Ten Years Ago Feb. 21, 1996 ~~Voters would decide Feb. 26 if they wanted to spend $6.6 million to put a pool in the new high school on Scripps Road. ~~Lake Orion officials were seeking engineering bids for the replacement of Bellevue Bridge, with engineering costs for the $1 million project estimated at $200,000. ~~Former […]
In just one week, Lake Orion High School senior Chris Steimel became President of the United States of America. At least for a little while. Steimel was elected President by a group of his peers at the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence & Diplomacy, held the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 5. As President, […]
St. Mary’s-in-the-Hills Episcopal Church in Lake Orion will host a new contemporary series of faith-based courses starting Feb. 26. Recently, the Episcopal Church has been making headlines globally, and locally. The consecration of an openly gay bishop; ‘The Book of Daniel,? a television series with an Episcopal priest as the main character; and Jan Karon’s […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Joseph Puertas, a Clarkston businessman who was convicted of drug charges in 1999. Puertas was the owner of the former Megabowl in Orion Township. He was convicted in Oakland County Circuit Court of racketeering and six counts of drug delivery. Puertas, now 78, served only […]
Getting lucky number seven has been a pretty unlucky task for the Lake Orion boys varsity basketball squad. For the second time this season, the Dragons failed to turn a six-game winning streak into a seven-gamer. This time it was visiting Waterford Kettering that did the damage, using a strong fourth quarter to knock off […]
The Lake Orion High School wrestling team got its first district title in six years, topping two Rochester high schools on Feb. 15. The Dragons beat Rochester 41-17 in the semi-finals and then took out Adams 38-23 in the finals. The district win sets up a meeting with Davison in the regionals. Davison beat OAA […]
Lake Orion High School head ski coach Tom Vurginac and assistant coach Grant Fodor have been fired by the district. The decision to let the two coaches go was made after an investigation into what Assistant Superindendant Ken Gutman referred to as a ‘personnel matter.? Both coaches were employed part-time by the district. Assistant coach […]
The Dragons got revenge on an early season loss to Berkley, beating the top team in the OAA II, 3-1, on Feb. 18. John Costigan, Kyle Krause and Brad Berschbach scored in consecutive periods for Lake Orion, who improved to 6-2-1 in league play, and 16-5-1 overall. Matt Pieper had 25 saves for LO. With […]
The Dragon swim team won their first dual meet of the season, beating Troy Athens 121-65 as part of a double dual meet they on Feb. 14. The team fell to Bloomfield Hills Lahser, 95-91, in the other half of the double dual. Winning in both duals for LO was Ricky Forrest (200- and 500-yard […]
It’s been a little over a week since I shook my head in absolute whizzed-offedness (don’t bother looking that bit of editorial licensing up, you won’t find it). What can I say? I was miffed. Angry I was at our long-legged governor, Jennifer M. Granholm. I know I should not be angry with her, having […]