In a close vote, the Orion Township Board of Trustees decided to agree to a consent judgment, effectively ending lawsuits filed by both the township and former state senator Mat Dunaskiss in the matter of a marina on Pine Island in Lake Orion. Dunaskiss will be allowed four docks, or eight boats at a time […]
Lake Orion High School celebrated the accomplishments of 525 students on Friday night, with their commencement ceremony at Meadowbrook Music Festival. Student speakers at the event included Emily Rupp, Kyle Snage and Class President Sarah Brown. The Senior Chorus, under the direction of Deborah Fristad, and the school’s band also performed. Retiring School Board President […]
Lake Orion High School honored 51 students last Thursday night at their annual Adult Education and Learning Options graduation ceremony. The 26th such class included 25 Adult Ed. grads and 26 Learning Options grads. ‘We have a lot of really great stories,? said MaryAnne Thorndycraft, supervisor of adult education. ‘It’s a really rewarding time.? The […]
Editor’s note: Next week, I’ll examine what was a busy township board meeting in ‘The LO Down,? and Baumey’s Bounces will return to chime in on the great accomplishments of the LOHS girls? golf squad, as well as what’s looking like a deep playoff run for the baseball team. In the meantime… A few weeks […]
When it comes to your health, there are plenty of experts out there trying to offer advice. But Patricia Aldrich, C.N.C., N.D., says the best expert for your body is your body. Aldrich is a certified Iridologist, whose ‘Me, My Health and Eyes? office in Orion Township offers the latest in integrated medicine. For example, […]
Most baseball enthusiasts will tell you that a team’s success is built up the middle. With that in mind, the success of this year’s Lake Orion squad should come as no surprise, thanks, in large part, to their double play combination of Ross Tonyan and Joe Barnes. The pair cemented their place as one of […]
Lake Orion Baseball Coach Andy Schramek said his junior ace Josh Deeg has decent power to the gaps, but he hadn’t seen anything like this. Deeg hit home runs from both sides of the plate, conjuring up Mickey Mantle comparisons from his coach, as the Dragons topped Oxford 2-0 and Romeo 13-0 to capture a […]
Lake Orion edged out a late-inning victory over Oxford on Saturday, but couldn’t duplicate that success against Romeo, falling 7-3 in a softball district final at Oxford. The big hit for Romeo was a two-RBI double by Julie Barnabo in the fourth inning that helped their lead grow to 4-0. ‘I told the left fielder, […]
The Lake Orion girls? soccer squad reeled off a pair of wins last week, before falling 4-0 to #1 Rochester in a district final Saturday at Stoney Creek. ‘They’re the number one team in the state for a reason,? Dragons Coach Ken Snage said. ‘They played like state champions.? Rochester got two goals from Amanda […]
Patience proved positive for the Dragons on Saturday as Lake Orion used comeback efforts against two of the state’s most highly regarded aces to win the Region 5 championship at Fraser High School. The Dragons topped Utica Ford 9-2 in the semifinal and used a sixth inning two-run double off the bat of Nick Dunstan […]