County executive stresses technology, ’emerging sectors?

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson addressed a crowd of over 80 Orion and Oxford business people and officials last Thursday at the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, held at Paint Creek Country Club. Patterson will be in New York next Monday, trying to sustain the county’s AAA Bond rating, and his presentation to […]

Internet threat ends in charges against student

A 17-year-old senior at Lake Orion High School is facing criminal charges for threatening a 15-year-old school mate last Wednesday night in an instant messaging discussion that took place off of school grounds. Lyndzee Lorenz was charged last Friday with a pair of misdemeanors, one of using a computer to commit a crime and another […]

Grapplers fall at wrestling semifinals

Oxford’s wrestling season came to a close last Saturday in Battle Creek, when the Wildcats fell 43-16 to Eaton Rapids in a Division 2 semifinal at Kellogg Arena. That loss came just 16 hours after the team topped Tecumseh 36-21 in the quarterfinals. ‘It’s hard to take a loss, but we haven’t had this talk […]

Memorial service to remember teen with strong Orion ties

Said by many to be a natural-born performer, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Lane Roberts will be remembered for the smiles she put on many faces as close as Lake Orion and as far away as Duck Hill, Mississippi. Roberts, 17, died last month after a difficult nine-month battle with a heart condition. She was born with a […]

The LO Down

The return of your favorite TV shows is still about a month away in the wake of the writer’s strike settlement. So if you’re dying to watch a new episode of a show, any show, check out ONTV (cable channel 10) at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Monday-Tuesday. It’s a sitcom/drama/reality show all […]

Bowlers fall short in first finals trip

A tough final team game bumped Lake Orion’s boys? bowling squad from contention for a spot in the final eight at Friday’s team state finals held at Northway Lanes in Muskegon. League foe Walled Lake Central took home the state crown. The Dragons were among the contenders through eight Baker games (where five team members […]

Strategy, depth helped ski teams to big year

After a one-year absence, the Lake Orion boys? ski team returned to the state’s top-five last week with their showing at Nub’s Nob in Spring Harbor. The girls? placed seventh for the second consecutive year. Zach Prochaska led a deep contingent of Dragon boys, placing a team-best 14th in both the Slalom and Giant Slalom […]

Cheer team narrowly misses out on trip to states

In spite of a 776.092 score that was among the best across the state, the Lake Orion cheer squad missed out on qualifying for this weekend’s state finals by just over four points last Saturday. Rochester (799.096) and Stoney Creek (780.116) took the top two spots in the region 5 competition, held at LOHS. Both […]

Wrestling squad pleased with final four appearance

Many tears were shed when Lake Orion’s team wrestling season came to a close last Saturday, as the team fell 40-25 to Temperance Bedford in a Division 1 semifinal at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. ‘They’ve gone through a lot this year and they deserved to be here,? said Coach Doug Kline. ‘The fact that […]

Varilek takes state crown

SATURDAY 9:10 p.m. ? Jake Varilek became the second wrestler in Lake Orion history to win an individual state championship Saturday at the Palace. Varilek beat Nick Kaczanowski (of Rochester) 1-0 in the final Division 1 match at 152 pounds. It was his sixth victory over Kaczanowski this season (accounting for all but two of […]

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