The ‘Cutting Edge? salon is celebrating their first anniversary under new ownership. Owners, Keith and Theresa Ferguson say it’s been a great year and have particularly enjoyed being located in downtown Lake Orion. Across the street from C.J’s Lakeside Grill & Sandbar, the salon is located at 16 West Flint St. Theresa said her customers […]
While they have opposing viewpoints about which candidate should be the next President of the United States, the friendship among these veterans remains loyal. As Veterans Day is commemorated on Tuesday, Nov. 11, it is a good time to listen to the voices of those who fought for our country. All of these soldiers, Glenn […]
No gliches in this presidential mock election, not even hanging chads, but it was close. The students at Pine Tree Elementary School cast their votes and it was a squeaker, with only five votes separating presidential candidates, students elected John McCain with 211 votes. Barack Obama received 206 votes. ‘I voted for Barack Obama because […]
Reed Losee, 16, said he learned how to walk by kicking around a soccer ball. All of that kicking has paid off this year as Losee scored 24 goals and 15 assists to help the Dragons beat Clarkston High School (last year’s state champions) and go on to win their Division I district championship. ‘This […]
This will be the first time in LOHS history the marching band will compete in a Grand National Competition. Last weekend, Nov. 1, the band competed in the M.C.B.A. (Michigan Competing Band Association) State Final Competition at Ford Field in Detroit. The band came in 2nd place witgh a score of 88.20, beating last year’s […]
Audit results for the July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 fiscal year are in for the Lake Orion School District and it’s good news. The report was given by Donna Hanson, Partner for Plante & Moran at the Oct. 22, school district board meeting. Hanson said the audit field work was done during one […]
This is the fifth year in a row the LO boys cross country team has won their regional meet. The first place win at Saturday’s regional meet at Algonac High School has also qualified the team to compete in the state competition this Saturday, Nov. 1 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Coach Stan Ford […]
It was a cold and blustery day on Friday, Oct 24, a perfect day to run in the 9th Annual Pumpkin Invitational cross country competition. Nineteen middle schools from Oakland County made their way to Oakview Middle School in Lake Orion to compete. As the 7th and 8th grade boys were running the two mile […]
With only six days left in his campaign, Gary Peters, Democratic candidate for the United States Congress? 9th District, joined Michigan workers affiliated with the U.A.W. (United Auto Workers) in Lake Orion. Peters met with workers at the U.A.W. Local 5960, 180 E. Silverbell Rd.on Oct. 28 to listen to their concerns. During the roundtable […]
Exceptional achievement on AP examinations have been announced. Forty-two students from LOHS have earned the distinction of AP scholar by the College Board in recognition of their achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams. Students took AP exams this past May, after completing college-level courses at LOHS. The Advanced Placement Program offers students the […]