Principal amount not to exceed $3.5 million By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education authorized financing the Orion Center purchase on a principal amount not to exceed $3.5M during its meeting on Sept. 25. Financing will be done through limited tax bonds, according to Assistant […]
Season extended in Lapeer County, conditions favorable By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— Local hunter Elliot Vantine reported a close encounter from his ladder stand when a young buck still in velvet passed under during the recent Liberty-Youth Hunt earlier this month. While Vantine passed on the whitetail it was a fall ritual soon to […]
ORION TWP. —The Orion Township Public Library will begin its new parking lot project in late September and expects to finish it this spring, according to a press release from the library. Library staff plans to ensure the library is accessible during construction, including the upcoming election, and “will aim for minimal library closures.” According […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Community Schools’ Board of Education approved continuing the district’s ThinkLink partnership agreement on Sept. 25. The agreement’s mission is to develop programs, activities and events for all Orion Township students and their families, advocate the completion of school assignments, ensure every LOCS student has […]
West Bloomfield up next on Friday By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Lake Orion head football coach Chris Bell has often said there are no easy games in the OAA Red division, the league’s highest division and one of the toughest in the state. He was proven right yet again when the […]
While the Orion-Oxford football game is always a rivalry, the cross country teams from both high schools came together in a spirit of unity to help raise funds for 42 Strong – The Tate Myre Foundation. The teams ran the game ball from Lake Orion High School to Oxford High School and delivered it to […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council approved three events to return in October during its meeting on Monday. Lake Orion High School Homecoming Parade This year’s parade will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6, beginning at 3:30 p.m. North Broadway Street and part of East Flint Street […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 2nd Annual State of the Community luncheon on from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Paint Creek Country Club. Featured speakers include Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett, Lake Orion Community Schools Superintendent Heidi Mercer, Village […]
Wildcats hand the Dragons their first regular season lose since 2022 By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — The Oxford Wildcats varsity football team defeated the Lake Orion Dragons 21-18 in a nail-biter on Friday at Oxford High School, raising the coveted Double-O Trophy – given to the team that wins the rivalry […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com GOODELLS, Mich. — The Lake Orion boys cross country team recently competed at the Brooks Mid-Season Spectacular on Saturday. The team scored 71 points to take first place out of 29 teams in the competition. “It was a nice way to end the week after the emotions of running the […]