OAKLAND COUNTY — Residents are receiving fake phone calls threatening them with arrest for supposedly not showing up to jury service. Do not believe the calls, says Oakland County Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard. Callers have given victims false names of people supposedly representing the sheriff’s office and federal law enforcement, along with fraudulent case numbers. […]
LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Village Manager Darwin McClary informed the village council during its meeting last week that MDOT notified the village of an M-24 lane closure ending May 6, at 3 p.m. The westernmost southbound lane closed Monday due to work on utility connections, driveway curb cuts and aprons near the new Moceri […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Three members of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee were reappointed by the village council in a 6-0 vote during a meeting on April 22. Village council President Jerry Narsh was absent. The following members agreed to, and were reappointed to two-year terms that will […]
Anyone with sensitive documents, magazines, light cardboard and other materials to shred can bring them to the Kroger parking lot at 540 N. Lapeer Rd. on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the Lake Orion UPS and Iron Mountain Shredding, the shredding event’s proceeds will benefit the K-9 Stray Rescue […]
On April 16, 2024, Connie Jo Brochu Corbin passed away peacefully in her home in Addison Township. Born in 1955 in Ferndale to Roger Brochu and Nina Hagan Brochu, she attended Pontiac Catholic High School. Connie always wanted to be a mother and live in the woods. She was blessed to have two boys: Josh […]
Theresa Lynn “Tracy” Gezycki, 54, of Lake Orion passed away suddenly on April 5, 2024. She was born on June 22, 1969, in Madison Heights, Michigan. She is survived by her beloved children, Nerak (fiancé Justin Bora) and Trake Gezycki, and her mother, Kathryn Gezycki. Tracy was preceded in death by her father, Robert Gezycki, […]
Lorraine Tasea Losiewicz, age 81, of Lake Orion, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Lorraine was born in Detroit on May 12, 1942. She graduated from Clarkston High School, where she served in the Civil Air Patrol. After high school, she was a bluebird troop leader, a mail carrier for the USPS, and the […]
The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Women of Inspiration luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 16 at the Addison Oaks Buhl Estate. The luncheon features three inspiring speakers, friendly and supportive comradery, networking, and lunch, said Joyce Donaldson, president and CEO of the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce. […]
District continues search for a new superintendent By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education accepted Superintendent Ben Kirby’s resignation during its regular meeting on April 24. “He will, and continues to be our superintendent until June 30,” board President Danielle Bresett said. “I know we’ve all […]
Still time to file to run for village council, school board By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The races are set for the Orion Township Board of Trustees, and the seven-member board will have at least three new members after the Nov. 5 General Election. Incumbent Trustee Michael J. Flood, Jr. is […]