The Orion/Oxford Boys & Girls Club honored some of their best last week, both in the club setting and in the community. Nineteen club members were given 2007-08 Leadership Awards, including Ali Esslinger, who was named Youth of the Year. The club also bestowed the Lake Orion Lioness Club with the Community Service Award, and […]
The township has submitted an application for a grant that could help in construction of an amphitheatre at Civic Center Park. The idea of the amphitheatre dates back to the 1980s and was included in the township’s 2005 budget. $100,000 remains restricted for the project, according to Clerk Jill Bastian. The township has also received […]
When Drew Maynard put up 48 points against Pontiac Central earlier this year, many Dragon fans witnessed a record, but probably not the record they thought. The 48 points was a building record and a team record since the inception of the three-point line. Prior to the three-point shot, however, two Lake Orion players topped […]
The boys? lacrosse team opened the season officially last Tuesday with a 14-1 victory over the newly formed team from West Bloomfield. The Dragons ruined the inaugural game for the hosts by putting up 63 shots on the shell-shocked West Bloomfield goalie, who had an All-State caliber game, according to Dragon Coach Nik Banda. The […]
Connor Mielock was confident early, shaky in the middle and the hero at the end as the visiting Dragons welcomed Rochester Adams into the OAA I, winning a wild league opener 15-8 in nine innings. Mielock homered twice, his second helping the Dragons to a big seven-run ninth inning and making up for a blown […]
Notes from Monday’s Orion Township Board of Trustees meeting (for more on these stories, return to next week’s Lake Orion Review)? ~The board agreed with a decision by their planning commission, upholding the denial of a petitioner on Baldwin Road to change hours of operation on his property. The decision likely will prevent landowners Eugene […]
Lots of traveling. Staying in a foreign land. Living with strangers. Competing in events you’ve never tried before. For some, that might sound like an uncomfortable situation, but for Matt Hansen it all added up to the time of his life. Hansen participated in the World Scout Winter Games last month in Kandersteg, Switzerland. His […]
The things many residents love about living in Lake Orion, the natural settings, trees, lakes and creeks, could be a cause for concern for some others. This environment allows a variety of animals to reside in Lake Orion, too, and officials in the village want to make sure only the right critters are around. ‘We’ve […]
Tornado season is upon us once again and, as such, next week marks Severe Weather Awareness Week across the state. The goal is to educate the public about proper safety precautions, but according to SKYWARN member Ed Peters, they aren’t the only ones needing the education. ‘To me, this is a safety need for the […]
Daniel Mark Chase, 18, of Lake Orion, was sentenced to 8-15 years in prison last Friday in Circuit Court. Chase pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence causing death earlier this year, in a late 2006 accident on Lapeer Road that killed a 24-year-old Oxford woman. Members of Sherry Burke’s family […]