The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of a robbery with a firearm at the Clark Gas Station on Baldwin Road on Oct. 22. According to an OCSD report, a 33-year-old woman working at the store was at the counter when a white male, wearing an army jacket, dark pants and baseball cap, […]
The Lake Orion Police Department will be performing inspections on treats at the police department, 37 East Flint Street in downtown Lake Orion starting at 6:30 p.m. on Halloween night. LO Police Chief Jerry Narsh recommends an adult should inspect all treats before consumption. Items that are opened or unwrapped should be discarded and fruit […]
Orion Township resident Alice Young will replace Dan McAuliffe for the rest of his term on the township’s solid waste recycling committee. McAuliffe recently notified the township board of trustees that he was resigning because he had moved out of the township. The board accepted his resignation and approved Young to finish his term, ending […]
The Orion Senior Center wants to hire an activities coordinator and a program coordinator, both part-time positions. The Orion Township trustees recently approved advertising for the positions, which both pay $12 per hour, and job descriptions for both. The positions will replace the previous program manager contract position. Each position is not to exceed 30 […]
Work will begin in 2004 on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project of paving an existing path at Friendship Park, and creating additional handicap parking there. The project will make the park, located at Clarkston and Baldwin Roads, more accessible. CDBG funds to be used total $20,750, with an additional $15,600 from the Friendship […]
Orion Township residents will be served for at least four more years by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. Township trustees agreed on Oct. 20 to authorize the supervisor and clerk to sign on a new contract with the OCSD on behalf of the township. The new contract runs from 2004-2008, and reflects wage increases for […]
The 2004 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for Orion Township has been OK’d by trustees, although Haven of Oakland County would like to see its portion for battered and abused spouses increased. The application included a total of $84,394 in CDBG funds.– $2,000 for Haven. A Haven representative told the board they would like […]
The Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals has named Sarah Manzo, a Lake Orion High School assistant principal, “Assistant Principal of the Year.” The announcement, a surprise to Manzo, was made at a luncheon that took place on Oct. 20 during the MASSP Fall Conference at Crystal Mountain Resort near Traverse City. Her husband Jim, […]
Theresa Sheridan will soon become a familiar face to people visiting the Friendship Park Recreation Building. Sheridan will work out of the office at Clarkston and Baldwin Roads as the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department’s new recreation programmer. Sheridan replaces Phil Castonia who left to accept a new position with the Oxford Parks and […]
I knew something was wrong when I watched the first Survivor TV show and didn’t throw up while I watched the guests eat bugs — some alive, some dead. I’ve never been too squeamish except for anything to do with eyes. I can’t imagine putting contacts in with the help of a finger that could […]