John D. Ybarra, II, of Auburn Hills, was hoping for a tax refund this year, but certainly didn’t expect it to instantly double from $1,881 to $3,762. The 24-year-old won the prize after recently filing his return at the H&R Block office located at 1198 S. Lapeer in Orion Township. Thanks to H&R Block’s Double […]
Orion Area Youth Assistance honored 79 deserving youth from across the community at their annual Youth Recognition Ceremony, held at Lake Orion High School on April 4. The keynote speakers for the ceremony were District Court Judges Lisa Asadoorian, Nancy Towlin Carniak and Julie Nicholson. Oakland County Commissioner Eric Wilson and OAYA Chairperson Joanne Purdon […]
With just the right mix of strong leadership and interesting characters, the Lake Orion High School boys varsity tennis team could make some noise this season. The team is already off to a 3-1 start in dual meet action, including a 2-1 mark in league action. ‘So far we’ve been pretty strong,? said coach Eric […]
A showdown between two of the state’s best girls soccer programs might not have had the result for which Lake Orion fans were hoping. But Lake Orion varsity coach Ken Snage said just playing in those tense games makes the team stronger for the even bigger games they’ll face down the road. The Dragons, ranked […]
Just two weeks after deciding against authorizing an investigation into the Orion Township’s recent investments issue, the Township Board of Trustees changed its tune, and approved an independent forensic audit at their April 3 meeting. The motion was made by Trustee John Steimel, who said ‘We’ve come to an impasse, and no one is going […]
Lake Orion High School graduate Manrique ‘Mijo? Salinas, who won the Michigan Golden Gloves boxing championship after just four months he first entered the ring, was killed in a three-vehicle crash in West Bloomfield on April 4. West Bloomfield Township Police identified Salinas, 19, as the driver of the truck headed south on Middlebelt Road, […]
Feel like going for a walk? Wait, before you commit to it, consider the big picture: It’s a 60 mile walk over three days. After the first 20 miles on day one, which coincidentally just happens to be the hottest day of the year, your feet swell up so much that your shoes don’t fit […]
Coach Denny Davis knows that his varsity softball team at Lake Orion High School has quite a number of big shoes to fill this year. ‘We graduated our All-State shortstop (Nicole Woityra), our All-Region first baseman (Megan Stout) and the winningest pitcher in school history (Robin Roe),? the coach said. ‘We also graduated power hitter […]
Sporting one of the state’s best lineups and a deep pitching staff, the varsity baseball team at Lake Orion High School certainly has all the right ingredients to be considered a title-contender. ‘We like to consider ourselves one of the elite programs in the county,? said coach Andy Schramek, starting his eighth year at the […]
After nearly two years of preparation work, the possible development of an older persons? center in North Oakland County has reached one of its most crucial stages. The Older Persons? Task Force, formerly the Seniors? Task Force, will be distributing surveys in Addison, Orion and Oxford Townships in the next couple of weeks, to see […]