Ten Years Ago Aug. 10, 1994 ~~~Kevin Boyd, owner of Lake Orion Rental, was murdered in his apartment in Paint Creek Village. ~~~Orion Township Treasurer Sue Hall is resigning, saying she’s frustrated and hurt by the hostile and stressful working environment in the township offices. ~~~Morris Cucksey, a village council member for 12 years, submitted […]
Grand Haven..a place where living there really is a vacation. This past weekend it was time to revisit Grand Haven during the Coast Guard Festival after a six year absence. Although loving that small town (11,000 population) hugging the Grand River and Lake Michigan, it seems as if there hasn’t been a good time to […]
Gary Korleski found an unexpected sight on the front lawn of his Pine Tree Road home the morning after the Aug. 3 Primary Election: About 50 election signs stuck in the ground. Korleski said he didn’t have any signs on his lawn the night before, but found the yard covered in them the next morning. […]
We would like to get a message out to the community of Lake Orion, to be aware of a senseless tragedy that occurred here on July 20. A 34-year-old man died from a heroin overdose. He was someone. He had a large family and children. They all loved him and are overwhelmed with grief. We […]
To township officials: We the seniors ‘with seniority? of the Orion Center would like our center back. ‘With seniority? means seniors who were here prior to the township taking over the center. Here is a list of our concerns: l Bingo players would like grocery store bingo to come back with no outdated foods, canned […]
The Lake Orion Youth Baseball League (LOYBL) 10 and Under tournament team had a great season, winning all the tournaments in which they were entered. The team, selected via tryouts from all of the LOYBL ‘house? teams, went 14-1 at the three tournaments. The 13 players were nine-and 10-years-old. The Mayville Tournament was their first […]
The Lake Orion varsity hockey team will host a golf scramble fundraiser on Sept. 11 at Twin Lakes in Oakland Township. Registration will be 12:30-1:45 p.m., with a 2 p.m. shotgun start. The four person scramble is $100/person, including 18 holes with cart, a 7-10:30 p.m. dinner buffet/cash bar and prizes. Not included in the […]
The Lake Orion Youth Baseball League (LOYBL) 14 and Under tournament team recently completed a successful season with a first place finish in the North Branch Recreation League Tournament. With solid pitching, great defense and hard hitting, the team was able to finish 5-0 and outscore their opponents by a combined total of 73-10. The […]
Monday, Aug. 2, a woman at M-24/Atwater was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. A suspicious and rude person was on South Broadway. Police responded to suspicious circumstances involving a vehicle on Bellevue. An accident occurred on South Broadway. A woman on North Park Blvd. reported threats to her children. An accident took place […]
Bank One celebrates the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art banking center at Baldwin/Maybee Roads on Aug. 14 in Orion Township.. The 4,000 square foot office at 3515 South Baldwin Road houses a staff of 11. It offers drive-up service plus a 24-hour-drive-up ATM, drive-up night depository and safe deposit boxes. ‘We’re adding this new […]