Representatives from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) visited Scripps Middle School in Orion Township recently to inform local residents about the uncoming ‘improvements? to Lapeer Rd. (M-24). The $29 million project, which is completely funded by MDOT, eliminates all direct left turns onto or off M-24 in Orion Township. Construction mayhem will start next […]
A special mother daughter-duo from Metamora wants their customers to feel good on the outside and even better on the inside. To accomplish this, Studio One Hair Designs owners and stylists Rene and her daughter Kelsey Gertz decided to donate 10 percent of their total sales through November 28 to Love In the Name of […]
For the past seven years Oxford Township couple Dawn and Bob Neely have operated their business Seniors Helping Seniors from their cozy home in Woodbriar Village off Drahner Rd. But, to give it a little more face, the couple decided to open a new set of doors at 1180 S. Lapeer Rd. in Dragon territory, […]
One night, while Powers Distributing delivered around 24,000 cases of beer, drivers saved about 7.4 million tons of carbon emissions from being released into the atmosphere. Just one of their hybrid delivery tractor saves the world from 53 million tons of carbon emissions over seven years. They have 20. Powers Distributing is the first beverage […]
For the Hamilton family, paying it forward could mean saving more than one life. In this spirit, Clarkston native Karrie Hamilton Jolly is on a mission. The Lake Orion High School graduate helped organize a Bone Marrow Registry Drive in honor of her mother, long time Lake Orion resident Linda Hamilton, in an effort to […]
The Lake Orion school board approved up to $8.5 million in an energy bond and two installment purchase agreements (IPAs) at the board meeting October 23. It’s not akin to the $33 million bond they petitioned for in August, rather the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ‘critical criticals?: the must-do safety, […]
Some tiny Kroger shoppers last week could barely see over their carts, but could tell their parents the fraction of registers open to pay for their pop-tarts. One-hundred shoppers came from Pine Tree Elementary and even some schools in Oxford to the first ever math night at the Kroger on M-24 and Indianwood, introducing students […]
Lake Orion Council member Mike Toth’s service to the village ended at the October 15 council meeting after he announced his resignation in his closing comments. ‘After speaking with our previous village manager Paul Zelenak over the summer, I’ve realized that I’ve become jaded to this council’s system,? Toth said at the end of the […]
They say the first way to a man’s heart is his stomach. In Lake Orion, the first way to a Dragon’s heart is a slice of dragon bread. If you’ve never bitten into a slice, experience its savory softness at the one year anniversary celebration of the Great Harvest Bread Company, a family owned business […]
The township board is currently in the process of setting the 2014 budget, and one of the items of most discussion is the community programs budget. With the opening of the new community center last year Township Supervisor Chris Barnett said expenditures have risen and revenue has fallen. The projected 2014 expenditures for community programs […]