The Lake Orion varsity wrestling team celebrated their first OAA I championship title since 1990 on Feb. 11 at Lake Orion High School. The Dragons finished with 169.5 points, which was enough to defeat Clarkston, as they took second with 160 points. Rochester rounded out the top three, with 143. Lake Orion had several top […]
SYNOPSIS ATLAS TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT ADOPTION SECTION(s) 300.402E, 300.200 REVISION TO INCLUDE “AGRI-TOURISM” IN THE RA (AND RSA BY INFERENCE) ZONING DISTRICT AS AN EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING 300.402E, “COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES LOCATED ON FARMS AND LIMITED TO THE SALE OF PRODUCE ON SUCH FARMS.” TERMS […]
SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE OCTOBER 24, 2012 A. A Special Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 6:35 PM at the Independence Township Hall. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL: Present: Lohmeier, Pallotta, Rosso, Wallace Absent: Carson, Petterson, […]
Some downtown streets are set to be repaved next spring, and both the Village of Lake Orion and the Downtown Development Authority have started to make progress on the project. Broadway and Flint, two streets recently associated with the village’s water main project will likely be paved, along with some storm sewer improvements, in about […]
The Lake Orion High School bowling teams are new to competition this season, but are holding their own, according to varsity coach Gary Skarritt. There are four new teams this year: boys varsity, girls varsity, boys junior varsity and girls junior varsity. The Dragons? home venue is Collier Lanes in Oxford. ‘This has been nine […]
The Lake Orion varsity boys basketball team fell to Waterford Kettering and Stoney Creek last week, and face Lahser and Harrison in home games this week. Against Kettering on Feb. 8, the Dragons lost, 60-49, with Drew Maynard leading the team with 10 points. Chris O’Dea followed with nine points and eight rebounds, Joe Barnes […]
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE To the Qualified Electors: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Election will be held in the: CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE County of Oakland, State of Michigan TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 The polls will be open at 7 o’clock a.m. and will […]
Former employees of the North Oakland Transportation Authority came forward last week to complain directly to the authority’s board about Director Pat Fitchena’s behavior and abilities. ‘There (were) a lot of things there that could have been a lot better while I worked there,? said Belinda Cox, of Oxford, a former NOTA dispatcher who resigned […]
Pat Fitchena’s hiring of an attorney to represent the North Oakland Transportation Authority at a June 16 unemployment hearing did not sit well with some board members who knew nothing about it until they read the newspaper. ‘I’m not saying we probably wouldn’t have taken this action. We probably would have,? said NOTA Board Member […]
The Lake Orion varsity volleyball team lost no momentum last week as they defeated Royal Oak Kimball on Feb. 7 and Ferndale on Feb. 10. Against Kimball, the Dragons won by scores of 25-12, 25-10 and 25-22, and lost one, 25-21. Nichole Woityra (right) was 19 of 20 serving with 17 assists, while Kristin Larsen […]