Lake Orion diners can grab a meal, socialize with their friends and neighbors and hear some tunes spun by local DJs all while supporting a great cause. DJ Nick Luedtke from the Pine Tree Center school and Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett will be spinning tunes at Opa! Food & Spirits on Thursday to raise […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — During their meeting on Oct. 12, the Lake Orion Community Schools board of education reviewed and discussed a proposed ground lease agreement with TowerCo 2013 LLC, for a cell tower on some district property located on East Clarkston Road. The tower is expected to be a Verizon […]
It’s “that time of the quarter” again, time to receive the dreaded water bill from the Village of Lake Orion. Once again, the monthly cost exceeds that of gas and electricity combined. One has to get used to it. Even so there are several aspects of the quarterly bill I don’t understand, and they are […]
The Moceri Company is making a magnificent investment in Lake Orion with three proposed projects that will provide a great many benefits. I was on the original village planning commission in the 1960s and this was the kind of development we had in mind for the future of the M-24 corridor. The Mystic Cove development […]
The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 365 calls from Oct. 17-23, 2022 • Felony Arrests: 4 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 1 • Traffic Accidents: 21 Woman arrested after exiting Kohl’s with stolen merchandise A 44-year-old Pontiac woman is in jail after Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies stopped her in the parking lot when she tried to […]
I feel that the current Lake Orion Village Council has done a disservice to our community and I’ve listed below my reasons why. The current boards and commissions are recommended by the council president and approved by the council. This council has given our community many decisions that have impacted the overall direction and welfare […]
Linda Wilfong VanDerGraaf—a beloved wife, mother, and childcare director who lived life with purpose to serve God and love all unconditionally. She passed away on Oct. 14 from metastatic breast cancer. Linda fought for two-and-a-half years until her liver could not take the chemotherapy anymore. At her bedside was her husband, Jon VanDerGraaf, son, Casey […]
Team heads to league meet this week By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — The Lake Orion High School girls varsity swim and dive team secured another win last week against Stoney Creek, defeating the Cougars 110 to 76 in a dominant performance. Earlier this season the ladies had placed just behind Stoney Creek […]
The Dicks Sports team from Lake Orion were the champs of the 15-and-under 2022 Fall Baseball League, finishing with a 7-0-1 record. The team is made up of players from Lake Orion and surrounding communities who play at Friendship Park in Orion Township. “All the kids are from the area, mostly. It’s a great league […]
Allen Thure Wickman Sr. of Cumming, GA, formerly of Pontiac, MI, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2022. He was 88 years old. Allen was the beloved son of the late Thure and Lillian (the late Edward Kreutzfeld) Wickman; beloved husband of Jeanette Biehl Wickman and the late Shirley Vallad Wickman; loving father of Renee […]