Ten Years Ago May 11, 1994 ~~~A developer will be seeking rezoning of nine acres on M-24, near Casemer, to build 112 condos. ~~~Meijer is again going to attempt to build a 230,000 square foot store at Silverbell/M-24. It last attempted rezoning of the property in 1989. ~~~School board members are expected to act this […]
Kristel Coronado began running triathlons two years ago on a whim, and now finds herself the female champion of the 2007 Michigan Multi-Sport Sprint Series. Her rise to the top shouldn’t be particularly surprising, since her motto (as posted on her website http://home.comcast.net/~kcnado/race) reads: ‘If you can’t win, make the fellow ahead of you break […]
Allie Hock made the All-State team for a third straight year and Ryan Ziolko did so for the second time, highlighting a state final where both the boys and girls cross country teams placed in the top-15. The boys? squad took eighth place and the girls? team finished 13th Saturday at Brooklyn’s Michigan International Speedway. […]
Monday, May 3, suspicious circumstances on North Slater. Suspicious circumstances on North Washington. *** Tuesday, May 4, a person at an Orion Road apartment reported two women with a mag light were looking into vehicles. A person at M-24/Atwater was arrested for diving with a suspended license. Larceny from a vehicle on Orion Road. Larceny […]
Monday, May 3, felony domestic assault and battery on Elmhurst Circle. Stereo equipment and a cell phone were stolen from a vehicle at the Orion Sports Bar on Lapeer Road. Resisting and obstructing police on Pontiac Drive. Check fraud at Kohl’s on Baldwin Road. *** Tuesday, May 4, domestic assault arrest on Queensbury Road. Two […]
After a one-sided, three-game loss at Oxford in mid-October, the Lake Orion volleyball squad knew they would have to play better to give the Wildcats a game in last week’s district opener. Coach Bob Howey said they certainly played better, but not good enough, as Oxford took home a 25-21, 25-22, 25-11 victory. The Dragons […]
For the second time in three years, Lake Orion can celebrate a district championship in football ? and can do so at the expense of their rival. Lake Orion erased a halftime deficit for the second straight week and topped host Clarkston 30-27 on Friday night. Ryan Broth scored all four of Lake Orion’s touchdowns, […]
Webber Elementary fourth-grade teacher Pam Kyle had no idea that she was the reason for an afternoon assembly at the school on May 5. The secret assembly was called so Sam’s Club representatives Wendy Larkin and Renee Graybiel, of the Auburn Hills store, could present Kyle with a check for $1,000 to use for her […]
Orion Oaks Elementary School presented its annual Upper El. Auto Show on April 29, as part of a social studies unit titled Michigan in the National and Global Economy. The project gets students thinking about the auto industry, and gives them the chance to design, manufacture and market their own cars. The project began with […]
Think it’s merely a coincidence that the return of Lake Orion quarterback Chris Lum has resulted in three straight wins for the Dragons, all in elimination games? Probably not. But if you ask the man himself, you’ll get a different answer. ‘I had great protection all night,? Lum said after last Friday’s 30-27 win over […]