The Orion Veterans Memorial will be selling pumpkins as a fundraiser at Barn Daze on Oct. 11 at Friendship Park, located at the corner of Clarkston and Baldwin Roads. Pumpkins will be sold from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and are donated by Harvest Time. Proceeds will benefit construction already in progress on the memorial at the […]
Sure, Green’s Park is good for watching Fourth of July fireworks. But what about swimming in Lake Orion in the park’s weed-free, sandy and lifeguarded beach? Or hitting up its volleyball and basketball courts? Or taking advantage of its fully-plumbed public bathrooms and fenced-in lawn, playground and picnic areas? Many people don’t know Green’s Park […]
Final fireworks fundraiser Funding for bright lights at night is in sight, but this year’s fireworks show isn’t out of the dark yet, says Fireworks Association President Carl Cyrowski. The show is expected to cost $25,000. So far, the association’s raised 70 percent, according to Cyrowski. Four poker tournaments earlier this year started fundraising efforts […]
Orion Township Hall will be closed the Friday after Christmas, Dec. 26, and the Friday after New Year’s Day, Jan. 2, for the holidays. Both days will be given to township employees as extra paid vacation days. Township employees already get Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1 off as paid holidays.
The Orion Township Board of Trustees has OK’d an outdoor assembly permit for the parking lot in front of Opa’s Food and Spirits on Lapeer Road, for the purpose of holding a fundraiser. The fundraiser will be hosted by the Lake Orion Lions Club, to aid a local woman with kidney disease. The event takes […]
Think a bit of belly dancing might complement your hummus and tabbouli? Apparently, the owners of Olive Leaves Restaurant on Lapeer Road had the same idea when they requested a dance and entertainment agreement from Orion Township. According to a memo issued by the township clerk’s office, Olive Leaves met Orion Township ordinance requirements, paid […]
Dear editor, I am appalled and saddened by the story I just read in the Review (Mixed messages: Residency investigation was focused on kids, June 9). Did Lake Orion Schools really send uniformed officers with guns to a minor’s home? How awful had the minor children been home. I’m sure the Webber-Phillips family would love […]
After a public hearing on Oct. 6, a Special Assessment District for chloriding Mill Lake Gardens will move on to the next stage. The SAD is for chloriding Hazel, Hill and Mahopac in Mill Lake Gardens, at a cost of $1,301 for the first year, and $924 estimated annual assessment after the first year. The […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution authorizing the preparation of the Special Assessment roll for a lake level Special Assessment District for Square Lake after holding a public hearing on Oct. 6. The SAD is for water quality control by covering the cost of electricity to run a lake pump for Square […]
Dear editor, The following was sent to (Orion Township Trustee) JoAnn Van Tassel and other board members several weeks ago, but we never received a response: My mother in law, Pat Simpkins, who recently visited us here in Salt Lake City, told me about a very old and dear friend of ours, Mike Becker, and […]