Lake Orion Brownie Troop 1703 from Carpenter Elementary School toured the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in March. The tour was conducted by Eric R. Ridenour – Executive Vice President, Product Development, DaimlerChrysler. The girls toured the Dodge Legends: The Trucks exhibit and computer designed their own vehicles.
Pfc. Joshua Cole of Clarkston takes a retinal scan of a Sons of Iraq member, helping to create an accurate database of all militia members in the Rashidyah Nahia, northeast of Baghdad, Sept. 3. Cole serves as an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment ‘Wolfhounds,? 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team ‘Warrior,? 25th […]
Just a reminder to all the good people of Lake Orion to please, please go out and vote on May 3. This is for a renewal only for non-homestead millage for Lake Orion Public Schools. This is NOT an increase just a RENEWAL. If you are an Orion Township resident, you should have already received […]
Spring has arrived! We would like to invite you or your group to join other township residents, civic groups, and local businesses in the 2005 Township Clean-Up Program. Please choose an area in your neighborhood, in one of our parks, or along a section of one of the safety paths and clean up the area […]
Consider the power of words. We all strive to do good to others, but how often do we strive to speak well of others? Brotherly correction is certainly called for at times and pointing out inconsistencies in others? viewpoints is fair play. Yet one simple exercise could be to take a few seconds and ask […]
Dear Editor, I’d like to respond to the concerns about the burn policy (“Residents hot over burn bans,” Feb. 13). I am affected by it as one of the individuals with a health concern is a neighbor. Personally, all they would have to do is ask me not to burn and I wouldn’t. But there […]
Dear Editor, In the article “Resident wants to ban wolf hunting,” Feb. 13, Mr. Ed Golder of the Department of Natural Resources said, ‘managing wildlife through a ballot referendum we don’t think is a good idea.? If the use of politics to manage wildlife is a bad idea, then why accommodate a bill passed by […]
On behalf of the Special Families Network, LO Special Olympians and special education students, we would like to thank all the people, organizations and businesses who supported our dinner dance fundraiser. There are no words to truly express the gratitude for all the support and generosity. The entire event was overwhelming. The support we received […]
Dear Editor, In response to the column “Beware unintended consequences,” Feb. 13, which asks ‘because we want to save our native plants, should we spray phragmites with chemicals that will run onto the soil and into our groundwater,? we urge citizens and governments of Oakland County to preserve our wetlands and natural areas by controlling […]
The Osborn family would like to thank the Oakland Township Krogers Fresh Fare store at Silverbell/Adams for its generosity for allowing us to do our Relay For Life Can/Bottle Drive in the lobby this past weekend. It was an overwhelming success. We would also like to thank all the customers who graciously donated their bottles/cans […]