The Unity Church of Lake Orion will host classes and gatherings, starting Feb. 10. There will be a coffeehouse on Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. On Feb. 12 at 1 p.m., the topic will be Loving Relationships. On Feb. 15, 12-7 p.m., the topic will be Prosperity, Wealth & Abundance. Unity Church also hosts AA […]
In 41 years of wrestling, Lake Orion High School has had 15 grapplers reach the 100-win plateau in their high school careers. At least two, and possibly three wrestlers, will be added to that list when the this season is in the books. Ian Rocheleau and Shane Tobin have already hit the century mark, and […]
The Dragons needed every bit of five sets to get by a feisty North Farmington squad on Feb. 2. After winning the first two sets with relative ease (25-12 and 25-18), LO hit a stumbling block losing back to back sets (24-26 in each). That set up an exciting fifth set that saw the Dragons […]
Oak Park had won 29 straight OAA III contests before falling to Farmington Hills Harrison on Jan. 31. Drew Maynard and the host Dragons sent Oak Park’s losing streak to two games on Feb. 3, with 79-56 shellacking. The victory vaulted the Dragons into first place in the league with another big game looming. Things […]
Three Lake Orion High School athletes signed letters of intent on Feb. 1. Football players Scott Avery and Joe Nowicki and golfer Dave Kurtz will continue their athletic endeavors in college. ‘This is a big day,? said assistant principal and head football coach Chris Bell. ‘We’re proud of all of our athletes.? ‘They now represent […]
To most, the idea of participating in a spelling bee might sound just a bit nerve-wracking. But 24 Webber Elementary fifth graders were able to overcome those nerves and put on a thrilling show at the school’s spelling bee on Jan. 27. The winner was Sean Brady, who correctly spelled permanent to win the competition. […]
State funding for public schools may receive a major overhaul this year. The K-16 Coalition for Michigan’s Future started a successful petition drive in Fall 2005 to place a proposal on the November 2006 ballot asking the state to increase annual funding for K-16 public schools, community colleges and universities to equal the rate of […]
Yee-haw! Jake Marsh gallops around on his trusty steed at ‘Mom’s Day? for Crosshill Preschool.
The formal ‘coming together? of Leadership Clarkston began almost a year ago ? and now the group plans to set two to three new projects in motion. In early February 2005, representatives from the City of the Village of Clarkston, Independence and Springfield townships, the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce and Clarkston Community Schools met […]
Life lessons come in the most unexpected places. For three area sisters, their greatest lesson took place in 2005 with a Breast Cancer 3-Day to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Independence Township resident Melissa Traver signed up for the Southeast Michigan 3-Day in March 2005 just to participate. Her goals for the […]