DTE representatives were on hand at the Feb. 6 Orion Township Board meeting, to give trustees an update on projects completed in the past year. According to their presentation, $7.8 million was spent by the energy company last year on six major projects. Although none of the six projects took place in Orion, a couple […]
For many, the Super Bowl coming to the Detroit area meant a lot more than just football. For Lake Orion resident Lisa Bjork, it meant the opportunity of a lifetime. Bjork, a member of the Dancin? Feet School of Irish Dance in Ortonville, performed with her company at the Detroit Opera House, as part of […]
Little design experience and knowledge of wild turkeys, or even turkey hunting, didn’t stop Waldon Middle School student Lauren Prainito from creating a first class drawing. Prainito’s drawing was recently awarded first place in the state’s third annual wild turkey patch contest. Her design will be the basis of the 2007 Turkey Management Cooperator patch […]
Families with loved ones stationed abroad in the military now have a new way to communicate. Utilizing an adaptation of OakVideo, a video conferencing system launched by Oakland County in 2001, families will be able to arrange one-on-one video conferences with members of the Armed Forces. ‘By offering this video conferencing service free of charge […]
When high school students take on a fundraiser the cause is usually something in their own community. That was not the case for Lauren Mannor, from Lake Orion High School, and Deborah Zenz, of Oxford, whose fundraiser will help communities thousands of miles away in Guatemala. The two area students teamed to host a charity […]
After grabbing an early 2-0 lead, it took Farmington Hills Harrison until the 3:42 mark of the fourth quarter to get the lead back. But that was just in their battle to outscore Lake Orion sophomore Drew Maynard. Whether Harrison would outscore Maynard was about the only thing left to decide after a one-sided first […]
Groups of Oakview Middle School eighth-graders visited four different elementary schools in an action-packed morning on Feb. 8, in celebration of Literacy Day. The event is geared towards spreading literacy through the area. Blanche Sims, Pine Tree, Paint Creek and Webber elementary schools were the participated in the service-learning project. The 190 participating Oakview students […]
The Lake Orion defense of their OAA I wrestling championship fell just short as Clarkston edged the Dragons in the league tournament on Feb. 10. Coupled with their perfect 7-0 dual meet record, the Wolves were crowned outright league champs. The Dragons were 6-1 in the dual meet portion of the season and could have […]
The slopes at Pine Knob have seen many great skiers, and a group of eight Lake Orion seniors might be one of the best high school classes to grace the hill. The five boys and three girls led their respective teams to strong second place finishes in their recent divisional competition, and they have their […]
Lake Orion High School students were treated to a break from class on Feb. 9, as the Lake Orion Special Olympics basketball team played a game in the school’s fieldhouse. The LO team of Special Olympians and unified athletes edged visiting Jardon (of Hazel Park), by a final score of 34-23. The Dragons were led […]