Dear Editor, Oakland County Commissioner Larry Obrecht’s resignation, effective March 3, means that special (primary and general elections) will be necessary to fill that position until the next regular election in 2004. District 3 encompasses voters in the Townships of Orion and Oakland. The specific dates have yet to be determined. As has been common […]
Ten Years Ago March 10, 1993 ~~~Village voters rejected a chance to become a city by a vote of 279-237 in Monday’s general election. ~~~Two newcomers were elected to the village council — Bob Hollenbeck and Timothy Arthaud. Hollenbeck garnered the most votes of the four candidates. ~~~The Orion Township Board of Review expects to […]
Eleven years ago, Larry Gruber walked into the vacant financial director’s empty office at the Lake Orion School District administration office. First order of business was to work with superintendent Bob Bass to figure out how to eliminate a $1.5 million deficient. Gruber admitted he left the Huron Valley School District because he was offered […]
Two lucky winners, one from Lake Orion and the other from Port Huron, are each a little bit richer after matching all five numbers in the March 3 Michigan Rolldown drawing. The winners shared the $14,376 jackpot and will each receive a $7,188 prize. Sandy Dennis of Lake Orion was “shocked” to learn she was […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees has agreed to pay township employee Phoebe Schutz for temporarily upgraded duties. Schutz was to be paid $500 for duties she performed during the months when the position of planning commission/ZBA coordinator was vacant at the township. The payment was to be shared equally between the Teamsters Union Local […]
Residents on Eastview and Vernita Drive have been granted requests by the township to contribute to their road projects. At the March 3 meeting, the Orion Township Board of Trustees voted to contribute up to 10 percent of the funds for each project. For Eastview, improvements were estimated by the Road Commission for Oakland County […]
He’s been a Wildcat, and he’ll soon be a Golden Grizzly, but Jim McGraw will always be a Dragon at heart. After 32 years of teaching American Government and U.S. History at Lake Orion High School; and announcing for basketball, volleyball and, at times, football; McGraw will say goodbye to LOHS at the end of […]
The Michigan Association of Christian Schools (MACS) launched its annual 2003 boys basketball tournament on Feb. 25. The Lake Orion Baptist School Lions were seeded fourth out of 16 teams in the Division II section, and due to their seeding, hosted Lakecrest Baptist Defenders of Waterford. The Lions’ regular season record of 8-3 in their […]
SECTION 00100 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID 1. Barton Malow Company requests bids on behalf of Lake Orion Community Schools for the construction of the Elementary Addition and Renovations for Bid Package No. 5 work. Bid proposals will be received by Lake Orion Community Schools, Board of Education Office, 315 North Lapeer Street, Lake Orion, Michigan 48362 […]
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID 1. Lake Orion Schools requests bids For Removal of Asbestos, ACBM Pipe Insulation, etc, for the Community Education Resource Center (CERC) located at 455 East Scripps Road, Lake Orion Mi, 48362, for Bid Package No. 1 work. Bid proposals will be received by Lake Orion Community Schools, Board of Education Office, 315 […]