Fifth graders at Bailey Lake Elementary had a special visitor on Thursday with a important message for March is Reading Month Radio personality Danielle Car, from Fresh 100.3, said reading was important especially for her job. She doesn’t just announce the songs playing on the radio, she has to read liners, which are promotional spots. […]
BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC HEARING COMMUNITY CENTER and PARKS & RECREATION OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT MILLAGE The Orion Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing at 8:00 p.m., on Monday, April 19, 2004 to receive citizen input on four (4) possible options for a Community Center. In addition, comments will be taken on […]
After decades of hosting the Fourth of July Parade, Independence Township Fire Chief Steve Ronk said the fire department wants out of the parade business. ‘Some of it is what we’ve evolved into, this is more of a business then it’s been in the last 40 years,? Ronk said. ‘Some of it’s just the risk […]
Independence Elementary students are gearing up for the Eighth Annual S.O.C.K.S day. They are collecting donations of travel size shampoo, conditioner, lotion, wipes, as well as toothpaste, liquid body wash, razors, small hair brushes, washcloths and clean gently-used toys for Grace Centers of Hope. Items can be dropped off until March 21. The S.O.C.K.S program […]
Three generations of a family were lost on April 9 after Orion Township resident Sandra J. Thrasher, along with her daughter Pamela and grandson Sam, died in a car accident in Davison Township. The accident occurred about 10:29 a.m. on Good Friday, on M-15 north of Bristol Road. A concrete mixer truck, partially loaded with […]
The Easter Bunny came to Lake Orion a day early last week. Excited youngsters spotted him at the American Legion Post 233’s annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 10. It took place in Children’s Park, downtown on South Broadway. After the hunt, kids had to chance to trade in their eggs for toys. They were […]
Four artists from Clarkston Junior High School received awards for their artwork pieces for the 2011 Southeastern Michigan Region of Scholastic Art Awards. Janine Roemer and Nicholas Tozer each received a Silver Key award. Sarah Chandler and Alexandra Lies each won a Certificate of Merit. Each submitted a drawing to show off their artistic skills. […]
15 years ago – 1996 ‘Prisoner takes cop car for a ride? A double-jointed Alger woman resisted arrest in her own way by managing, Houdini-like, to free herself from handcuffs, steal a Clarkston Police car and lead officers in hot pursuit down I-75. They caught her 10 minutes later after she lost control of the […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of an oil spill on Keats on April 5. According to an OCSD report, the department was contacted by a member of the Orion Township Fire Department, regarding a man who said he found an oil spill near his home on Keats. The man said he […]
There is a vacancy on the Orion Township safety path advisory committee, after Barbara Shea Pote asked not to be reappointed to the committee. Pote was serving as the committee’s secretary. The board of trustees accepted her resignation on April 5 and agreed to advertise the vacancy.