With a team motto of ‘nothing hits the floor but us,? this year’s version of the Lake Orion varsity volleyball squad is sure to give it their all. Coach Bob Howey moves up from the junior varsity level to take over for Mike Hatch as varsity coach. The promotion of Howey allows for some continuity […]
In nine years as the boys swimming coach at Lake Orion, Paul Fairman has certainly put the program on the map in the state of Michigan. ‘The last three season have been pretty good,? Fairman said of the team’s 17th, fifth- and sixth-place finishes at the state level. Two seniors from last year’s team, Dave […]
The Dragons rebounded from a season-opening loss to Romeo, winning their road opener at Davison 63-54 on Dec. 8. The team returned home on Tuesday and topped Lakeland 50-40. Ross Tonyan, who was shut out in the Romeo game and left with an ankle injury, returned to form against Davison by scoring a game-high 17 […]
Keith Riege, the owner of Paint Creek Bicycles admits his hobby as a Cyclo-Cross racer is a little on the crazy side. But Riege is among the state’s best, a position he continued to solidify earlier this month at the 2006 State Cyclo-Cross Championships in Waterford. Riege won the gold medal for placing first in […]
Three workers at the General Motors Corp. Orion Assembly Plant were taken to Crittenton Hospital after a mysterious substance caused them to have difficulty breathing early Monday morning. ‘From the way it was explained to me, there was a build-up of dust or paint flakes in the duct work and they turned the fans up […]
With his move to county commissioner set to take place in January, Orion Township Trustee Mike Gingell submitted a letter of resignation to the board, effective Dec. 29. ‘I have very much enjoyed the past six years I have served the community as a trustee and am proud of the accomplishments the board has obtained […]
Lake Orion Coach Jim Manzo said he remembers quite well the last time the Dragons beat Clarkston on the varsity basketball hardwood. That’s because Manzo played on that team, back in 1988. Last Friday, Lake Orion ended that long drought, topping the visiting Wolves 51-43 in a rematch of last season’s district final (which Clarkston […]
Clarkston won its sixth straight Oakland County Wrestling Championship on Saturday, using a come-from-behind effort to top Lake Orion and relegate the Dragons to second place once again. The Wolves 291 points were just 21.5 better than Lake Orion’s total over the two days of competition. Oxford finished third with 217 points. ‘It’s disappointing because […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously (6-0) on Monday night to adopt a resolution to support local control of speed limits on gravel roads. The decision comes while Gov. Jennifer Granholm is mulling over Senate Bill 248, which would restore the 25 mph speed limits on gravel roads and give locals the ability […]
Repaving projects on Flintridge and Pine Tree roads, agreed upon this past May by the Orion Township Board, could begin as early as this spring. The projects are likely to cost slightly less than the early estimates indicated, but it appears the township will be responsible for a little more than previously anticipated. Total cost […]