‘The Flaming Falcons,? a team of five Oakview Middle School sixth-graders, took first place at the Robofest 2006 regional competition in Detroit on April 29. ‘They were the first and only team to complete the mission within the alloted time, and get a perfect score during one of the first two rounds,? said coach Laura […]
After staking their claim as the team to beat in the OAA I by winning their first four league games, the Dragons have gone backwards. A May 8 home loss to West Bloomfield was the third straight league defeat for Lake Orion. In the 3-2 loss, the Dragons wasted a complete game performance from Jon […]
The Gingellville Community Center will remain open, for now. GCC members met on May 8 to discuss their options and ultimately vowed to do whatever they can to remain open. In early April, a Michigan Tax Tribunal sided with Orion Township and the Board of Review, agreeing the GCC should be required to pay state […]
Deliveries might soon have a new route, as the FedEx Corporation is lining up a large site in Orion Township. Plans are in the works for a ground distribution center next to the General Motors assembly plant on Brown Road. Township Zoning/Planning Administrator Beth McGuire said the proposal is for an approximately 25-acre site on […]
The 10th grade U.S. History classes at Lake Orion High School got to take a break from their textbooks before going on spring break. No, it wasn’t recess, but rather two special hours with World War II veterans. Murray Moorhatch visited with four classes during fourth hour on April 10, and Bill Craft did the […]
Four teams from the St. Joseph School competed at the Destination Imagination state championships on April 27 at Central Michigan University, and two are headed to the world finals as a result of their performances. The sixth-grade team of Keegan Collins, Alex Fontana, Lyndsey Hurford, Andy Kozyra and Katryna Powers won the state title in […]
Changes could be coming to the are of Scripps Road and M-24, as well as vacant parcels in the southern part of Orion Township, now that a Master Plan update has been approved. The Orion Township Board of Trustees accepted the proposed amendments to the Lapeer Road Master Plan update, a portion of the township’s […]
Danielle Dunn might look like a freshman, but her pitches don’t. Just ask Clarkston. Dunn used a variety of pitches in giving up just two earned runs over 14 innings of work as the Dragons upended Clarkston 1-0 and 6-3 at home on May 3. She’s got six different pitches and a lot of composure […]
The Dragons avenged an April 25 shutout at home by winning a tightly contested 2-1 contest at Troy on May 4. Rachel Bemman scored goals in both halves for Lake Orion, who improved to 2-2-1 in league play. The Dragons then took an excusion from the OAA I. They first traveled to Flint for the […]
Citing ‘continued personal attacks,? Orion Township Assessor John Attwell and Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk spoke out about the GCC for the first time since the April 6 Michigan Tax Tribunal decision. Looking to clarify some misconceptions, Attwell talked about the timeline for the entire procedure. ‘In 1998, I granted them an exemption, but said I’d come […]