Concert to feature music from ‘Star Wars’ The North Oakland Concert Band, under the direction of Annette Kline, will be in full force on May 4, presenting a dynamic concert that includes music from Star Wars. The concert also features two concerto competition winners, Frank Lulgjuraj on clarinet and Christopher Samoila on alto saxophone. Lulgjuraj […]
The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority will host a cleanup and planting day meeting at Cookies and Cream at 9 a.m. on May 10. Volunteers will work until noon to “get downtown Lake Orion beautiful,” and are encouraged to bring gardening gloves, shears, shovels and rakes. Cookies and Cream will provide free hot dogs and […]
The Lake Orion Village Council voted to receive and file a grant application submitted by Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Matt Gibb during a regular council meeting on April 14. The GM on Main Street 2025 grant program offers five grants up to $60,000 to counties where a GM facility is located. If received, the […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — A $1,300 donation made on April 14 from the Lake Orion Lake Association to the Lake Orion Police Department will send two officers to a marine training academy in Holland. The donation comes after the LOPD identified a “critical need” to enhance marine enforcement on Lake […]
Free concerts will return to Wildwood Amphitheater this summer beginning June 5, and run through Aug. 14. Shows will begin at 7 p.m., the first of 10 featuring North Oakland Concert band. Theo Gridiron and Friends will perform June 12, followed by Persuasion on June 19, Lake Orion High School’s band on June 26, Taylor […]
The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority will host a cleanup and planting day meeting at Cookies and Cream at 9 a.m. on May 10. Volunteers will work until noon to “get downtown Lake Orion beautiful,” and are encouraged to bring gardening gloves, shears, shovels and rakes. Cookies and Cream will provide free hot dogs and […]
The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its second annual Women of Inspiration luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 8 at the Addison Oaks Buhl Estate, 1480 W. Romeo Rd., in Leonard. The event includes a featured keynote speaker, lunch, raffle prizes, and a book signing in a festive atmosphere. More than […]
OXFORD — This year’s Orion/Oxford Ruck Walk for veterans and supporters will begin at Oxford’s Centennial Park on April 26. Walkers will warm up in the park beginning at 10 a.m. and start their three-and-a-half mile walk down M-24 at 11 a.m. to the Orion Veterans Memorial, according to Village of Oxford documents. Centennial Park […]
The North Oakland Community Coalition will be participating in the upcoming Drug Enforcement Agency National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 26. The NOCC will be at both the Oxford Village Police Department, 22 W. Burdick St., and Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Orion Township Substation, 2323 Joslyn Rd., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
OAKLAND COUNTY — A number of NoHaz collection events are coming to north Oakland County over the next several months. NoHaz will take place on June 7 at Oxford Middle School, 1420 Lakeville Rd., while another will be July 19 at Kensington Church, 4640 S. Lapeer Rd, in Orion Township. All events will be open […]