Earlier this summer, Reverend Dennis Emmons became the chaplain for the Michigan State Police Groveland Post. Now he’s officially become the chaplain for the Lake Orion Police Department. LO Village Clerk Arlene Nichols swore in Emmons recently at the police department. Emmons lives in Lake Orion and is the current pastor of Gingellville Community Church. […]
After an emergency meeting on Sept. 7, members of the Orion Community Cable Communications Commission agreed they needed a lawyer. They’re considering taking action, which may include court proceedings, against Comcast, Orion Township’s/Lake Orion’s cable provider. Comcast closed its office in this area in July and opened one in Independence Township. OCCCC Chairperson Douglas Corliss […]
“People need to understand they need to ‘respect thy neighbor and their property,’” LO Police Chief Jerry Narsh says. And if that doesn’t happen, members of the police department have a new village trespassing law that will make prosecution easier at the local level. It will allow village police officers to investigate and ticket, if […]
Will the awkward moments never stop… A few weeks ago I left work about 3:30 on a Friday to do some birthday shopping for granddaughter Jillian who’s celebrating her first year of life. I headed to Meijer in Oxford. While zipping up and down the isles in the grocery section, I noticed my old boss […]
Joseph LeMaster Jr., 30, of Rochester, involved in a boating accident on Lake Orion in July, was arraigned before a magistrate on Sept. 12 at Rochester’s 3/2nd District Court. He was charged with one felony count of marine safety drunken driving and unlawful blood alcohol, causing serious injury. LeMaster was also charged with a misdemeanor […]
Bill Deeg of Park Island is tired of looking at an abandoned house at South Broadway/Pelton’s Pointe. He told Lake Orion Village Council members on Sept. 8 it was an eyesore. “The village hasn’t acted on getting it fixed up or demolished,” he added. According to Deeg, he was informed by LO Village Manager JoAnn […]
If you’re grades aren’t good, all you have to do is hide your report card from your parents and they’ll never know. Think again. Thanks to Edline, parents with access to a computer can keep an eye on their Lake Orion High School children’s grades 24 hours a day. Edline is a private company that […]
Since a major influx of permanent residents occurred in the late 1960s, problems over property lines have escalated. Nowhere is there a bigger problem than village streets that end at the lake. Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh told council members on Sept. 8, his officers are responding to more disputes over village property lines. […]
I wrote several weeks ago about a parent protesting some of the food being served at her child’s school during renovations of the kitchen. So I think it’s only fair to write about a letter sent recently to Marla Ernst, the school district’s food service director. The writer’s kids go to Orion Oaks and she […]
Something is going to be different at Pine Tree Elementary School this year. Instead of selling candy, members of the PTO decided to host a Fall into Fitness Fun Run on Sept. 26. They hope their students will be able to raise $20,000. Monies raised will support teachers, purchase items for the school, helps the […]