Lake Orion will be awash with color and light to kick off festivities for Dragon on the Lake on Friday, August 23. That’s when lake dwellers decorate their boats and follow a fire breathing dragon for a 2-hour parade around Lake Orion. It’s the fourth year for the event. New this year, participants will compete […]
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-7:25 p.m., Dec. 19. Independence Township Fire Department, 6500 Citation Road, off M-15. Call 248-625-8223. *** Santa Claus, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Big Chief Barbershop Chorus, 11:30 a.m., Dec. 20, Pete’s Coney II, 6160 Dixie Highway. 248-623-4300. *** Santa Claus, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Dec. 20, Nina’s Comfort Food, 5910 Sashabaw […]
In less than a week three Lake Orion women coordinated the Team Tara Benefit and Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive for a classmate that Jamie Ayers hasn’t seen in 15 years, and Nina Hart has never met. Shannon Smalley remained good friends with Tara long after high school, and asked her to be her […]
Oakland Theatre Guild presents ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,? 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 4 p.m., Saturday; 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Sunday, through Dec. 21, at Starlight Theater, 315 N. Telegraph Road in Waterford. The comedy, directed by Thomas Logan, tells Barbara Robinson’s story of the ‘Horrible Herdmans,? the meanest kids in town, and how they […]
Many students at Sashabaw Middle School met Interim Principal John Diliegghio for the first time last week, but others remembered him from elementary school. Diliegghio, who stepped in last week after SMS Principal Linda Foran requested a leave of absence for personal reasons, retired from the district about four years ago. Since, he said, he’s […]
A Mother’s Wish, the Lake Orion-based 501c3 charity dedicated to providing financial assistance to Oakland County women and their families impacted by breast cancer, will be hosting its third annual 5K Walk/Run and 10K Run on Saturday, Sept. 21. The event is supported by Lake Orion Community Enrichment and takes place at 9 a.m. at […]
Mr. and Mrs. James McCallum of Rochester are excited to announce the engagement of their son, Anthony M. McCallum , to Victoria C. Verunac, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Verunac of Keystone Heights, Fla. Anthony and Victoria currently reside in Fleming Island, Fla. They are planning a January 2010 wedding. Formal invitations will be […]
One day this past week, my 14-year-old daughter returned from school to find me working at our computer. Bounding in the room, she flung her arms around me, hugged me tightly and said those words we parents live to hear, ‘I love you!? Lest you be tempted to believe I live in some sort of […]
‘Programs and classes at the Independence Township Senior Center promote mind and body activity,? says Mary Melega, senior center programmer. One class beginning in January is Pickle Ball, a hot new activity that is a combination of tennis, badminton, ping pong and racquet ball. The equipment is provided and adults over 50 years of age […]
Pink the Salon, 7151 N. Main Street in the Clarkston Crossings Plaza next to Brioni Caf?, welcomes stylist Dana Shook. Shook has more than 10 years experience and is a certified master colorist in Wella and Redken color. She also has extensive education in hair cutting, styling and color/highlighting. Her hours at Pink are Tuesdays […]