The Lake Orion High School Varsity Boys Soccer Team now has a new winning record to go along with their new coach. Since head coach Erick Pfeifer took over the team in early August, the Dragons have improved their play to pull towards the head of the pack in competitive OAA Division II soccer. On […]
The Lake Orion High girls team opened up the varsity basketball season at home on Sept. 18 against North Farmington, after losing a game to Farmington Hills Harrison earlier in the week. On Sept. 16, Lake Orion traveled to Farmington Hills, where the varsity team lost to undefeated Harrison 46-22. Jessica Condine led Harrison with […]
It was difficult to tell who was having more fun; the dogs or their masters. Table for Eight, a social introduction service based in Royal Oak, held its first every Dog Day Afternoon recently at the Orion Oaks Bark Park in Orion. The event brought together single people and their canine companions for an afternoon […]
Township officials say residents of Orion Township will be the losers if a proposed land swap between a private developer and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Commission goes through, but the developer said residents from four townships will be getting a “crown jewel” piece of property on Indian Lake. The DNR is scheduled to […]
Lake Orion High School student Matt Zitzmann was visiting his grandmother at a senior assisted living facility in Fraser when he came up with an idea that has changed the lives of area senior citizens forever. Zitzmann, a senior, recently implemented a service learning project where he restores and rebuilds old computers for use in […]
The Orion rail yard off Silverbell Road saw a flurry of activity on Sept. 25, as local fire departments, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department and response teams from Oakland County Hazmat worked to contain a trail derailment and chemical spill. Except water was what was spilling from the train cars, not the vinyl acetate it […]
His body is struggling, but Luther Wright’s spirit and sense of humor remain strong. Wright, the pastor of King of Kings Lutheran Church in Lake Orion, has been battling Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form of liver cancer, since being diagnosed in July 2002. He had been on a transplant waiting list for a new liver, but […]
Orion Township trustees plan to be prepared if they have to go to court to oppose a land swap deal between a private developer and the State of Michigan regarding Bald Mountain property on Lapeer Road. They voted on Oct. 6 to forward a resolution stating that the township officially opposes the swap to the […]
The theme for Fire Prevention Week 2003, running Oct. 5-12, is “When Fire Strikes: Get Out and Stay Out,” but you might not make it out to begin with if you don’t have a working smoke detector. Orion Township Fire Department Assistant Chief Bob Smith said everyone needs to have a smoke detector on every […]
Lake Orion’s Church of Christ is planning a day of festivities on Oct. 12 to celebrate the completion of a new wing for the church on Hemingway Road. A homecoming and dedication will be held to commemorate the 4,200 square-foot addition to the church, which was completed in September after over a year of construction. […]