With the boys team returning a strong crew of senior and junior runners, and the girls team returning all varsity runners from last season, the Lake Orion High School cross country program hopes to dominate the competition this year. Girls Cross Country Girls coach Debi Sherman is happy to have her entire varsity team return, […]
After watching six accidents happen in the past 10 years at their property on Indianwood Road, causing damage to their fence, John and Sylvia Graham would like the Orion Township Board to petition the Road Commission for Oakland County to put in a guard rail. The Graham’s property is located near the middle of the […]
When students at Lake Orion High School return to class in a month or so, they won’t find teacher Chris Bell in the classroom. Instead Bell, who is the varsity football coach and has taught social studies and economics in Lake Orion for 10 years, was named the assistant principal on July 1. Bell said […]
Lake Orion Ace Hardware general manager Chris Bishop and Mike Hamilton of Hamilton and Sons weren’t ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? fans before, but they are now. Both businesses were able to lend a hand to the work done on a home in Oak Park, which was chosen for a recent edition of the popular Sunday-night […]
Lake Orion High School varsity coach Chris Bell is hoping veteran players like senior Ryan Allison, who recently committed verbally to play for Michigan State University next year, and a quick defense will take the reigns to lead the Dragons to victory on the football field this season. Besides wide receiver Allison; who is the […]
While other teams may still be working on getting in their practice time, the season is already off and running for the Lake Orion High School varsity boys golf team. Coach Monty Gallaher returns this year with seniors Jeff Peters, Nick Bierschbach and Adam Redick. Also back is junior David Kurtz, the team’s captain. New […]
Orion Township voters decided the races for township supervisor, clerk and treasurer with the primary election on Aug. 3. Incumbent Republican supervisor Jerry Dywasuk won against Republican challenger Richard Tomczak, who will step down from his post as Orion Township trustee after the Nov. 2 general election is decided. Dywasuk garnered 2,372 votes, while Tomczak […]
It won’t be in 2004, but if Jordan Desilets has his way about it, you’ll see him running with the USA track team in the next summer Olympic Games. Desilets, 23, got his start as a distance runner for the Lake Orion High School cross country team, and the LOHS graduate currently runs for the […]
A legendary literary figure recently came to life at the Orion Township Library. ‘Buck Wilder? creator Tim Smith spoke with his young fans at the library on July 21, when he revealed to them that, although Buck Wilder is not a real person, the inspiration for the character came from himself. ‘I made up Buck […]
‘If you can walk, you can play.? That’s the motto for Lake Orion High School graduates Jeff Schlicht (1998), Brian Maloney (1997) and JJ Kern (1997), former LOHS varsity soccer players who are trying to put together a Lake Orion alumni soccer game for Aug. 14. Kern said the idea was brought up years ago […]