Oakland County Commissioner-3rd District Candidate Eric Wilson addressed the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce on June 5 about his priorities for the area. The chamber invited Republican Wilson and Democrat Daniel Myslakowski, who will face off in the June 17 general election for Oakland County Commissioner of District 3, to speak in a candidate’s forum […]
Orion Township trustees have some questions about the closure of the landfill at Eagle Valley, with some answers due in 90 days. The board directed the Eagle Valley Closure Committee on June 2 to compile a status report for the board within three months. The report was requested in light of a recent 14-acre expansion […]
Orion Township will soon have an updated master plan, which will serve as a “long range road map” for the future. Don Wortman of the township’s planning firm Carlisle/Wortman presented the plan to the Orion Township Board of Trustees on June 2, after the plan was adopted by the planning commission on May 7. The […]
When Holly Najjar and Jeff Hudson first met at the Barn Daze event at Friendship Park last fall, they never dreamed that less than a year later they would be planning their wedding in that very same spot. But that’s exactly what the happy couple is doing, with hopes that a gazebo they have agreed […]
The Gingellville Community Church has extended an invitation to the entire community to come out on June 14 for a free celebration at the church on Baldwin Road. The Community Celebration will be 1-5 p.m. on the church property. There will be inflatable activities, carnival games and face painting for the kids; and a dunk […]
Lake Orion High School presented two high school diplomas to Michigan World War II Veterans at the school’s graduation ceremony on June 6 at Meadowbrook. Receiving diplomas were Charles Davis, father of Lake Orion High School teacher Denny Davis; and Orsel Dudley or Indiana. The diplomas were awarded through an application used to establish the […]
Clarkston businessman Joseph Puertas must pay the Internal Revenue Service $1.6 million, under a settlement reached recently in a civil forfeiture case. The case stems from nearly $5 million in cash, jewels and property allegedly belonging to Puertas that was taken by authorities nearly six years ago. Puertas was accused of selling cocaine out of […]
Oakview Middle School Associate Principal Mike Stanek will say goodbye to Lake Orion Schools this June after over 32 years of service. Stanek, a Lapeer resident, began his teaching career in 1970 at the old junior high in Lake Orion after graduating from Central Michigan University, where he originally planned to go into dentistry. “In […]
Jim Wood said he never had any doubt he would one day work in education, but he may be embarking on a second career in the near future after he retires as Lake Orion High School Athletic Director on June 30. Wood said he decided this year would be his last because it was time […]
With former Orion Township Trustee Eric Wilson now settled in as Orion Township’s new Oakland County Commissioner, the Orion Township Board has begun the task of finding a replacement for him. The board held a special meeting on June 23 to accept Wilson’s resignation and to discuss procedures for appointing a replacement for his seat […]