The Lake Orion Ice Hockey Program held a dinner and press conference on June 9 to formally announce that Canterbury Castle will be the program’s new sponsor. The owners of the Canterbury Castle banquet center (as well as the Castle Grille) presented a check for $4,000 to the program at the dinner. The funds will […]
The Oakland FC Dragons have announced the addition of new soccer coaches: Matt Paukovits and Jason Collinsworth. Paukovits has joined the Oakland FC Dragons from the Vardar soccer club. He coached 11 years with Vardar with two Michigan State Cup championships and two USYSA Region 2 finals appearances. He served as an assistant coach at […]
The Orion Stars U14 volleyball team competed at the AAU State Volleyball championship in Grand Rapids, June 4-5, and remained undefeated the whole weekend. The team was awarded gold medals, and they are coached by LOHS teacher Dave McKay and assistant, team parent George Edwards. The 11 team members represent all three Lake Orion middle […]
Monday, June 13, a bike was found in an alley on South Broadway. A disabled vehicle was blocking the road on North Park Blvd. at Flint Street. *** Tuesday, June 14, two juveniles at North Broadway/Church were arrested for curfew violations. The owner of a house on Newton reported a number of signs, barricades, etc. […]
June 8 was a day of sports celebrities, fantastic food and bocce ? lots of bocce ? at Orion’s Palazzo di Bocce. Located on M-24, just south of Silverbell Road, the 32,000-square-foot, 10-court, bocce palace played host to the Detroit Lions Head Coach Steve Mariucci’s Second Annual Celebrity Bocce Tournament. Twenty-eight, four-man teams competed in […]
Goodrich – The case isn’t closed, but last December’s party store fire may not have been accidental, say investigators. Atlas Township firefighters were alerted to a fire around 8:45 p.m. Dec. 14, 2004 at the Family Party Store at 8186 S. State Road in Goodrich. After leaving the scene around 11:30 p.m., they were again […]
In Brandon Township the sky above Brandon Middle School is set to be lit up July 2. It’s not the aurora borealis, but fireworks that are scheduled for a holiday celebration beginning at dusk. Wolverine Fireworks will put on a 30-minute show at Brandon Middle School at a cost of $8,000. The township and the […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Hadley Twp. – For Charles ‘Jamie? Beene, summer has come to mean a jumble of phone calls, notes, errands, and activity. For 13 out of the past 15 years, Beene has been Hadley’s parade organizer. But he’s not willing to toot his own horn. ‘Everybody’s important, all the way to […]
Hadley Twp. – When Melissa Corey rescued a stray hamster found in a cemetery flower pot, she wrote a story about it. Peanut the pet hamster is snug and safe in his new home, but Melissa’s ‘Hamster Rescue? story has won acclaim, and is being shipped off for judging at the national level. Melissa’s mother, […]
Michael Peterson, 62, of Ortonville was one of four men arraigned for alleged involvement in soliciting sex with men at Richfield County Park on June 13, at the 67th District Court in Davison by Magistrate Cora Gregory. He was released on $2,000 personal recognizance bond and entered a plea of not guilty. If convicted, they […]