Lake Orion is a far cry from Chicago, but new Orion Youth Assistance social worker Debbie Barsamian said she is settling in well at her new position. Barsamian moved back to Michigan after working in Chicago, where her husband was transferred. A Southfield native, she began working for Youth Assistance in January. ‘I worked with […]
A gazebo may or may not be built at Green’s Park. The Village of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Committee wants to seek proposals for building a 12 foot gazebo. Members of Main Street’s Design Committee thinks a picnic pavilion might be better suited for the park on M-24. Lisa Simpkins, a member of the […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department called on the Aviation Unit and Canine Unit to help capture a man that fled into the swamp at Bald Mountain Recreation Area on April 12, after officers were called about him trying to break into a car. The OCSD was called to an address on Ferguson on April 12, […]
Orion Township Fire Department Assistant Chief Bob Smith said as far as he knows a fire suppression system located in the stove where the fire at Sagebrush Cantina began on March 4 was working properly. ‘By all accounts the employees stated it was working correctly,? he said. ‘I’ve talked to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department […]
For the past several weeks I’ve been staring out my window at an American flag that looks pretty darn disgusting. It’s all tattered and torn and is no longer attached to the flag pole at one end. The flag pole sits at the corner of North Broadway and Shadbolt Street. The same thing happened a […]
Members of the Orion-Oxford Kiwanis Club recently presented a $1,000 check to several Lake Orion High School students who are involved in the Extend Mentoring Program which currently includes 19 high school students mentoring middle school students. The Kiwanis Club gives back to the community with monies raised through fundraisers. Pictured are (front row) Dan […]
The old adage says, ‘Things get better or worse, they never stay the same.? That’s why the leadership of a community must be visionaries as well as fiscally responsible. In planning for the future, the needs and changing face of the community must be considered. A little over 13 percent of our community in 2000 […]
Thanks to the great support of our community, Kiwanis raised $1,250 at our April 1 fundraiser at Kalloway’s Restaurant in Oxford. The restaurant donated a substantial amount from items sold from a special Kiwanis menu in addition to generous donations/tips received directly from the customers. Club members waited tables and the Kiwanis? youth group, the […]
I went to a meeting last Monday night at the Gingellville Community Center to rejoin. At the meeting, the board reported that we have to go to the State Tax Tribunal because Orion Township is not excepting our non profit tax exempt status. We have a 501 C-3 status given by the federal government. What […]
I am not going to lie: spouting off my opinions every week on page six of The Clarkston News is good times. It feels good to be able to vent frustrations, raise awareness to worthy causes and praise people for a job well done. While I might not always be right on every single issue, […]