The Lake Orion High School cross country teams started their season on Aug. 25, running in the Rochester Adams Invitational. No teams scores were kept, but returning Orion senior Rob Shinouskis finished second overall, with a time of 16:55. Returning senior Drew Collette finished in seventh place, with a time of 17:26. For the girls […]
With a new head coach and 10 players returning from last year’s team, the Lake Orion High School varsity girls tennis team is hoping to challenge for a top spot in OAA II. Their new coach is Eric Bracciano, who comes to the Dragons with two years of varsity coaching experience at Fenton. Bracciano, an […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating to see if a pedestrian injury accident that happened in the Orion Cove Apartments could have been the result of an argument between two men. The OCSD responded to the call of a hit and run accident at 594 Kimberly in the Orion Cove Apartments on Aug. 24. […]
Lake Orion residents and area churches are joining the rest of the country by pitching in to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Several area churches have already organized collections to help people living in the affected Gulf regions. Among those are: Echo Christian Fellowship Church at 2840 W. Clarkston Road is working on putting […]
The Lake Orion varsity boys soccer team started off their 2005 season by defeating Flint Kearsely and Goodridge on Aug. 27, and losing to Oxford. In tournament play, the Dragons lost to Oxford, 1-0, and defeated Flint, 6-0. They won against Goodridge, 8-0. On Aug. 30, the Dragons tied against Rochester Adams, 3-3. Lake Orion […]
This year’s Lake Orion High School girls swimming and diving team is senior-rich, and ready to challenge for an OAA II league championship. Coach Darin Abbasse returns senior state qualifiers Perri Mitchell, and Emily Roesch. Also returning are seniors Stephanie Humes, Nicki Dolan, Emily Childers, Molly Wilkop, Morgan Cook, Chelsea Hollander, Julia Findling, Alex Kudla […]
Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) Metro Detroit Chapters have chosen Olde World Canterbury Village in Orion Township as the site for their Strides for Change Walk, happening on Sept. 24. Strides for Change is a 5K, non-competitive walk that enables corporations and individuals to team up with MADD to help further their mission of keeping […]
Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) Metro Detroit Chapters have chosen Olde World Canterbury Village in Orion Township as the site for their Strides for Change Walk, happening on Sept. 24. Strides for Change is a 5K, non-competitive walk that enables corporations and individuals to team up with MADD to help further their mission of keeping […]
The congregation at the Echo Christian Fellowship Church in Lake Orion, like much of the nation, was wondering what it could do to help after seeing pictures of the horrible devastation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. Pastor Kevin Carpenter said the inspiration for their ‘Operation Cans for Katrina? project came […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees has recommended the Liquor Control Commission (LCC) approve a new full-year Class C liquor license for a proposed wine bar, to be located at Orion Village Crossing at Baldwin and Maybee Roads. Proprietors Nathan and Vicki Hunter, along with their business partner Dr. David Homer, submitted the request to […]