Township Supervisor Chris Barnett likes to joke with Independence Township Supervisor Patrick Kittle that once Orion trails connect with Independence, ‘their property values will go up at least ten percent.? Two safety path projects were awarded bids at the October 7 board meeting, one at the Baldwin and Indianwood intersection (which would connect trails to […]
Tim Smith of Lakewood Drive will no longer be embarrassed by his rust-stained socks. ‘We can’t wait to clean up the rust that has accumulated in the house over the years and then not have it come back, so it’s great, I don’t have to be embarrassed anymore,? he said. ‘I can actually wear white […]
A New York man who robbed some lockers at Indianwood Country Club on August 23 got an unexpected find when he stole a 1995 graduation ring from West Point Academy. The ring’s owner was, Ben Hockenberry of Orion Township, was obviously upset but last Tuesday some good police work re-united Hockenberry with his valued ring. […]
After two and a half years of searching, the Orion Township Chamber of Commerce finally found their new location: near the heart of the downtown. Thursday, October 3 Alaina Campbell, executive director, surprised chamber of commerce members at their monthly luncheon with a word scramble of the new location at Shadbolt and N. Lapeer St. […]
Carpenter Elementary and Webber Elementary music students are honing their composing skills through collaboration with Oakland University and its technology. Using I-pads in a loan program came about in an unusual way. Dakotah Cooper, LOCS music teacher, was a previous music student under Dr. Deborah Blair, associate professor of music education at Oakland University. The […]
Orion Township business Creative Techniques is the only Michigan business to receive The Special Recognition Award from 2013 Honda of America Friday, October 4. Honda of America Central Region MRO/Indirect Procurement staff presented the award to the company’s entire team. ‘It’s not easy to be a supplier to Honda,? Monica Oliverio said, unit manager of […]
The Lake Orion Village Council addressed two issues with the village water main underneath Fairview Ave, a road shared by both township and village residents. The first issue involved approval to contract with village engineering firm Hubble Roth and Clark (HRC) to prepare a topographic survey and design plan to potentially replace 650 linear feet […]
LeanRyde is not your typical cycling studio. Instead of the completely stationary bikes cyclists find in gyms or other studios, LeanRyde’s bikes literally lean, from side to side, for half hour to 45 minute classes. ‘They lean from left to right, and by doing that you can get an entire body workout,? Dawn Bajis said, […]
A local prayer group from Kensington Church-Orion has tapped into churches around southeast Michigan top help reduce suicides. The small, 12-person group that began praying about the suicide rate in Lake Orion and Oakland County at large inspired 46 churches to commit one time a week to do the same thing. On October 10 Kensington […]
Lake Orion High School kicked off a year of leadership for teens from 32 Oakland County public high schools on Wednesday, September 25. Students from their schools? leadership classes came in pairs but were almost immediately split upon arriving to LOHS. Half the group journeyed outside to the school’s high ropes course, and the other […]