Get the VCRs ready. An appearance on ESPN was already scheduled. Now the Goodrich wrestling squad will also be featured on some statewide sports shows, thanks to their victory in the state finals last Saturday at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena. ‘These are some great kids,? Goodrich Coach Matt Turnbow said after his team beat Dundee […]
Discussion of the proposed centrally-located public safety complex has been put on hold, signaling apprehension on the part of some board members to proceed with the project. An item relating to survey work for the land on Joslyn Road, where the complex is slated to be built, was postponed during last week’s regular board meeting […]
The township has requested a public hearing through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality with regards to the proposed expansion of the Oakland Heights landfill in Auburn Hills. The landfill runs along the south side of Brown Road, just over the township line. By a 5-1 vote, the township board requested the hearing last week […]
Lake Orion Police Reserve Sergeants Amy Fong-Kretzmer and Steven Bauer spent part of their December in Washington D.C. receiving an award at the 2007 Law Enforcement & Partnership for Youth, Crime Prevention Conference. The award was in honor of the department’s Kids ‘n? Kops Program, which is run jointly with the Orion/Oxford Boys & Girls […]
Winter weather is here and here to stay… for a while anyway. And, as part of the winter season, the Lake Orion Police Department reminds everyone that they must all be aware of their duty to remove snow and ice from all public sidewalks adjacent to their business and residential property. ‘As the old adage […]
Not every story can make a top-12 list (see part one, stories 7-12, in this web edition). Not every story can be synopsized in a special reflections section (see this web edition for Jan.-June). For those that are left, here are the first annual ‘Believe it or not? stories of the year? Believe it or […]
It’s back. The ‘Best of? list returns as we take a look at the (expanded) 15 top athletes at Lake Orion High School in 2007. Six of the following athletes made the list last year, while six others moved up from last year’s ‘Next up? list (return next week for that list). Keep in mind […]
Eighteen years ago, the Lake Orion wrestling squad won their last Oakland County title. Later that season, the team won the school’s first state title. Coach Doug Kline hopes history will repeat itself this year, after the team claimed the title last weekend at LOHS. The Dragons edged Catholic Central by seven points and topped […]
Forget the good intentions; put your healthy New Year’s resolution into action by participating in the annual Downtown Lake Orion ‘New Year’s Resolution Run.? Beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1, the race offers two options: a 5K for the serious runners, and a 1-mile fun run for the rest of us. The race […]
Many township residents are wondering what last week’s proposed 8.4-percent rate cut for Orion’s water from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department will mean for them. The proposed 2008-09 rates would drop Orion’s price from $19.64 per 1,000 cubic feet to $18. ‘It’s going to have a positive effect on our water rates,? said Orion […]