Three Lake Orion High School athletes signed letters of intent on Feb. 1. Football players Scott Avery and Joe Nowicki and golfer Dave Kurtz will continue their athletic endeavors in college. ‘This is a big day,? said assistant principal and head football coach Chris Bell. ‘We’re proud of all of our athletes.? ‘They now represent […]
To most, the idea of participating in a spelling bee might sound just a bit nerve-wracking. But 24 Webber Elementary fifth graders were able to overcome those nerves and put on a thrilling show at the school’s spelling bee on Jan. 27. The winner was Sean Brady, who correctly spelled permanent to win the competition. […]
DTE representatives were on hand at the Feb. 6 Orion Township Board meeting, to give trustees an update on projects completed in the past year. According to their presentation, $7.8 million was spent by the energy company last year on six major projects. Although none of the six projects took place in Orion, a couple […]
For many, the Super Bowl coming to the Detroit area meant a lot more than just football. For Lake Orion resident Lisa Bjork, it meant the opportunity of a lifetime. Bjork, a member of the Dancin? Feet School of Irish Dance in Ortonville, performed with her company at the Detroit Opera House, as part of […]
Little design experience and knowledge of wild turkeys, or even turkey hunting, didn’t stop Waldon Middle School student Lauren Prainito from creating a first class drawing. Prainito’s drawing was recently awarded first place in the state’s third annual wild turkey patch contest. Her design will be the basis of the 2007 Turkey Management Cooperator patch […]
Families with loved ones stationed abroad in the military now have a new way to communicate. Utilizing an adaptation of OakVideo, a video conferencing system launched by Oakland County in 2001, families will be able to arrange one-on-one video conferences with members of the Armed Forces. ‘By offering this video conferencing service free of charge […]
When high school students take on a fundraiser the cause is usually something in their own community. That was not the case for Lauren Mannor, from Lake Orion High School, and Deborah Zenz, of Oxford, whose fundraiser will help communities thousands of miles away in Guatemala. The two area students teamed to host a charity […]
After grabbing an early 2-0 lead, it took Farmington Hills Harrison until the 3:42 mark of the fourth quarter to get the lead back. But that was just in their battle to outscore Lake Orion sophomore Drew Maynard. Whether Harrison would outscore Maynard was about the only thing left to decide after a one-sided first […]
Groups of Oakview Middle School eighth-graders visited four different elementary schools in an action-packed morning on Feb. 8, in celebration of Literacy Day. The event is geared towards spreading literacy through the area. Blanche Sims, Pine Tree, Paint Creek and Webber elementary schools were the participated in the service-learning project. The 190 participating Oakview students […]
The Lake Orion defense of their OAA I wrestling championship fell just short as Clarkston edged the Dragons in the league tournament on Feb. 10. Coupled with their perfect 7-0 dual meet record, the Wolves were crowned outright league champs. The Dragons were 6-1 in the dual meet portion of the season and could have […]