He first joined the Cub Scouts when he was eight years old, and recently Larry Elzerman was honored for 50 years working with the organization. Elzerman, father of local woodcarver Gary Elzerman, received the Cub Scout’s 50-year Veteran’s Award on Oct. 20 from Lake Orion Pack 37 at the LO Knights of Columbus Hall. ‘I […]
The Lake Orion High School boys cross country team finished first in the Division I regional competition, held Oct. 30 at Clintonwood Park. The Dragons finished with 77 points. Individual state qualifiers for the team were Billy Peterson, who finished in second place overall with a time of 16:16, and Drew Collette, who finished 11th […]
US District Court Judge Paul Gadola has ruled that the 1999 conviction of Clarkston businessman Joseph E. Puertas for drug delivery will stand, despite Puertas? attorney Robin Frankel’s claims that her client did not receive a fair trial in Oakland County Circuit Court. On Oct. 20, Gadola released his ruling in Detroit, saying that Puertas […]
Construction is set to begin in the next few weeks on a new fire station on Baldwin Road. The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted Oct. 18 to award the construction bid for the station to Degenhardt & Sons in the amount of $1,336,000, subject to compliance with township insurance requirements. The expected completion date […]
Orion Township voters will get their chance to say whether or not they want a dedicated millage for the parks and recreation department when they go to the polls and vote on Proposal P on Nov. 2. Parks and recreation director Rock Blanchard, who has been on the job for eight years in Orion Township, […]
On a recent sunny morning, a group of students from Oakview Middle School weren’t sitting in class, they were splashing around in Paint Creek. No, the kids weren’t cutting class, they were preparing for World Water Monitoring Day with other schools across the state, and helping out the Clinton River Watershed Council. The students gathered […]
Although neighboring residents turned out in force to protest, an amendment to consent judgment between Orion Township and Dutton Partners, LLC concerning a proposed development on Squirrel Road has been approved by the board of trustees. The parcel is the same one that developer James Faycurry had petitioned to have annexed to Auburn Hills because […]
Mexican food fans are going to have to go without their favorite Taco Bell fixes, at least for a couple of months. The Lapeer Road fast food restaurant was demolished on Oct. 6, to clear the way for a new Taco Bell building to be constructed. Owner Ashvin Shah, who has owned the Taco Bell […]
Some residents on Buckner feel that an open drainage ditch should be modified before it causes a problem, but the Orion Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk isn’t sure the Road Commission for Oakland County will do anything about the issue. ‘This is the road commission’s right of way and we can’t really dictate what to do […]
It’s not often that a cheerleader gets to don a football helmet too. But that’s exactly what Lake Orion High School junior Whitney Clubine has had the opportunity to do, as she is on the varsity cheerleading squad and junior varsity football team this year. Clubine, who played city league football in Orion for the […]