Council would create a three-person Ethics Board By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — At its meeting on Sept. 11, the Lake Orion Village Council held the first reading of a proposed ethics ordinance. The first reading was approved by a 5-2 vote with Councilmembers Michael Lamb and Nancy Moshier casting the two no […]
Facility would house senior, teen, community, fitness programs By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — Orion Township government could be getting into the fitness business, or more appropriately the community center business. The board of trustees on Monday voted unanimously to authorize Supervisor Chris Barnett and township attorney Dan Kelly to negotiate an asset […]
Communication between members needs improvement, board members say By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met last Wednesday for one of their two yearly workshop meetings where they reviewed the results of their board self assessment. The board was asked to complete a questionnaire to gauge […]
The objective of this lawsuit is to remove the certified petition, whose subject is the fate of the Tax Increment Financing Ordinance, from the Nov. 7 ballot. To accomplish this the Village of Lake Orion and the DDA have sued officials at the county and our citizen, Tom Patterson. Mr. Patterson has now been served […]
Where has the year gone? It’s almost October already! But, I encourage you to find balance and be okay with the speed this year took. Be at peace, speak well of it, by using your zeal, joy and zest. Why? As a child of the Great Organized Designer, you deserve to have the best energies […]
Last week, Lake Orion’s Village Council unanimously approved the final payment on the Meek’s Park pedestrian bridge replacement project. The council approved the payment of $5,475.68 to JSSMacomb, LLC., making the grand total for the entire replacement project $105,265.11. The project was funded through Lake Orion DDA ($36,129.11), Orion Township CDBG ($39,303), and Village of […]
By Lori Lynch Special Contributor ADDISON TWP. — The Lake Orion Dragon Mountain Bike Team finished strong in their second race of the season on Sept. 9-10 at Addison Oaks County Park. The Dragons competed in a field of 543 youth racers from all over the state in the team’s second race of the Michigan […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — The Lake Orion varsity football team sits alone atop the OAA Red division. Lake Orion upset the West Bloomfield Lakers, the No. 3-ranked team in the state, 17-13 in dramatic fashion at Dragon Stadium on Friday. This is the first time the Dragons have beat the Lakers […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — No one expected Lake Orion to win against Clarkston on the soccer pitch. After all, the Wolves are the number ranked team in the state and the Dragons are third in the OAA White division. But Lake Orion must not have gotten the memo, because despite the […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor EAST LANSING — The Lake Orion High School men’s and women’s varsity cross country teams had an intense week of competition last week, competing in the OAA Red Jamboree I on Sept. 12 and then the MSU Spartan Invitational on Friday. The Dragons did not fare as well against tough […]