Geraldine Smokoski would like to see her valuables go to her family after she dies, not to the state to help pay back Medicaid expenses. Smokoski, a Lake Orion resident, is circulating a petition to help stop a vote on the state death tax, or so-called Grave Robbers Bill, Law Obra #93. Michigan lawmakers are […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees will spend up to $20,000 for engineering and planning expenses to complete a Brown Road Market Analysis Study. The study, entering phase two, is a market analysis of proposed uses for an overlay district proposed along Brown Road between Joslyn and Baldwin. The second phase of the study is […]
To those unfamiliar with it, Tai Chi might resemble some bizarre synchronized dance or swimming through air, but for senior citizens at the Orion Senior Center, it’s an exercise that makes it easy to stay active. “It’s gentle on your joints and you can do it from the beginner to the experienced level,” said instructor […]
A 25-year-old Oxford woman was transported to POH Medical Center by ambulance after she passed out at the wheel and struck three other vehicles while traveling on M-24 on Sept. 8. According to an OCSD accident report, the woman was traveling northbound on Lapeer Road near Clarkston Road, when she passed out and ran her […]
After starting the district program for Autistic children in Lake Orion, Julie Stucky hopes to do even more for children in special education as the district’s new special education supervisor. Stucky grew up in Lake Orion and had an experience as a student at Pine Tree Elementary School that convinced her to make a career […]
The Orion Community Cable Communications Commission, with the help of the village and the township, hopes to be able to have Comcast bring a service office back to Orion Township in the near future. The commission requested that the Orion Township Board of Trustees pass a joint resolution on Sept. 15, with the village and […]
If you live in Oakland County and you have an interest in running, you have the qualifications to join the Oakland Runners trail running club. The club, recently founded by Lake Orion resident Amy Lieblein, will bring together runners from all levels, from beginners to marathoners, and of all ages to run on area trails. […]
Drivers traveling on M-24 on Thursday afternoon spent a lot of time idling on the roadway as the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department worked to clear a three-car accident at the intersection of Lapeer and Clarkston Roads. The accident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Sept. 18, when a 1999 Ford Taurus driven by a 17-year-old N. […]
Residents requesting a street light for the bus stop at Fairledge and Renfrew will get approval, but Orion Township Treasurer James Marleau hopes the board’s action won’t set a precedent in the community. Residents presented a petition at the Sept. 15 board of trustees meeting asking the township to approve their request for a street […]
Each day is bringing the Orion Veterans’ Memorial closer to being a reality, with Phase I to be completed this fall. Project founder Dr. Joseph Mastromatteo was on hand with Lake Orion Village Manager Jo Ann Van Tassel, also a member of the memorial’s board of directors, at the Sept. 15 Orion Township Board of […]