Citizen of the Month

October 2021
Becca Smither
For her hard work and dedication to Orion Township as a smiling barista at Lava Mountain Coffee Company.

September 2021
Loren Yaros
For nearly 30 years of service and volunteerism to the Township serving on the ZBA and BOR

August 2021
Karen Knox
For her dedicated service to the community.

July 2021
Pastor Rochelle Berkemeyer
For her dedicated service to the community.

June 2021
Colleen Gagnon
For her volunteerism and commitment to the Orion Community through giving her time (more than 100 hours!) and talents bringing awareness to the history of the Orion Veterans Memorial through the creation of a beautiful scrapbook documenting the history of the Memorial.

May 2021
Sammy & Anthony Taorima
For inspiring the community through understanding, accepting, and embracing others.

April 2021
Deputy Craig Stout
For his 34 years of service as an Oakland County Sheriff Deputy, 30 of which have been here in Orion Township.

March 2021
Father Joe Dailey & Father Mike Verschaeve
For their years of service to the community.

February 2021
Anthony Reighard
For his hard work and dedication in service to the community.

January 2021
Bill Kokenos
For his many years of work and dedication for the Christmas Lighted Parade and for the parade caravan in 2020.

December 2020
Julia Dalrymple
For her hard work and dedication to Forgotten Harvest.

February 2020
Neil Burkholder
For his work on elections and throughout the community.

January 2020
Bill Schramm
For his volunteerism and commitment to the Orion Community through his service on the Township Board of Trustees, Orion Senior Advisory Council, and Homes for Autism.

December 2019
Kim Urbanowski
For being a champion to local businesses and her commitment to the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce, and for being one of the coolest residents in town!

November 2019
Jim Muys
For his volunteerism and commitment to the Orion Veterans' Memorial and for his appointment as the 2019 Veterans of Foreign Wars National Chaplain of the Year.

October 2019
Mike Brinkmann
For his years of service on the Safety Path Advisory Committee.

September 2019
Real Men of Orion: Garrett Hoffman, Jerry Narsh, Matt Pfeiffer & Aaron Whatley
For their contribution of time and talents on the Real Men Wear Pink Campaign supporting the fight against cancer on behalf of the residents of Orion Township. www.realmenoforion.com

August 2019
Deputy Christopher Topacio
In recognition of his selfless contribution to the Orion community through is quick and dedicated response to a citizen who had a sudden and critical heart attack. His training and experience was vital in saving the man's life, who later made a full recovery.

July 2019
Suzanne Baber
For her commitment to the community and generous donations to the Miracle Field.

June 2019
Eleanor Olson
For her commitment to our community and her assistance in the acquisition of a new pocket park on Baldwin Road.

May 2019
Frank Baiardi
For his outstanding volunteerism - restoring Paint Creek ecosytem, and working on Miracle Field of North Oakland.

Apr 2019
Linda Moran
For her dedication and hard work for the Polly Ann Trail.

Mar 2019
Sgt. Mark Buffa
For his retirement and years of service.

Feb 2019
Tim Williams For outstanding volunteerism - Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee member, KaBOOM! Project, Camp Agawam Fire Bowl stage, DDA, ONTV F.I.S.H food drive, Daisy Project and LO Palooza, 20 Front Street start - "walking by", always will to help everyone.

Jan 2019
Don Walker
For outstanding volunteerism - Planning Commission member, ZBA member, Board of Review, Election Official, Orion Art Center, Friends of the Library, and more.

Dec 2018
John Cooper
In recognition of his selfless contribution to the Orion community through his support of the Holly Jolly Folly and the Orion Lighted Parade.

Nov 2018
Dan Davis
For purchasing and renovating a building for Orion/Oxford FISH.

Oct 2018
Blessings in a Brown Bag
In recognition of their outstanding service to the youth of Orion Township by providing lunches to students who need help throughout the summer.

Sep 2018
Brian Hearns
Firefighter of the Year 2018

Aug 2018
Jolie Tremonti
In recognition of her service to Haiti for the summer of 2018.

July 2018
Lake Orion Lions Club
In recognition of their 80th anniversary.

June 2018
Alana Hart
For her outstanding service to residents of Orion Township and her service and commitment to the Orion Veterans Memorial.

May 2018
Reserve Sergeant John Chiera
For his huge commitment to the community and volunteerism with the purpose of keeping people safe while interacting with our citizens.

Apr 2018
Scott Taylor
For his fundraising efforts on behalf of the Orion on Deck Project.

Mar 2018
Tim Gdowski
For his outstanding fundraising efforts in support of the Orion on Deck Inclusive ballfield.

Feb 2018
Deputy Mike Miles
For his heroism at the scene of an accident.

Jan 2018
Roger Ferguson
For making a difference in his neighborhood, with fast thinking and a detailed description that resulted in the arrest of a suspect casing vehicles for theft.

December 2017
David Moen - For his tremendous courage in saving the life of Kym Dominquez, 6-28-17, when her home was rocked by an explosion and fire. He ran into the home and helped her escape.

November 2017
Sandy Weaver, LoveINC - In honor of her work in assisting the less fortunate.

October 2017
Kenn & Becky Osborn - For their efforts to provide refurbished bicycles to those in need through Holy Spokes.

September 2017
Al Kassin - For his many years of service with the Lake Orion Lions Club.

August 2017
Bob Smith, Fire Chief - In honor of his many years of service to the Orion Township community.

July 2017
Lt. Dan Toth - OCSO In honor of his attendance at the FBI Academy.

June 2017
LOHS Robotics - Team 302 For their successful season.

May 2017
Dr. Joseph Mastromatteo - For his work on behalf of veterans.

April 2017
Chris Hagan - Firefighter of the Year 2017

March 2017
Penni Robertson - Crossing Guard, Carpenter Elementary School, who was recognized by Safe Kids Worldwide Organization as America's Favorite Crossing Guard.

February 2017
Kim Dunn - For her assistance to the homeless in our community.

January 2017
Orion Township Fire Station 3 Goodfellows - For their efforts to help needy families.

December 2016
JoAnn Van Tassel - For her many contributions to the community

November 2016
Harley Joe Burcham - For his work with the Orion Veterans Memorial.

October 2016
Evan Krefski & Justin Sylvian - In recognition for their World Freestyle Jet Ski Championship for the 1st and 2nd Place, respectively.

September 2016
Kristi Schons - For her outstanding work on the Let Them Playscape at Friendship Park.

August 2016
Siobhan Heuninck - For her work with the Meals on Wheels program.

July 2016
Carl Cyrowski - For his work with the Lake Orion Fireworks Association.

June 2016
Madelinne Braley - For her service to the community in preserving our natural resources.

May 2016
Julie Brenner - For her work within the community

April 2016
Alaina Campbell - For her contributions to the community.

March 2016
Brian Reynolds - Firefighter of the Year 2016.

February 2016
Dep. Jay Morgan - OCSO For his many years of service and dedication to the community.

January 2016
Ben Gerdeman - For his countless contributions to the students at Lake Orion High School as the leader of afterschool programming.

December 2015
Matt Pfeiffer
For his charitable contributions.

November 2015
Kristi Hehl
For her work with Making Character Count (MC2) program, and with the Blessing in a Backpack program.

October 2015
Dan Dewey
For his program "Dan's Coffee Run", supporting cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

September 2015
Rob Cavanagh
For his work with the Dragons on the Lake Festival.

August 2015
Brian Thomas & Brandon Mercado
The Road Warriors, recognized for their work in creating awareness and raising money for those suffering from cancer.

July 2015
George Hanley
For his advocacy concerning invasive species control.

June 2015
Dawn Priebe
As an extraordinary volunteer who is responsible for organizing many community charitable events.

May 2015
Bob Watros
For his dedicated service to the community and the Orion Veterans Memorial.