The masks came out and the snow started falling on Saturday night during the 19th annual Snowflake Ball, held at the Addison Oaks Ballroom. The event, which benefits the Orion Art Center, honored the OAC’s Artist of the Year, Janet Almstad-Davison, and Patron of the Year, Sandy Mabery. Ron Tavernit of WOMC-FM served as the […]
Five first-place finishes and five more second-place finishes helped Lake Orion earn its first OAA I wrestling title since 2005 and first outright title since 2003, as the host Dragons routed the field at the league tournament last Saturday. Lake Orion broke a three-way tie for first place by winning the meet. Their 221 points […]
Independence Township Parks and Recreation hosts its ninth annual Tons of Trucks, 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, at Clintonwood Park, 6000 Clarkston Road. Children get to see, sit in, and climb on a wide variety of local trucks of all sizes and shapes. Vehicles include Smith’s Disposal’s recycle truck, Two Men And A Truck, Independence […]
15 years ago – 1996 ‘Remembering Courtney? A memorial service was held at Clarkston United Methodist Church for 18-year-old Courtney Johns of Clarkston. Courtney was among the passengers on TWA Flight 800 which exploded shortly after taking off from Kennedy Airport in New York. Courtney was on her way to visit a friend in Paris. […]
The Lake Orion hockey squad joined 35 other elite teams from across the state at the Weekend Showcase at the Kennedy Recreation Center in Trenton last week. The Dragons topped Novi 4-1 on Thursday and fell 2-1 to St. Clair in overtime on Friday. ‘Our goal this year was to go there and represent ourselves […]
The Lake Orion Baptist Lions went 3-1 over the past two weeks to improve to 14-5 on the season and 7-2 in the FBAC. On Jan. 29, the host Lions topped Sterling Christian 64-20. The game was over early, as the Lions jumped out to a 27-4 lead in the first quarter, allowing the bench […]
The darkness gives way to the lights of Las Vegas, my most recent adventure outside of Michigan. But past the busiest part of the Vegas strip by MGM Grand, Flamingo and Caesar’s Palace closer to where the history began is a boneyard for signs of the past. The Neon Museum where signs that used to […]
No more restrictions Dear Editor: Thanks for asking our opinion on this issue. I believe the current burning ordinance works well. You have to register with the Fire Department, a burning permit is issued, only certain days of the month are designated as burn days, restrictions apply to what can be burned, and if you […]
The Lake Orion boys? ski squad (pictured) won the Pine Knob Divisional Championship this week, edging rival Waterford United for the top spot. Lake Orion finished with 76 points, to Waterford’s 96 and third-place Notre Dame Prep’s 111.5. The girls? team, meanwhile, finished third with 106 points, behind Notre Dame (56) and Clarkston (72.5). The […]
Swimmers age 8 & Under, like Zac Seeds (front) and Emma Quinn (back) invaded the LOHS Natatorium for the Guppy Bowl last Saturday. For more photos, see this week’s hard copy edition.