Orion Township resident Bob Lytle certainly wears many hats. At this rate, his next one might be that of teacher. That is because Lytle slowly but surely has incorporated more of a history lesson into each of his seven books. ‘The more I keep writing, the more I’ve gotten involved with Michigan history,? the award […]
The staff from St. Joseph Elementary School in Lake Orion will be ‘celebrity servers? at the Big Boy restaurant in Oxford on Jan. 31. Proceeds will help eighth-graders at St. Joe’s to go on a trip to Washington, D.C. in May. Celebrity serving will be 5-8 p.m. Big Boy is located at 955 S. Lapeer, […]
Two separate requests for waivers of the M-24 Moratorium were postponed until the Feb. 6 Orion Township board meeting. The items were postponed to allow the petitioners an opportunity to better show the financial hardships the moratorium is imposing. The requests were made for the site at the southwest corner of Lapeer at Scripps by […]
Dennis Gustafson has been appointed to the vacant regular member position of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee. His term will expire at the end of 2008. Michelle Morell was appointed to fill Gustafson’s alternate position, which expires at the end of 2007.
A banner advertising the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo will be placed over M-24. The request received approval from the Lake Orion Village Council on Jan. 9. The expo is Feb. 23 at Lake Orion High School. The sign will go up on Feb. 15, and come down on Feb. 24. It is […]
Sarah Franklin had no idea she was about to be named Lake Orion High School’s Teacher of the Year, until she heard LOHS Principal Todd Dunckley describing some ‘childhood memories? from this year’s winner. Franklin, an English and expository writing teacher at LOHS for the past five years, and co-chair of the English Department, is […]
There’s a saying that goes: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. But in some cases it might be wise just to give it up. Two men learned this lesson on the night of Jan. 16, when, according to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Department report, they attempted to break into the BP Gas […]
Oxford/Orion FISH plans to open its new clothes closet on Feb. 7. The closet will offer used clothing at minimal prices to the general public. All proceeds will go towards FISH’s general fund, which helps those in need in our local community. The charity is currently accepting in-season (spring—think long sleeves and pants in brighter […]
I started actively trying to get healthy, eat better and lose some weight long before the New Year, starting back in October of last year. Between October and early December, I managed to lose 20 pounds by exercising about 20 minutes a day, and good, old-fashioned just-eating-less. Then the holidays came. I actually didn’t do […]
Whoopee, SIP, RCOC/MDOT are about to make your ‘rush hour? ride to and from work and everything in between a snail’s drag race for the next 4-5 years. Just think about all those shortcuts/detours that will pop up, won’t that be so much fun? Not for me you say, I’ll just jump over to Joslyn […]