When Lake Orion resident Sue Welch succeeded in beating breast cancer three years ago, no one would ever imagine she would have yet another battle at her door step. This time, it was non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Lymphomas, according to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s website, result when a white blood cell called a lymphocyte ‘undergoes a […]
Anyone interested in playing ice hockey on a team composed exclusively of Lake Orion students this summer should attend a tryout on May 26. The tryout will be at 8:45 p.m. at the Troy Sports Center. The center is located at 1819 Big Beaver Road in Troy. A fee of $15 will be charged to […]
The Lake Orion High School girls varsity golf team defeated West Bloomfield on May 3, 174-209 at the Orchard Lake Country Club. Ashley Hamilton finished first for the Dragons with 41, while teammate Darby Peters finished second with 43. Britney Hamilton and Tricia Hewitt rounded out the top four for Lake Orion with 45 each. […]
November might not be known as road construction season, but barrels are just what village drivers will find this month on part of East Flint Street. Work has finally started on the long-awaited watermain project, starting with a stretch from Washington to Perry. Based on recommendations from Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel and Tom Biehl […]
Last week, the county announced plans to build a home for the Schrauger family. This week, according to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, they hope to go on a visit of the possible sites with Cliff and Vicki Schrauger. Patterson said that in the day following the announcement, 82 potential vendors contacted the county […]
The 2004 annual Dragon Dash race was held May 2, sponsored by the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department. Here are the winners: Overall female winners were Ashley Wharton of Lake Orion, 18, finishing eighth overall with a time of 31:50; and Maggy Zidor, 54, finishing 28th overall with a time of 36:33. For women […]
Lake Orion’s annual Home & Garden Market Place and Flower Fair is growing. It now takes place over two days, May 22-23 in the downtown area and offers a wide range of vendors representing home and garden products and services combined with plenty of fun and activities for the whole family, including an all media […]
Lake Orion took third place last week at the OAA II league meet, held at Clarkston. The Dragons finished with 320 points, 32 behind champion Clarkston and 12 back of second place Stoney Creek. Top individual finishers for the Dragons were Emily Loerch (third place in the 200-free, 2:00.83), Jenna Dorey (third place in diving, […]
In the market for a formal gown, but can’t afford to spend big bucks for a designer dress? Then head over to the Tire Warehouse, 250 N. Park Blvd. (southeast corner M-24 and Church Street) in Lake Orion, this weekend for a special gown sale. More than 2,000 gorgeous gowns by New York designer Bill […]
Tuesday, May 4 10:51 a.m.-A person on Kay Industrial Drive had seizures. Station #2 responded. 11:03 a.m.-A person on Sparrow Hill fell. Station #2 responded. 8:49 p.m.-An accident took place at Hopefield/Joslyn. Station #3 responded. 8:49 p.m.-Station #2 checked out a heavy odor of gas at Powers Distributing on Giddings Road. Wednesday, May 5 2:09 […]