Lake Orion resident Carol Davis was recently honored by her bowling league team, Luxury Lounge, for her recent 819-series. ‘Very few people get an 800,? she said. ‘Most men don’t even get that.? In the three game series on Dec. 13, Davis bowled a 239 her first game, a perfect 300 her second game, and […]
They didn’t take a ride to the North Pole, but first-graders at Blanche Sims Elementary School had their own ‘Polar Express? experience on Dec. 7, as they traveled to Great Lakes Crossing to see the popular holiday film. ‘We went to get on the bus and our principal Eric Whitney was all dressed up like […]
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the incident that occurred on Dec. 18, when a 27-year-old Pontiac woman, Letitia Johnson, scalded a 21-month-old baby in an Orion Township apartment, was no accident. ‘We requested a murder warrant,? he said. ‘The little girl had third degree burns on 40 percent of her body. As I understand, […]
The time when a proposed land exchange involving Bald Mountain park property on M-24 is out of Orion Township’s hands is almost here, said supervisor Jerry Dywasuk. At its Dec. 20 meeting, the last of the year, the new Orion Township board voted to pass another resolution stating its opposition to the Michigan Department of […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity wrestling team finished fourth in the Oakland County Tournament, held Dec. 17-18 at Clarkston High School, their highest finish in that tournament since 1998. The Dragons finished with 175.5 points. Clarkston won the tournament with 262 points. Eight Lake Orion wrestlers placed in the meet, a team high since […]
Conditioning since September, the Lake Orion boys and girls varsity ski teams are ready to compete, starting their season on Jan. 7 at Mt. Holly. Head coach Norm McKee is in his eighth season at LOHS, and is assisted by coaches Tom Vurginac, in his fourth season, and Grant Fodor, in his second season. The […]
A 61-year-old Arbroak woman said she had an argument with her husband shortly before she woke up from a nap to find the room in flames. The Orion Township Fire Department and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to the fire at about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 15. According to an OCSD report, the fire […]
A 21-month-old Orion Township girl who was scalded before being put to bed on Saturday evening later died at POH Medical Center, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. The incident occurred on Dec. 18, when the girl was given a bath in her home at the Waldon Lakes Apartments complex on Joslyn Road, by […]
They’ll travel to Ireland, Wales and Scotland as student ambassadors for People to People, but in order to do it, three students from St. Joseph School will have to raise $4,000 each. To kick off their fundraising efforts, sixth-grader Alexandria LaBarge, fifth-grader Ashlee Krystek and fifth-grader Adam Cole will be wrapping gifts at the Office […]
Conditioning since September, the Lake Orion boys and girls varsity ski teams are ready to compete, starting their season on Jan. 7 at Mt. Holly. Head coach Norm McKee is in his eighth season at LOHS, and is assisted by coaches Tom Vurginac, in his fourth season, and Grant Fodor, in his second season. The […]