Brian Schram doesn’t make his living as a fisherman, but he proved himself a rather impressive one after he netted a 38-inch long, 14-pound Northern Pike on Long Lake several weeks ago. Schram, who hails from the Traverse City area but performs weekly at the Sagebrush Cantina in Lake Orion with his band, was fishing […]
Many Lake Orion residents breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the news reports last Thursday. The area was one of the few in Southeast Michigan mostly untouched by the power outage What they didn’t realize was the word soon spread that Lake Orion had gas, water and food — a valuable commodity. Most […]
With the hope that construction prices will be more in the township’s favor this winter, the Orion Township Board of Trustees rejected current bids for the Clarkston Road safety path project and pushing construction back until spring. The board learned on Aug. 4 that the township had received only two bids back on the project, […]
The Lake Orion High School Varsity Football team will kick their season off at home against Southfield on Aug. 28, and head coach Chris Bell said the chances that his team will be a winning one this season are very good. “We return six starters on offense and five starters on defense,” he said. “We […]
The Lake Orion High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams are young this season, but coaches Debi Sherman and Stan Ford believe that young talent combined with some strong returning runners should carry them through a relatively successful season. The girls varsity team graduated only one senior last season, Ashley Wharton. Returning for the […]
Father Mike Verschaeve may not be a familiar face yet to the congregation of St. Joseph Catholic Church, but the church itself is familiar to him since he attended it as a teenager. Verschaeve, who became the new head pastor at St. Joseph on July 26, attended the parish for 11 years when he was […]
Hi Hill residents Joe Geraci and Sue Turpen are hoping Orion Township will be able to make good on an offer to use Eagle Valley host fee funds to help pay for the water and sewer project in their subdivision. Turpen requested an agenda item at the Aug. 18 board meeting to have the board […]
Two brothers, ages 16 and 11, were transported to Troy Beaumont Hospital on Sunday after the personal watercraft they were riding struck a dock on Long Lake. The accident occurred about 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 24. According to Deputy Luke of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division, the 16-year-old was operating the watercraft while […]
Despite hiring a title search company to do a title search, the Orion Township Board voted on Aug. 18 to refuse to sell any township properties at this time. Township officials were investigating the sale of possibly seven properties, owned by the township but not currently being used. Many of the locations are old well […]
She may be a new face to the children’s department at the Orion Township Library, but Kristen Cornacchia is no stranger to children. A mom of two, the new children’s librarian is a former Clarkston elementary school teacher who was looking for a new challenge after being a stay-at-home mom and Gymboree teacher for four […]