A 6-2 loss at home to Farmington last Thursday dropped the Lake Orion boys? tennis squad to 0-3 on the young season, but new head coach Lance Davis isn’t measuring success on wins and losses just yet. The team lost its top three singles players from last year and their top two doubles tandems, all […]
Jeff Chattaway’s first two career varsity home runs helped Lake Orion come back twice against Troy on Monday, as the host Dragons won their ninth straight game, 10-6. Chattaway’s first homer, a solo shot, came just two batters after Joe Barnes hit a two-run blast, as the Dragons erased an early 4-0 deficit. Trailing 6-4 […]
With a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning of the second game of their doubleheader at Lake Orion on Monday, Stoney Creek had visions of an upset split. But the Dragons scored 11 runs in the frame, including nine before recording an out, to mercy their visitors and come away with a 7-3, 15-5 sweep. […]
A large turnout at the Beaumont Medical Building helped volunteers pack 260 boxes last week. Louise ‘Desert Angel? Downs teamed with Dr. Matthew Kopera’s office for the packing party, which was held in anticipation of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. About 75 volunteers turned out to help with the packing of the boxes, including 21 […]
Charlotte Cito is preparing another shipment for the ‘Operation Guardian Angel? program at the Lake Orion Post Office. But this one is different from most donations, based on some feedback Cito has gotten from the troops. ‘I want to send them some fun stuff,? she said, noting the upcoming mailing is going to be sporting […]
The Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary Club is off and running, with their official charter night just a few weeks away. Formed in October, the club moved its meetings from King of Kings Lutheran Church to C.J.’s Sandbar in January. ‘That’s when we really took off,? said longtime Rotarian and club director Roger Bentlage. The group […]
An unusually long May election ballot will greet voters that head to the polls next Tuesday in Orion Township. In addition to the usual school board election, voters will also decide the fates of a millage proposal for the Orion Township Library and both bond and millage proposals for the safety paths. Two seats are […]
A barn fire disturbed an otherwise quiet afternoon along the township’s most northern stretch of Baldwin Road last week. Units from neighboring areas also responded to the April 24 fire. Early reports said the fire had spread to a nearby subdivision, but Orion Fire Chief Jeff Key said those inaccurate reports were likely due to […]
Pending a final approval by the Orion Township Board of Trustees, a number of boat docks will be allowed to remain on Pine Island, thus likely bringing a close to a dispute on Lake Orion that has lasted two years. The ‘marina? on land owned by the Dunaskiss family, represented by former state senator Mat […]
The township is finalizing the latest Fire/Dispatch Agreement and hopes to present it to the village committee within the next week or two. The board voted Monday night to deal with the dispatch and hydrant issues separately, as opposed to resolving the two issues jointly. A motion by Trustee Neal Porter was passed, however, that […]