Atlas Twp.-On Monday night the township board of trustees is expected to deliberate super drunk ordinance language that would allow local prosecution of ‘super drunks and retain a portion of the fines levied against offenders.? ‘You’re twice the limit’the super drunk kicks in,? said Genesee County Undersheriff Chris Swanson. ‘We’ve been doing that since the […]
On Feb. 15, Tiger Cubs from Paint Creek Elementary’s Pack 291 visited Sean Baligian, host of ‘It Is What It Is? on Sports Radio 1130 – The Fan. Pictured are (from left to right) Eric Gonda, Alex Ribeiro, Amado Marr, Nicholas Westbrook, Sean Baligian, Dylan Wellbaum, Stephen Bojanowski and Matthew Bieser.
Ok, I admit it. I did it. I was the one who sent all those text messages that got Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in trouble. I borrowed a perfect stranger’s phone and sent an inappropriate message to another stranger. Then I sent another. And another. And 1,497 more. Now this might seem absurd, but it’s likely […]
Good news, Orion Township will save about $30,000 more than originally estimated to pave a parking area at Civic Center Park. The engineer’s estimate for the project was $151,675; the board of trustees voted Aug. 16 to award the contract, for the winning low bid of $118,365, to Pro-Lien Asphalt Paving Corporation. The contract is […]
Austin Hahn believes teenagers often get a bad rap, with adults looking down on them or suspecting them of causing trouble. So Hahn fights against the prejudice by doing good works. In the past year alone, he has volunteered for the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund’s food pantry; helped with various activities at Seymour Lake United […]
Brandon Twp.- Area landfills may be just a little smaller thanks to a new area business. ‘It’s pretty easy to find scrap metal from hub caps to grills to auto parts? they all have value,? said Jon Dahlin, manager of Sumthing Green, 103 Wolfe Lane, Ortonville. ‘Some are very small amounts to collect, but it […]
Hey letter writers, we’re issuing a challenge. Our editorial pages are usually filled with great letters from our readers, and typically on a variety of topics. Sometimes, however, certain subjects (take NOTA, for example) seem to get the bulk of the attention, while others (like a potential $10M public safety complex) get very little. In […]
Whether you are a mom or just someone who enjoys making the most of the holidays, ‘The Busy Mom’s Christmas Organizer? can help take some of the stress out of your celebration season. Created by ‘busy mom? Theresa Fiorani of Lake Orion, the book comes in a soft-cover binder for easy portability. Included are sections […]
Volunteers who served on the Downtown Development Authority and on the four Main Street committees were honored by Downtown Lake Orion on Aug. 18. In 2003, 1,419 volunteer hours were given to Downtown Lake Orion by 45 people. A dinner and reception was held for the volunteers in the community room of Lake Orion’s United […]
From King Tut to the Civil War, Maureen Esther’s presentations are more than just sharing history. Esther, a historyteller from Rochester Hills, presented ‘Ch’in Shi Huang Ti, First Emperor of China and his Terra Cotta Army? to Goodrich Middle School’s seventh grade social studies classes on April 11. ‘China has always been an interest,? said […]