, I happened to see a pair of vehicles discard cigarette butts out of their windows. […]
Typically when a new sport or club starts at the high school level, it takes a little while to build an interest in the student body. But not at Lake Orion. And not for lacrosse. Sixty players came out for the team, allowing coach Nik Banda to field varsity and junior varsity squads. ‘I was […]