On June 7, Ghislain Houle, Vice President and Treasurer of the Canadian National Railway Company, handed Gerald Dywasuk, Orion Township Supervisor, the deed to 1.04 miles of railroad right-of -way. Canadian National and the Township began discussing acquisition of the property for a trail over five years ago. This stretch of railroad right- of- way […]
Wednesday nights beginning at 7 p.m. in downtown Lake Orion are being filled with music. The Paint Creek Summer Series, hosted by Downtown Lake Orion, has started in Children’s Park on South Broadway. Various business owners throughout the district worked together to plan the series, with Ron Kalso of Global Soccer and Amy Lieblein of […]
BY DON RUSH Assistant Publisher An 18-month odessey could soon end for Oxford/Orion Fish. It is not that FISH has been swimming upstream, against a strong current to find a bigger area for their growing charity — it’s just, well, there’s been a few bends in the creek. Since 1973 FISH has doled out edible […]
Dr. Dehaan’s team from Lake Orion Girls Softball, junior division, have done it again. The girls haven’t lost a game in two years, making their record 29-0, including tournament day. These girls have managed to stay together with the same team, becoming champions again. This season alone, the other teams only scored nine runs on […]
The 13U Lake Orion Dragons travel baseball team finished in fifth place (with a 3-1 record) out of 20 teams at the U.S.S.S.A. Firecracker Tournament, held in Sterling Heights July 1-4. The Dragons had the highest runs per game average in the tournament and outscored their opponents in their three victories, 44-2. The Dragons first […]
As reported in The Lake Orion Review’s Lake Orion Men’s Softball League report in the June 29, 2005 edition, Roger Bailey recently joined the 1,000-hits club, in a game against the Eagles and Griffin Fence on June 23. Bailey’s team, the Eagles, were defeated by Griffin, 23-22. Bailey’s 1,000-th career hit came in the top […]
Ortonville-The village has a new manager. The village council unanimously agreed at the July 11 meeting to offer the position to Judy D. Andersen, with a 90-day trial employment and $37,000 yearly salary, to be renegotiated at the end of the trial period. She was hired the next day and will start July 18. Thirty-five […]
Atlas Twp. – As soon as local firefighters complete training and get new radios, they’ll see a difference in emergency communication. Genesee County 911 director Lloyd Fayling hoped Atlas Township firefighters would be live on the system by July 8. Training was scheduled for July 16, says Atlas Township Fire Chief Jim Naugler, but is […]
Keith Blakely will have the opportunity to golf among the best of the best later this month. Blakely, 47, a Groveland Township resident and a 12-year member of Atlas Valley Country Club in Atlas Township, is scheduled to participate in the Buick Open Pro-Am Golf Outing Wednesday, July 27 (the day before the actual Buick […]
A trip to Tiger Stadium in 1953 ‘lit the fire? for Barry Ziehm and his passion for baseball and the Detroit Tigers. Ziehm, 57, a Brandon Township resident, has been involved in the game at the high school level for more than 30 years as a head coach, athletic director, and current Brandon assistant coach. […]