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Orion Charter Township · Orion Charter TownshipButki to serve through the November election By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education members appointed Nate Butki to its vacant trustee seat during a special meeting on July 10. The appointment was approved by a 5-0 vote. Vice President Heather Sinawi was absent from the interviews. Six other candidates – Scott Hill, Shawn Wayne, Mark Torres, Jeff Faber, Scott Horning a…See the Story
LOCS Board of Education appoints Nate Butki to vacant seat
Orion Charter Township · Orion Charter TownshipBy Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Eagle Scout Elijah McDonough created and installed a sensory wall for volunteers with special needs at the Orion Township Public Library on June 29.
Sensory walls provide tactile and other forms of stimulation to its user – something that can benefit people with special needs by making them more comfortable in their environment.
McDonough, 14, said volunteers with special needs wi…See the Story
Eagle Scout builds a sensory wall at the Orion Twp. Public Library to aid volunteers with special needs
Orion Charter Township · Orion Charter TownshipThe Lake Orion Lake Association’s Lighted Boat Parade will set sail on Lake Orion Aug. 23 during the Dragon on the Lake festival.
LOLA’s parade will begin at Green’s Park at 8:30 p.m. and move counterclockwise around the lake. The event will include activities for all ages, judging, prizes and “dazzling boat displays.” First prize is $300 cash.
Registration for participants must be online by Aug. 14. Boats that do not pre-register will not be el…See the Story
LOLA Lighted Boat Parade sets sail on Aug. 23 on Lake Orion
Orion Charter Township · Orion Charter TownshipOrville “Larry” Kelly of Lake Orion, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Larry is the devoted husband of Dawn; and the loving father of Jason, Siobhan, Amanda, Shannon and Mark. He is blessed with seven grandchildren, Aleyah, Hailey, Maria, Zander, Julian, Nathan, and Evan; as well as one great grandchild, Kashtyn; and sisters, Donna Kelly Parker (Robert), and Diana Larry Winslow (Jerry).
Larry was born in Kentucky in 1944 to the late …See the Story
Orville Kelly, 80 of Lake Orion
Orion Charter Township · Orion Charter TownshipDeborah (Debbie) Leigh Blankenship (née Mahnke)
July 9, 1954 – June 29, 2024
On June 29, 2024, peacefully surrounded by loved ones and friends, Debbie made her final transition. A woman who touched many hearts, she was a caring daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, nurse, artist, and loving friend to many. Debbie is predeceased by her parents, Lyle Albert Mahnke (2009) and Phyllis Mahnke (1994) and her dear sister, Berdyne (2001). She is survived…See the Story
Deborah Blakenship of Lake Orion
Orion Charter Township · Orion Charter TownshipJuly 13 country music tribute band concert to help raise funds also By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — A benefit concert at Wildwood Amphitheater in Orion Township will help raise funds to support the family of an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Deputy killed in the line of duty, and the victims of the splash pad shooting in Rochester Hills. Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Reckling and his family. Reckling, a…See the Story
‘SwiftieFest’ concerts to benefit family of OCSO deputy killed in the line of duty, Rochester Hills splash pad shooting victims
Orion Charter Township · Orion Charter TownshipMark Amundson to takeover LOPD top job on July 22 By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council approved the employment contract with new police Chief Mark Amundson 5-1 during its meeting on Monday.
Council Member Michael Lamb cast the lone nay vote, saying that while he did not have anything personal against the new chief of the Lake Orion Police Department, he believed the department was “un…See the Story
Lake Orion Village Council approves contract with new police chief
Orion Charter Township · Orion Charter TownshipBy Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education covered a decrease of $2,273,626 in federal sources funding during their 2024-25 budget resolution’s second reading on June 26.
The decrease in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds accounts for $1,674,958 of the total decrease. ESSER funds were provided by the U.S. government to alleviate the impact of C…See the Story