August 5
Basketball team ‘serves? charity Patrons at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Lake Orion were ‘shocked’ when they saw who their servers were on July 29. The Detroit Shock basketball team donated their off-court time to wait on tables for the American Diabetes Association.
Downtown authority loses accreditation Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority failed to receive National Mainstreet accreditation. Of the 10 accreditation criterion, the DDA was fully satisfactory in only one of them: Main Street Network membership. It received a ‘no’ for meeting four other criteria, and a ‘yes, but needs additional development’ in the remaining five.
Reetz won’t run in September election Lake Orion Village Council scheduled September elections to fill four of its seven seats. Two of four councilmembers with expiring terms, John Ranville and Michael Toth, were slated to run again for seats. The remaining two, Julie Drabik and President Robert Reetz, chose to leave. Four other candidates petitioned to run in the election: Ryan Curtis, Douglas Hobbs, Lawrence Stumkat and Lisa Yee.

August 12
Storms knock out power, event It was a weekend to stay inside and play board games–by candlelight. As storms whipped their way over the area, events like Dog Days of August were cancelled and thousands of Orion residents lost power. According to the National Weather Service, 3.89 inches of rain fell in the area. DTE Energy spokesman Scott Simons said about 1,400 customers lost power.
Woman nearly dodges seven drunk driving offenses Lake Orion police officers arrested a woman for operating while intoxicated (OWI). When the Lake Orion Police Department ran a background check, the woman appeared to have only one previous OWI conviction. Upon further investigation, officers discovered she was convicted of at least six more offenses in the last 21 years under several different names.
Meet your village council candidates Village council candidates John Ranville, Robert Reighard, Lawrence Stumkat, Michael Toth, Douglass Hobbs and Lisa Yee were profiled as the election drew nearer.

August 19
High school still without principal Lake Orion High School’s principal position was officially posted by the district June 11, but administrators and the selection committee have yet to find a suitable candidate. The position became vacant when the district decided not to renew former-principal Todd Dunckley’s contract another year. Dunckley started at Oakview Middle School as assistant principal July 1.
Judge orders schools to pay $4,500 The lawsuit saga between a Lake Orion family and the school district was finally over. In the end, Lake Orion Community Schools were instructed to reimburse the parents of autistic three-year-old Taylor Barrett $4,500. According to Jeff Butler, the district’s attorney, what LOCS will pay falls far short of the estimated $35,000 the Barretts were seeking.
Vandals burn bridges with township There was nothing left of a bridge along the Polly Ann Trail besides its charred remains. The bridge, north of Clarkston Road, off of Allendale, was blocked off to trail users since a fire over the weekend. Officials investigated the bridge fire as an arson.

August 26
Plant will begin retooling Nov. 25 General Motors did not plan to add another shift at the Orion Assembly Plant, but they did plan to increase production–at least until November 25, when the plant was scheduled to stop making Chevy Malibus and Pontiac G6s in order to retool for an unnamed small car.