The Lake Orion Police Department is searching for whoever assaulted a 16-year-old boy at the intersection of M-24 and Flint Street on Sunday evening, after a traffic altercation. According to LO Police Chief Jerry Narsh, the incident occurred between 9:30-10 p.m. on Aug. 20. The victim’s vehicle was traveling northbound on M-24, with two 16-year-old […]
Members of the Lake Orion Church of Christ traveled to Panama last August on a mission trip, but this summer they decided to stay a bit closer to home. Mission Possible 2006, which ran Aug. 13-18, had members volunteering their time, many of them using vacation time from work, to go out into the community […]
I spent this past weekend trying to squeeze in a few last fun outings before summer makes its unofficial exit this weekend. On Saturday I visited the Detroit Zoo for the first time this year. Although the zoo was reporting funding problems earlier this year, they seemed to be taking in plenty of money at […]
Lake Orion Village resident Luis Rodriguez says the stretch of Grampian that he lives on hasn’t been graded by the Road Commission for Oakland County in a year, and he would like the village to consider having it paved. The LO Village Council instead planned to ask for a written agreement with the RCOC for […]
The LO Village Council would like to meet with the DDA board before moving forward with a water main and road rehabilitation project for Flint Street. At its Aug. 28 meeting, the council voted to speak with the DDA before moving forward with the water main project. The project has a total budget of $475,000, […]
The Lake Orion United Methodist Church in downtown Lake Orion began offering a new contemporary worship service in June, in addition to the traditional services already offered. So far, the response has been extremely positive. The contemporary praise service is offered from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sundays at the church, located at 140 E. Flint […]
Last week, it was reported in the news that Radio Shack had laid off 400 employees at their Fort Worth, Texas headquarters via email. I knew today’s corporate world had gotten cold, but not this cold. The company claims they handled the layoffs as ‘respectfully as they could,? but I disagree. An email tends to […]
Officers from the Lake Orion Police Department responded to an accident at McDonald’s on M-24 Friday evening, not knowing the incident would result in a large cocaine bust, and the largest cash seizure in LOPD history. Agron Kalaj, a 44-year-old resident of Crompond, New York, was exiting the McDonald’s onto M-24 in his 2004 Yukon […]
The Orion Lodge #46 and A.M. (Free and Accepted Masons) held a third annual Motorcycle Benefit on Sept. 10, this year benefitting the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 Unit. The event kicked off with a breakfast, and was followed by a ride to Frankenmuth for lunch, then back to the Orion Lodge for dinner. The […]
Celtic Cove in downtown Lake Orion is expanding to take over the other half of the building where it’s currently located, but building owner Richard Rieman doesn’t believe he should have to pay the full building permit fee since the project includes only minor interior modifications. Celtic Cove/Catholic Bookstore, located at 45 W. Flint Street, […]