Over the last two years, I have attended several seminars put on by Oakland County, FEMA and the Michigan State Police. Basically, they all covered the same topic, the changing face of a community and changing to meet the developing needs. The fact that soon, 50-percent of the population of Michigan will in the near […]
As a high school teacher within the Lake Orion Community Schools and a parent of a child in the district, I am extremely concerned about the future of our school system. With past and future budget cuts, I have experienced firsthand the impact the school board can have on our educational system. To date, I […]
In November 2006, the Village Council approved and sent an Agreement for Dispatch Services to the Orion Township Board that called for a 30% increase. The previous Agreement was based on the 1990 Census, and the new Agreement is based on the 2000 Census. Orion Township had a 40% increase in population from 1990 to […]
Citizens of Orion Township, There is an election on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the usual 14 Orion Township voting precincts. On this ballot, voters are being asked 1) to elect two (2) candidates to the Board of Education and 2) to approve a […]
Last Friday evening was a great night for downtown Lake Orion thanks to all who participated in the fourth annual art crawl and wine tasting. Over 100 people were on the streets of downtown, checking out the art, enjoying the weather, trying to figure out what all those silly clues meant and seeing the variety […]
Some folks might be a bit confused about why there are two safety path proposals on the May 8th ballot. Hopefully this explanation helps. One of the proposals is simply a renewal of the existing millage that we have been working with for the past 20 years. This millage, which expires next year, has allowed […]
As a long time resident of Lake Orion, I have seen the library grow from one location to another as it grew to keep pace with the community. It’s a special place for me. It started when we first moved to the area in 1977. My grandmother would take us to the library when she […]
Lake Orion’s 341 total was just six back of first place Rochester and placed the Dragons fourth overall at the Grosse Ile Invitational last Saturday. Britney Hamilton (77) and Darby Peters (79) both placed in the top 10 for LO. The team fell 198-208 to Adams earlier last week in their first match of the […]
Brandon Twp.- A bomb threat received at Brandon High School shortly before 1 p.m., Thursday, forced the evacuation of the school. School officials immediately locked down the school, said Sgt. Mike Searing of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon substation. Shortly thereafter, students were bussed home or to Brandon Middle School. Others used their own […]
Goodrich- Middle school students got some hands-on experience learning about the water’s dirty little secret last week. ‘Water is dirty. There’s not a lot of clean water out there,? says student Sarah Crosby, 14. Crosby is decked out in waders, sitting on the shore of Thread Creek and holding a test-tube full of a murky […]