Flags lined the pavement outside of Lake Orion High School last Friday, as friends, family, and even some strangers, who just felt moved to show their support, reflected on the life of Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond Plouhar. Plouhar died from wounds received during an apparent roadside bombing while on active duty in Iraq on June […]
For widows and widowers, dealing with the loss of their spouses can be devastating. Fortunately, support for them is available right here in Lake Orion. ‘For so many people, after they’re widowed, their personalities change,? said Jacklyn Rolf, a Lake Orion resident who holds gatherings in her Hi Hill home. Rolf, a widow herself, and […]
Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond Plouhar, killed while on duty in Iraq last week, will be honored during a funeral service at Lake Orion High School on July 7. Sergeant Plouhar will lie in-state at the school at 10 a.m., with a service scheduled for 11 a.m. He was a 1996 graduate of Lake Orion High […]
The dream of knowing what it feels like to be in outer space is often one that goes unachieved, but not so for Purdue University student Christine Poulin. Poulin, who grew up in Lake Orion, graduated from Notre Dame Prep in 2001. ‘Purdue is really involved with the NASA program,? she explained, noting that the […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County starts work on July 5 to widen and reconfigure the intersection of Baldwin and Brown Roads in Orion Township. The project will realign the intersection to allow westbound traffic on Brown to make direct left turns onto southbound Baldwin, by adding two left-turn lanes to westbound Brown, as well […]
Nearly 100 people, including family, friends and colleagues from the Lake Orion School district, packed Judge Lisa Asadoorian’s courtroom on June 28, in support of Janis Peacock, a fifth-grade Pine Tree teacher accused of alleged assault and battery against a student. Peacock was charged after a June 2 incident, in which she is accused of […]
Blanche Sims hosted a visitor from Children’s Hospital, who brought with her the end result of the students? $1,800 fundraising efforts. Mary Kraft, a certified child life specialist who lives in Davisburg, talked about her duties at the hospital, in addition to showing the students the laptop computer their car wash fundraiser helped purchase. One […]
The Lake Orion girls soccer program raked in the honors at the annual state soccer awards conference. Rachel Bemman and Jenna Hill were placed on the second team All-State, while goalkeeper Ashley Shugar made the third team and senior defender Amelia Cortis received honorable mention. All four players made the regional team and joined Shannon […]
The Spanish Adventure Club at Carpenter Elementary recently held their first graduation fiesta. The club started when Carpenter had two Spanish teachers donate some free Spanish classes at their auction last year. Organizer Pam Shuck said there was enough interest to continue the enrichment program, and the Spanish Adventure Club became year-round. The club also […]
A 24-year-old Orion man died soon after falling off his bicycle and sustaining severe head injuries on Candlewick Drive on June 25. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Nicholas Aaron Cooksey was riding eastbound on Candlewick, when the accident occurred at about 7 p.m. A witness saw Cooksey raise his front wheel off the […]