Can the Orion Township officials spend $5,000 for office improvements without consent of the Board of Trustees? The answer, as stated by the township’s current spending policy, is as long as the amount spent is $5,000 or less, a department head does not require board approval to spend the money. This meant that when Orion […]
Orion Township residents who have ever had difficulty contacting township officials may take bittersweet solace in the fact that they are not alone in this regard. During a discussion on the township’s purchasing policy at the Orion Township Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 18, Orion Township Clerk Penny Shults defended her action to purchase […]
Residents in the Orion area hoping to get a taste of high school wrestling finals games won’t have to travel far. Wrestling teams from Rochester-Adams, Troy, and Pontiac high schools will be participating in the MHSAA Division I Wrestling Team District Finals, hosted by Lake Orion High School Feb. 10. LOHS Directer of Athletics Bill […]
Orion Township residents may be looking forward to an entrepreneurial injection. As part of his state of the township address on Thursday, Jan. 13 at King’s Court Castle in Canterbury Village, Orion Township Supervisor Matthew Gibb spoke to lengths on the improving relations between the township and businesses interested in opening in the area. He […]
Two women at the Heritage Place Senior Living Center on Atwater Street have saved a life. On Sunday, Dec. 5, Eleanor Grusczynski and Therese Malinowski, two residents of the Heritage Place Living Center, happened upon a fellow resident Phyllis Waterstad who was experiencing a life threatening episode, and acted quickly to contact medical authorities. Their […]
With the rapidly changing economic climate, many municipalities have had to make concessions and compromises concerning their budgets, and the Village of Lake Orion is no exception. To help with these matters, the village council announced at a meeting on Monday, Jan. 10 that they would be nominating two council members to head a budget […]
As siding and roofing operations begin to cover the frame, the new senior center is stepping out of fiction and into reality. Orion Township Building Official Tom Berger said that despite a few ‘hiccups,? the building’s completion is on schedule, predicting that the building will be finished in July. ‘Inclement weather has been a problem, […]
During the 2011 Florida Gator Bowl, Andrew Hamilton, a former area resident, marched with the rest of his junior high school band during the event’s halftime show. Tonya Hamilton, Andrew’s mother, said that it was a special event for the kids who were able to attend, especially because the bands that played were not normally […]
The Commissioner for Oakland County’s District 3 just got a job with a little more weight. Michael J. Gingell (R), Commissioner for the district that includes Orion Township, the Village of Lake Orion and Oakland Township was elected to become the newest Chairman of the Board of Commissioners with a unanimous vote from his peers […]
During the 2011 Florida Gator Bowl, Andrew Hamilton, a former area resident, marched with the rest of his junior high school band during the event’s halftime show. Tonya Hamilton, Andrew’s mother, said that it was a special event for the kids who were able to attend, especially because the bands that played were not normally […]