At some point in the next couple of weeks Ken Gutman will officially become Lake Orion’s next school district superintendent. I think he is a great choice and will be an excellent leader of the district. However, I wonder why the board hired a firm for $1,000 to identify the one candidate that this paper […]
Connor Mielock threw what is believed to be the first perfect game in school history against rival Clarkston last Wednesday, but that was the end of the highlights for the Dragons on the week. Mielock’s 48-pitch effort helped Lake Orion to a five-inning 11-0 victory over the Wolves. He struck out nine and only threw […]
The Lake Orion softball squad won the Red Hawk Tournament Saturday by going 3-0 on the day. They beat Eisenhower 8-2, Utica 5-3 and Troy Athens, in the championship game, 7-2. Megan Dyer won the first game on the mound and Danielle Dunn won the second two games on the mound for the Dragons. Tina […]
Records were broken at last weekend’s Flower Fair and Home and Garden Marketplace on the downtown streets, in spite of some obstacles. Downtown Development Authority Director Lois Golden said turnout was strong given some rotten weather and construction on the streets associated with the ongoing water main project. ‘Some vendors did record sales, especially on […]
The village’s water main replacement project hits the home stretch this week and next. This week, the newly-installed 12? main along Flint Street is being chlorinated and pressure tested, with plans to do the same along Broadway next week. Village DPW Superintendent Mike Olson said the contractor (C & P Construction Co., Inc.) will be […]
While village officials are pleased with the work on the new water main, a second, but related, project lingers. When the water main upsizing project is completed in the coming weeks, attention will turn to the Flint/Broadway repaving project (which is different from the simple repairs/replacement where mains have been installed). The repaving project includes […]
Wet and windy weather put a damper on a big weekend of events, but spirits stayed high across Orion. The annual Relay for Life was cut short by high winds sweeping through Friendship Park. The event ended after a luminary ceremony late Saturday night, instead of the scheduled Sunday morning. Rain kept downtown Lake Orion […]
For the first time in 12 years, Orion voters will not see the name Dywasuk on a township ballot. Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk, who succeeded his wife Collette, will not seek a third term later this year. ‘I think it’s the best job I’ve ever had,? Dywasuk said. ‘I’ve accomplished everything I wanted to and I […]
The Dragon softball squad advanced to the semifinals of the Pieper Memorial Tournament in Royal Oak this weekend, only to have their three-game winning streak slowed by wet weather. Lake Orion topped Riverview 9-1 early Sunday, but rain postponed their semifinal with Waterford Kettering and Coach Denny Davis isn’t sure if and when it will […]
The Lake Orion boys? placed second at last Friday’s OAA I track meet, while the girls? finished fourth and continued to break some school records in the process. The meet was held at Soutfield, with Adams winning on the boys? side and West Bloomfield on the girls?. The Dragon boys? were 35 points behind the […]