Clarkston and Lake Orion have developed one of the state’s best rivalries, regardless of the sport, over the years. That rivalry finally made its way on to the ice Saturday night at the Detroit Skating Club, as the teams met for the first time in hockey. The Dragons got two first period goals, one from […]
Lake Orion Boys? Basketball Coach Jim Manzo shared a laugh with a Detroit sports legend after his team’s game Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, it was the legend, former Piston sharpshooter and current President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars, who was doing most of the smiling. Dumars? son, Jordan, hit nine three-pointers, including five in the first […]
Country Day’s girls? hoops squad hadn’t played a really close game against a team from the state of Michigan all season. Lake Orion’s Bethany Watterworth made sure they played one on Saturday. The Dragons fell behind by double-digits early, but 19 first-half points from Watterworth trimmed Country Day’s lead to 36-34 at the break. Lake […]
Those that find themselves waiting in line for a table at the Sagebrush Cantina can attest to the busyness of the restaurant. For everyone else, there’s this: the restaurant is among Oakland County’s top 10 establishments when it comes to on-premise liquor sales, according to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. ‘There are some pretty big […]
The Addison Oaks Ballroom in Leonard will come alive on Saturday, Feb. 9, as the 19th annual Snowflake Ball brings art enthusiasts together for an evening of elegance and intrigue. This year, the gala has a masquerade theme with awards to be given for the best masks. Both masks and black ties are optional, but, […]
Residents in the northeast part of the township lost power for a few hours in the overnight hours of Sunday, Jan. 6. For some, it marked the third time in less than a year that they’ve lost power. The outage was credited with a pole-top fire, which required a circuit shutdown in order to make […]
The Lake Orion Village Council voted Monday night to allow the Downtown Development Authority to reschedule their annual Resolution Run for this Saturday morning on the downtown streets. The race was originally scheduled for Jan. 1, but was postponed because of a snowstorm. Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday (Jan. 19), the race offers two […]
The Lake Orion Police Department said goodbye to one of their own over the holidays ? 32 year officer John Steffens. Steffens, who grew up in Lake Orion, passed away on Dec. 24 at the age of 67. He started as a reserve officer in 1969, became part-time in 1974 and served 25 years as […]
The Orion Township Board voted last week to hold a special work session later this month to discuss their course of action regarding the proposed public safety complex. The board will be joined at that meeting by representatives from Plante & Moran’s CRESA group, hired in October to serve as project manager. The meeting will […]
A rumor circulating last week that former Lake Orion Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel was on the verge of accepting the same position in Holly was laid to rest by Van Tassel on Monday. ‘I didn’t call Holly and Holly didn’t call me,? Van Tassel said, noting she has gotten phone calls from people enquiring […]