Candy, cars, colors, and crazy costumes started the 2012 Homecoming week. If the teeming streets and cheering throngs were any indication, the move to Sunday was a welcome change for Lake Orion residents. Hundreds lined Flint and Broadway streets to cheer on their school, their students, their athletes and their homecoming court. While some wore […]
The Goodrich varsity hockey team is hosting their 6th annual golf outing at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Goodrich Country Club, located at 10080 Hegel Road. The price is $70 per person and $280 per team. The price includes 18 holes of golf with a cart and a luncheon following the outing. There […]
Logan Hayden has a collection of more than 300 gold medals after competing in men’s gymnastics for 12 years. He also has a collection of injuries. Hayden, a 2008 Brandon graduate, has a fractured spine, torn tendons and ligaments in both of his wrists and a hand injury. ‘Kids get hurt in gymnastics like in […]
outstanding warrants The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call from a Grondin’s Hair Center employee who was concerned about a homeless man hanging out in front of a store front on Lapeer Road on Jan. 12. According to the OCSD report, the woman said the man, identified as a 51-year-old Metamora man who […]
The Dragons were looking at a 2-0 deficit on Sept. 20 while facing Troy, but managed to rally and three in a row, taking them to 21-6 overall and 2-0 in the OAA. Junior Hannah and senior Sophie Murdock led kills with 18 and 15 respectively. Senior Gabby Kaluger led the digs with 26. Pictured […]
Who said you can’t fight City Hall? Lake Orion Township resident Daniel Myslakowski wanted to try and at the Sept. 17 Lake Orion Township Board meeting, he came ready to ask questions about an ordinance that he said appeared to be selectively enforced. On August 31, Myslakowski received a warning requesting he comply with section […]
The odds were against Kelsey Carmean at the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships in May. She was a freshman at Oakland University, racing against older, more experienced runners. Not to mention, her ankle was wrapped due to a case of tendonitis. None of that was not enough to stop Carmean. The 19-year-old Brandon […]
Repaving Atwater from Atwater Commons to Orion Road is a priority for village officials this year. They have asked village engineers, Hubbell, Roth & Clark to prepare plans and specifications for the project. According to LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel, a necessary easement between the village and the owner of the apartment building on […]
Repaving Atwater from Atwater Commons to Orion Road is a priority for village officials this year. They have asked village engineers, Hubbell, Roth & Clark to prepare plans and specifications for the project. According to LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel, a necessary easement between the village and the owner of the apartment building on […]
I’ve learned a great deal since joining this paper in November of 2010. When I came to the paper what I knew how to do was write a story in a certain style and interview people. I’ve learned much in the two years I’ve been here but if any one skill stands out as something […]