ONTV Executive Director Ian Locke and Oxford Community Television Station Manager Teri Stiles are joining forces again this year to raise funds and food donations for Oxford/Orion FISH. Photo provided. By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — In a time when there are more and more people who need a little extra help to […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met last week on Jan. 24 where the Board approved a site improvement bid award for both Waldon and Oakview Middle Schools. The award was approved by a vote of 5-0, Trustees Scott Taylor and Steve Drakos were absent […]
Two teens fell through the ice on Paint Lake in Oxford Township on Sunday afternoon. Oxford Fire Chief Matt Majestic warns residents that with the recent temperatures above freezing, and the rain over the past few days, the ice is unstable right now and they should avoid going out on lakes and ponds. Photo provided […]
Recently, my husband decided I had to watch the television show Parks and Recreation. This isn’t unusual, we’ve both made each other sit through shows one of us enjoys. I’ve made him watch the entirety of Full House (and Fuller House), Friends and the Golden Girls, so he deserves to have me watch a show […]
Parents: Jennifer and Matthew Ply GPA: 4.202 Favorite subject(s): Biology Extracurricular activities: Robotics Hobbies/Interests: Wakeboarding Plans after graduation: Go to college. Erin is proudest of: Winning girls comp two years in a row in robotics even though the robot was destroyed. Erin makes a contribution by: I make friends with people who need friends. What Erin […]
Lake Orion’s Quay Fly presses toward the basket while being guarded by a Troy Athens player. Photo by Megan Kelley. By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — Last week, the Lake Orion High School boys varsity basketball team split their games 1-1 last week, falling to Farmington High School and defeating Troy Athens High […]
Lake Orion’s Noah Shaskos does a squat lift during the O-Town Showdown at Oxford Middle School on Jan. 20. Shaskos was one of 29 Dragons to qualify for the powerlifting state meet at Lake Orion High School on March 9. Photo by Jim Newell. 29 varsity Dragons qualify for state meet By Wendi Reardon Price […]
Diane Scheuber, 72, of Lake Orion, Michigan died peacefully in her home on January 24, 2024, after a long illness. Diane is survived by her husband of 11 years, William Scheuber; daughter Brooke Williams, her husband Jeffrey and their daughter Eden; stepson Michael Scheuber, his wife Jaclyn, and their children Riley and Liam; stepdaughter Kate […]
Virginia Ann Gabriau of Lake Orion, born February 14, 1937 in Detroit, passed away January 19, 2024 in Rochester. Virginia is the beloved wife of the late Charles Gabriau Jr.; loving mother of Robert Michael (Laurie) Gabriau, Michele Lynette Lynk, Monica Ann Gabriau and Marie Suzette (Jeff) Parker; dear grandma of Stefan Charles Lynk, Joshua […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — When voters head to the polls on Feb. 27 they will be asked to support two proposed replacement millages for Lake Orion Community Schools: a non-homestead millage and a sinking fund millage. District Superintendent Ben Kirby notes that both millages are for 10 years, are currently in […]