Deputy Reports

Monday, Aug. 23, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving with an expired license arrest on Lapeer Road. Family trouble on Four Seasons Drive. Road rage with injury arrest, aggravated assault and interfering with the use of the 911 system on Joslyn Road. A dumpster was taken from in front of a home on Hemingway […]

LO Police Log

Monday, Aug. 23, police arrested two minors in possession when they responded to a loud party complaint on North Shore. A solicitor at Bridge/Central didn’t have a permit. *** Tuesday, Aug. 24, suspicious circumstances on East Shadbolt. Identity theft on Bagley. A break-in occurred on South Broadway. *** Wednesday, Aug. 25, a police vehicle was […]

Looking Back

Ten Years Ago Sept. 7, 1994 ~~~Former LOHS football players Erik Timpf and Jim Vackaro are getting some press time playing college football. Timph is a starting quarterback for Central Michigan University. Vackaro is a star running back for Western Michigan University. ~~~The Orion Historical Society elected its first ever board of directors. The inaugural […]

Strong in numbers, Dragons hope to qualify for state

With some of the largest numbers in the history of the program, the Lake Orion girls swimming and diving team is fueled up for this season’s competition, which began Aug. 31. Returning seniors for the Dragons are: Hannah Price, Erin Sutton, Lacy Phillips, Amanda Halliday, Nathalie Cornet, Ellen DeParo, and Natalie Spisak. Returning juniors are: […]

Orion reins in Troy Colts, 21-0, on football field

It’s said in football that the greatest improvement occurs between the first and second games. In the case of the Lake Orion varsity football team, that may have happened between the first and second day of the same game. For the first half of football, played in Troy against the Troy Colts on Aug. 27, […]

Fire Call

Monday, Aug. 23 12:13 a.m.-A woman at the Hamlin Pub on M-24 was in labor. Station #1 responded. 2:37 a.m.-A rollover accident took place at Joslyn/Greenshield. Station #3 responded. 9:48 a.m.-A person on North Axford passed out. Station #1 responded. 10:39 a.m.-Station #1 checked out a gas smell on South Lapeer. 10:50 a.m.-Station #3 responded […]

Hot damn! I got a stye in my eye!

Last week I got some great news. News that had me whistling happy tunes, snapping my fingers and tapping my toes. I had a stye in my eye — left to be exact. That’s it. That is my happy news. I went to the urgent care center in Oxford, sat down on the table-bed thing […]

Hazel’s apron prompts recall of mother’s

A chickadee passed along an item about aprons that brought back memories of Mom on the Farm. You know, the good ol? days when mothers did everything that didn’t require a team, tractor or doodlebug. Moms did fetchin?, hoein?, milkin?, cookin?, pumpin?, laundry, etc. And they did it all in aprons. During our married life […]

Independence Township

public hearing The Charter Township of Independence will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. at the Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, MI, to re-program 2003 Community Development Block Grant Planning account to 2002 Senior Citizen Vehicle in the amount of $838.11. Dale A. Stuart Supervisor

Independence Township

TOWNSHIP BOARD AGENDA 7:30 p.m. TOWNSHIP LIBRARY DATE: September 7, 2004 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Opening Statements and Correspondence 5. Approval of Agenda 6. Public Forum -Individuals in the audience have the opportunity to address the Township Board on an issue that is not on the agenda […]