The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of assault at Opa’s Restaurant on Lapeer Road on Oct. 7. According to an OCSD report, the 43-year-old owner of the restaurant said a white male (later identified as a 26-year-old Washington man) entered the restaurant and sat at the bar, asking for a drink. The […]
Community Development Block Grant funds given in 2001 for removing architectural barriers are to be recaptured at the end of this year, but the Orion Township Board of Trustees is asking that the recapture be waived so the funds can be used in Friendship Park. The board voted to request the recapture be waived for […]
A public hearing will be held at Orion Township Hall on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. for the purpose of reprogramming 2003 Community Development Block Grant funds, and allocating those funds for the 2004 program. The township is eligible to receive $84,394 for the 2004 program year. The CDBG committee proposed the following allocations for […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees will be sending notice of its opposition to the issuance of a new Specially Designated Merchant liquor license to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The request for a new SDM license is for the Don Pietras of the DMJ Corporation, for an establishment to be located at the southeast […]
An open house for all Oakland Township residents is scheduled for Oct. 23, 2-5 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. It takes place at the township hall located at 4393 Collins Road. Oakland’s Master Plan Advisory Group is in the process of updating the township’s master plan. Township residents are invited to attend an open house […]
Many members of the North Oakland Concert Band are taking their work home with them, literally. A large group of the 70-member band are in fact family members, ranging from married couples to parent and child members. Dave Lesko, tuba player from Lake Orion, was recruited by his wife Debra, a bass clarinet player in […]
Oakland Township residents gathered on Sept. 27 for the re-opening celebration of Bear Creek Nature Park, a 107-acre park between Snell and Gunn Roads. The site is where Oakland Township has constructed its first recreation facilities. The newly re-opened park features ADA accessible limestone trails, wooden boardwalks, docks and overlooks in wetland areas, interpretive signage, […]
Response to a recent bat house making class in Orion Township was so good that the Friends of Bald Mountain is considering holding more classes in the near future, according to Friends member Rosalie Ward. The inaugural class was held on Oct. 2 at the Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Park Headquarters, and about 110 […]
If you want a glimpse of real life, turn on your TV. Reality series have captured the attention of the nation whether we wanted them to or not. This past year we’ve been bombarded with shows about a famous chef opening a restaurant, a TV star’s wedding preparations, getting up close and personal with the […]
The Orion Veterans Memorial is becoming more and more of a reality with every passing day as construction continues to move swiftly along at the site on Lapeer and Odanah. Sidewalks and utilities have been completed on the site, and recently work advanced with the start of above ground construction, including the walls and entrance […]