The Lake Orion softball squad won the Red Hawk Tournament Saturday by going 3-0 on the day. They beat Eisenhower 8-2, Utica 5-3 and Troy Athens, in the championship game, 7-2. Megan Dyer won the first game on the mound and Danielle Dunn won the second two games on the mound for the Dragons. Tina […]
Records were broken at last weekend’s Flower Fair and Home and Garden Marketplace on the downtown streets, in spite of some obstacles. Downtown Development Authority Director Lois Golden said turnout was strong given some rotten weather and construction on the streets associated with the ongoing water main project. ‘Some vendors did record sales, especially on […]
The village’s water main replacement project hits the home stretch this week and next. This week, the newly-installed 12? main along Flint Street is being chlorinated and pressure tested, with plans to do the same along Broadway next week. Village DPW Superintendent Mike Olson said the contractor (C & P Construction Co., Inc.) will be […]
While village officials are pleased with the work on the new water main, a second, but related, project lingers. When the water main upsizing project is completed in the coming weeks, attention will turn to the Flint/Broadway repaving project (which is different from the simple repairs/replacement where mains have been installed). The repaving project includes […]
Wet and windy weather put a damper on a big weekend of events, but spirits stayed high across Orion. The annual Relay for Life was cut short by high winds sweeping through Friendship Park. The event ended after a luminary ceremony late Saturday night, instead of the scheduled Sunday morning. Rain kept downtown Lake Orion […]
For the first time in 12 years, Orion voters will not see the name Dywasuk on a township ballot. Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk, who succeeded his wife Collette, will not seek a third term later this year. ‘I think it’s the best job I’ve ever had,? Dywasuk said. ‘I’ve accomplished everything I wanted to and I […]
The Dragon softball squad advanced to the semifinals of the Pieper Memorial Tournament in Royal Oak this weekend, only to have their three-game winning streak slowed by wet weather. Lake Orion topped Riverview 9-1 early Sunday, but rain postponed their semifinal with Waterford Kettering and Coach Denny Davis isn’t sure if and when it will […]
The Lake Orion boys? placed second at last Friday’s OAA I track meet, while the girls? finished fourth and continued to break some school records in the process. The meet was held at Soutfield, with Adams winning on the boys? side and West Bloomfield on the girls?. The Dragon boys? were 35 points behind the […]
The Dragons did not play the role of Juliet on Monday, as they shutout Romeo 5-0 behind a complete-game effort from Derrick Berriman. Berriman threw just 76 pitches, striking out five. He got plenty of help from his offense, led by Josh Deeg 3-for-3, Drew Ordakowski 3-for-4 and Erik Knoblock 2-for-4 with an RBI. The […]
Orion voters will find 14 candidates on the ballot later this year vying for the township board’s seven seats, but it is two names not on the list getting the attention. Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk and Clerk Jill Bastian have opted not to seek reelection. The pair are the longest serving members on the current board. […]