The Orion Township Board of Trustees heard a citizen’s request from Jim Delavan to put the potential $10 million public safety complex in front of the public. Members of the board said they were in favor of holding such a public hearing. Details of the complex, which would be constructed on Joslyn Road, south of […]
State Rep. Jim Marleau has introduced legislation to include all drunken driving incidents that occurred in the United States when prosecuting a Michigan drunk driver. ‘Any loophole in the law that protects repeat drunk drivers is obviously very dangerous,? said Marleau (R-Lake Orion). ‘Michigan will not be known as a safe harbor for drunk drivers, […]
Next week, Orion Township will have their Truth-in-Budgeting public hearing on the proposed 2008 budget (see brief in this web edition). As the board puts the finishing touches on next year’s budget, we thought it would be helpful to offer some of the following ‘must-have? inclusions to their list… –Blankets and pillows for anyone attempting […]
The Orion Township Board voted last week to hire Lori Exel on a part-time basis as Clerk/Typist ? Voter Registration. The decision came after some discussion on both the need and timing of the new employee. Clerk Jill Bastian said filling the position was a huge priority given the possibility of four elections in 2008, […]
Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk said it’s likely that the state is still many months away from hitting rock bottom in the economy, citing last week’s decision by Volkswagen to leave Michigan as a prime example why. But Dywasuk is very optimistic about the state’s future, especially in Orion Township, where the economic outlook is not […]
Rochester Adams scored the go-ahead touchdown in the final seconds of the first half and went on for a 21-7 victory over Lake Orion last Friday night at Dragon Stadium. ‘We did some good things, but we shot ourselves in the foot at times,? Dragon Coach Chris Bell said. ‘They’re great at what they do, […]
When girls swimming started at Lake Orion nine years ago, growth of the program was expected. But perhaps not quite this fast. ‘Our goal is to win the (OAA) Division II dual meets and league championship,? Coach Darin Abbasse said. ‘Last year we won the league title and the championship meet, but we had two […]
Lake Orion used a half-dozen turnovers and three Cortez McKinley touchdown runs to top visiting Bloomfield Hills Lahser 35-0 on Friday night. The Dragons scored on drives that started at Lahser’s nine-yard line (a McKinley 13-yard run) and Lahser’s 19-yard line (a 16-yard run by A.J. Palko) to jump out to a 14-0 lead, thanks […]
Lake Orion High School was dismissed for the day and two other schools were forced to move after a power outage in parts of the township struck shortly after sessions began on Monday. Township officials verified that a transformer in the ITC cooridor, at Giddings at Silverbell, was the likely cause of the outage at […]
Lake Orion High School was dismissed for the day and two other schools were forced to move after a power outage in parts of the township struck shortly after sessions began on Monday. ‘Approximately 600 customers were affected from 7:41 to 10:40 a.m. due to a transformer problem at the Pontiac Station, located at 1835 […]