Schools across Lake Orion were empty last week, but that didn’t stop a couple hundred students from learning plenty. Only these lessons came on the basketball court and baseball diamonds, as summer camps invaded. ‘We put 120 to 125 kids through camp,? Dragon Basketball Coach Jim Manzo said of his two weeks, noting the numbers […]
A championship cemented what many people across the state already knew about the Lake Orion baseball program. But it’s not just the success of the high school team this past year that has people talking, as some past Dragon talents continue to make headlines. Ryan Goleski nearly made a major league roster earlier this year […]
Lake Orion High School grad and Oxford resident Tom Gillis tied for 52nd last week at the PGA Tour’s Buick Open, held in Grand Blanc. The tournament was Gillis? second on the tour this year, the other being the U.S. Open two weeks earlier, and it was the first time he made the cut. His […]
The dog of Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel has been missing since early last week and a $500 reward is now being offered for information leading to his return, with no questions asked. Shadow is an 11-year-old black lab-mix with some greying around a slim muzzle. He ran off toward the Bald Mountain Recreation area […]
A committee from the township met last Friday to discuss the dispatch agreement for the Fire Department. After that meeting, an agreement was forwarded to the village, where the item was placed in executive session on Monday and subsequent action was taken before the meeting adjourned. Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk said an agreement could be […]
Being in a spot where ‘living is like a vacation,? it seems only natural that we would encounter a number of people coming to Orion Township strictly for vacation purposes. Naturally, we welcome these visitors with open arms. Most of them, in fact, fit in swimmingly with the rest of us. Sometimes, this makes it […]
Most football players dream of someday being able to play on Monday Night Football. But on July 23, it will be their moms and other female supporters of the Dragon program that take center stage at Lake Orion High School. The PEPP Club (Parents Encouraging Players Positively) and Dragon GAP (Guided Activities Program) are teaming […]
The Lake Orion football squad will play in the new nine-member Oakland Activities Association Red Division. The division includes Bloomfield Hills Lahser, Clarkston, Oak Park, Pontiac Northern, Royal Oak, Troy, Troy Athens and West Bloomfield. Gone from league play are Rochester, Rochester Adams, Farmington Hills Harrison and Birmingham Groves, though LO will still match-up with […]
Last year, the Lake Orion offense put up a record 410 points, topping the 2005 team by 51. While playmakers like Chris Lum, Aaron Allen and David Wurst get most of the credit, it’s the big bodies up front, on the offensive line, which pave the way for success. One such lineman is tackle Ethan […]
Last October, Dr. Kevin Roberston had no idea where to turn. His free shuttle bus to and from HealthFirst Medical Center was in jeopardy because its parked location along M-24 was found to be in violation of Orion Township’s Sign Ordinance. Robertson had a stack of tickets in his office when the story appeared in […]