Orion Township is in the planning stages of rebuilding Fire Station #3 in Gingellville. The green building currently housing the station was erected in the 1970s, and is located at 3365 Gregory Road, near Baldwin Road. ‘It’s our next big project,? said Fire Chief Jeff Key, who said budgeting for the project has already begun, […]
I’ve been asked by numerous people around town who I ‘believe? in the Orion Township investments issue, a topic that has taken up a disproportionately large amount of the Township Board’s time lately. The truth is, like many of you, I don’t know who to believe. But, it’s not my job to believe somebody, it’s […]
Slowly but surely, it appears that new homes, known as the Villas of Cedar Creek, will be constructed in the area near Lapeer Road and Stadium Drive. By a 5-2 vote at the March 20 meeting, the Orion Township Board of Trustees agreed with a recommendation made by the Planning Commission last Nov., and granted […]
To win a National Championship is a pretty special thing. To do so while beating all of the top ranked teams in succession might just make it even more special. Hope College (located in Holland) senior co-captain and Lake Orion High School graduate Megan Noll got to experience this feeling first-hand, as her Flying Dutch […]
Doubleheaders in basketball are pretty rare. But if you want to be crowned champions, you have to do whatever it takes. The Lake Orion High School Unified Basketball team knew just what it took to win. A buzzer-beater recently gave the team its fifth title in the last six years. The team is made up […]
A year ago, the Lake Orion girls varsity soccer team came within a questionable call or two of winning their regional final game against Grand Blanc. The Dragons ended up losing that game on penalty kicks. ‘All that did is teach us how close we are,? said coach Ken Snage. ‘We know we are a […]
Ever wonder what a trial of the Big Bad Wolf or the Evil Witch might look like? Students at Scripps Middle School brought the two trials to life in ‘Fairy Tale Courtroom,? a show in which the audience decided the verdict of the accused. The school recently hosted two performances, and will perform part of […]
‘We’re trying here at Lake Orion High School to make our students more worldly,? said Dragon Guided Activities Program (GAP) Coordinator Ben Gerdeman. Gerdeman’s goal has been assisted the last few years by the Generation of Promise Program, of which he is the school’s liaison. Lake Orion is one of 16 schools involved in the […]
The Mullaly family, with three daughters at Paint Creek Elementary, showcased their Irish Dancing skills at the school on March 17. Cara, a fifth grader, Livy, a third grader, and Mckenna, a kindergartner, dazzled audiences during lunch hours at the school. All three girls train at the O’Hare School of Irish Dance in Birmingham. Mother […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in 1993, the Lake Orion United Methodist Church came to help, and they’ll be doing so again, this time sending a team to the ravaged Gulf region to help with recovery efforts six months after Hurricane Katrina. This past October, the church also coordinated 245 student and adult workers […]