Numbers point to big weekend for Lake Orion marching band

The Lake Orion Dragon Marching Band will attempt to top their finish from a year ago at the Michigan Competing Band Association’s state finals this Saturday at Ford Field. The band finished third in the state last year in Flight I (schools with enrollment of 1,743 students or more), their best ever finish. They are […]

Dragons give Romeo the boot

The Lake Orion football program is not necessarily known for kicking field goals. That changed on Friday night, as Jeff Heath’s 23-yarder gave the Dragons a come-from-behind 24-21 victory over host Romeo and sent them to a rematch next week at Clarkston in a district final. ‘Jeff’s been kicking real well, we put him in […]

Cross country teams qualify for states

The Lake Orion boys cross country team will make another trip to the state finals this weekend, but this time they’ll be joined by the girls? team, which qualified for their first ever finals by taking second at the regional event held at Springfield Oaks in Davisburg last Saturday. ‘I had a feeling, even from […]

The LO Down (on sports)

Last year it seemed nothing could go wrong through 10 weeks for the Lake Orion football team. They hadn’t lost, there were no injuries to deal with and they were the top-ranked team in the state. This year it seemed nothing could go right for the Lake Orion football team. In addition to some early […]

Council says ‘no? to tower sign

It’s the highest structure in downtown Lake Orion, but to many, the dispatch tower behind Village Hall is nothing more than an eyesore. As such, a suggestion was brought forth by Councilman Douglas Dendel earlier this month to consider placing a lighted sign on the tower. Dendel said he brought the item to council because […]

Lake Orion not interested in Oxford’s water, for now

There’s some uncertainty about water in the Village of Lake Orion. Don’t worry, it has nothing to do with the quality of the water, but rather where it will come from and how much it will cost. The village currently gets its water from Orion Township, which purchases their water from the City of Detroit. […]

Team effort helps to complete bridge work at Clarkston & Kern

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) spent the past few weeks completing several planned repairs around the bridge over Paint Creek at the intersection of Clarkston and Kern roads in Orion Township. According to Road Commissioner Eric Wilson, workers have made extensive drainage and road repairs without tremendous expenditures by using agency staff for […]

Sweet revenge

For the second time in three years, Lake Orion can celebrate a district championship in football ? and can do so at the expense of their rival. Lake Orion erased a halftime deficit for the second straight week and topped host Clarkston 30-27 on Friday night. Ryan Broth scored all four of Lake Orion’s touchdowns, […]

Marching band second at state finals

The Lake Orion High School Marching Band capped their best-ever season with a second place finish at the Michigan Competing Band Association finals, held Saturday at Ford Field. Lake Orion easily set a new school record score, eclipsing 89 points from the Flight I judges. Plymouth-Canton continued their long streak as the state’s top band, […]

Park investigation drags on

Some residents are upset that the investigation into unwanted debris from a 2005 donated fill at Friendship Park has lasted months longer than agreed upon by the board. Former township trustees Will Wilsher and Burke Cueny both spoke during public comment at last week’s board meeting, indicating their disappointment that a report has not come […]