In what could be classified as a ‘make or break? game, the Dragons went on the road and got a huge 20-6 victory in Royal Oak last Friday. After the Ravens scored a touchdown on the first possession of the game (Matthew Turner blocked the extra point), the Dragons responded with what Coach Chris Bell […]
Tickets are now available for an Oakland Township Parks & Recreation fundraising event, to be held at Twin Lakes Golf and Swim Club on Oct. 3. The event will support the township’s ‘Music in the Meadows? series. Whether you are a supporter of the outdoor concert series, top-notch musicianship, swing music, or Sheila Landis ? […]
Troy Athens scored two second half touchdowns to erase a 14-0 deficit, but Lake Orion scored late to preserve a 21-14 victory. After Athens had rallied to tie the game with just nine minutes left, the Dragons got a 33-yard Ryan Broth to Mike Nelson connection to put them in scoring position. However, an A.J. […]
Lake Orion High School was dismissed for the day and two other schools were forced to move after a power outage in parts of the township struck shortly after sessions began on Monday. ‘Approximately 600 customers were affected from 7:41 to 10:40 a.m. due to a transformer problem at the Pontiac Station, located at 1835 […]
Construction is underway on a multi-purpose field project in the northern-most part of Friendship Park. Glencorp, Inc. received the contract to complete the field from the township board in August, at an amount not to exceed $387,357.50. Included in their bid was the cost of a ‘clean up? from unwanted debris that allegedly came in […]
Eighty years ago, newspaper magnate William E. Scripps decided to build a bit of a ‘summer house? for himself and his family in Lake Orion. The end result, a 67-room Norman style mansion, will join other important houses of its stature on the prestigious National Register of Historic Places this weekend. The Scripps Mansion will […]
Those touring the Scripps Mansion this weekend will stumble upon a small room that houses both art and a car. The work of James Scripps Booth (1888-1954) holds extra significance, as he is the nephew of William E. Scripps. James, an artist, self-taught engineer, auto designer and author, won several exhibit prizes at the Detroit […]
Editor’s note: For more on any of the works and artists, please visit the websites indicated at the end of each entry. The works of three distinctive artists will be displayed inside the Scripps Mansion for patrons touring the house throughout Scripps Days. A rare look at selected works of the late Kiichi Usui, renowned […]
Cortez McKinley ran for 68 yards and three touchdowns, A.J. Palko added 59 yards and a score and the Lake Orion defense pitched a shutout as the Dragons rolled to a 35-0 win over visiting Lahser last Friday night. Eric Knoblock scored on a 35-yard pass from Ryan Broth as well, but the talk afterwards […]
The Dragon boys soccer squad got a pair of goals from sophomore Reed Losee and shutout Troy Athens 2-0 last Thursday at Lake Orion High School. The victory came after Lake Orion came back to tie Rochester Adams 1-all earlier in the week. ‘We did feel like there was a bit of a momentum swing […]