The Lake Orion High School Marching Band marched their way to success last Saturday at the Great Lakes Invitation held in Plymouth-Canton. The band captured the first place position in Flight 1 with a score of 77.25. Novi took second with a 68.8 score. Lake Orion also captured caption awards for best music, best marching […]
Students at Webber Elementary were on the run last month as they had their annual Fun Run. According to Webber Principal Sarah Manzo, as long as the funds raised reach the goal, it is the only fundraiser Webber does for the year. At this year’s Fun Run, every Webber student, 493 of them, participated in […]
Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh isn’t just the chief for our community, but a chief among chiefs as he serves as the president for the Oakland County Association of Chiefs of Police. The association, which meets monthly, features hundreds of members that represent police and public safety agencies around the county. Narsh started years […]
It was standing room only at last Thursday’s funeral services for Timothy and Joshua Schrauger, as a family, friends and the community united to honor the brothers? memory. Described as unique and wonderful young people by their former track and cross country coach, Oakview teacher Carl Zoolkoski, Tim, a freshman at Lake Orion High School, […]
Downtown Lake Orion will celebrate the openings of a handful of new businesses with ribbon cuttings on Friday. Hamsa Yoga, located at 24 N. Broadway, is one of the new businesses opening its doors in downtown. Their ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 4:45 p.m., and they can be reached by phone at (248)814-8522. Up […]
An April Fools incident last year was the ‘straw that broke the camel’s back? for Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, and prompted him to seek an amendment to the General Offenses Ordinance. A man ‘fooled? his wife into believing he had been stabbed, prompting her to dial 911 and request police and medical assistance […]
Eight-year-olds Gabrielle Wood and Gillian Preuss have big plans for the future. And while they don’t agree on what they want to be when they grow up (Wood wants to be a singer and Preuss a cowgirl), they do agree on one thing. After watching their older sisters participate in the Young Americans workshop, they […]
Orion Township Fire Prevention Week 2007 kicked off last weekend with the annual fire truck display on Sunday, Oct. 7. The display, held from 1-4 p.m. behind Township Hall, featured fire trucks from Orion, Oxford and Auburn Hills. Representatives from Oakland County Sheriff’s Department and Star EMS Paramedics rounded out the event. Among other things, […]
Blanche Sims Elementary students weren’t just running for the exercise when they held their Fun Run last month, although they got plenty of it. According to Sims? Principal Eric Whitney, 377 students participated in the run and ran 4,583 laps, or 509 miles. ‘We ran 509 miles so we could earn money for our school,? […]
Valentino’s Ristorante Italiano, located at 185 S. Broadway, promises to deliver delicious Italian food in a family atmosphere, and in celebration of the restaurant’s grand opening, kids eat free during the month of October with the purchase of an adult entr’e. According to Chef Alfredo, the owner of the establishment, the family-operated business is new […]