A 6-2 loss at home to Farmington last Thursday dropped the Lake Orion boys? tennis squad to 0-3 on the young season, but new head coach Lance Davis isn’t measuring success on wins and losses just yet. The team lost its top three singles players from last year and their top two doubles tandems, all […]
Jeff Chattaway’s first two career varsity home runs helped Lake Orion come back twice against Troy on Monday, as the host Dragons won their ninth straight game, 10-6. Chattaway’s first homer, a solo shot, came just two batters after Joe Barnes hit a two-run blast, as the Dragons erased an early 4-0 deficit. Trailing 6-4 […]
With a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning of the second game of their doubleheader at Lake Orion on Monday, Stoney Creek had visions of an upset split. But the Dragons scored 11 runs in the frame, including nine before recording an out, to mercy their visitors and come away with a 7-3, 15-5 sweep. […]
A large turnout at the Beaumont Medical Building helped volunteers pack 260 boxes last week. Louise ‘Desert Angel? Downs teamed with Dr. Matthew Kopera’s office for the packing party, which was held in anticipation of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. About 75 volunteers turned out to help with the packing of the boxes, including 21 […]
Charlotte Cito is preparing another shipment for the ‘Operation Guardian Angel? program at the Lake Orion Post Office. But this one is different from most donations, based on some feedback Cito has gotten from the troops. ‘I want to send them some fun stuff,? she said, noting the upcoming mailing is going to be sporting […]
The Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary Club is off and running, with their official charter night just a few weeks away. Formed in October, the club moved its meetings from King of Kings Lutheran Church to C.J.’s Sandbar in January. ‘That’s when we really took off,? said longtime Rotarian and club director Roger Bentlage. The group […]
Last Wednesday night officers from the Lake Orion Police Department arrested James Edwin Shull, 39, of Lake Orion, on eight counts of criminal sexual conduct against children. Shull, a previously convicted and registered sex offender, was arrested without incident at his Lake Orion residence. ‘The damage and pain this individual has wreaked upon these children […]
Travelers on M-24 had to go a bit out of their way on Monday when driving throughout the township. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department’s Orion Substation, a handful of ‘hazard calls? came in around the noon hour. A few more calls came later in the afternoon. Most of the calls centered on falling […]
Lake Orion High School senior Brendan Regan knew he wanted his Eagle Scout service project to make a difference. When his mom suggested to work on the gazebo outside the Orion Senior Center, Regan jumped at the opportunity. ‘It’s an outdoor gazebo that I’m going to pave and add a walkway from the existing sidewalk,? […]
Lake Orion is going to Hollywood. The Village Council agreed with a recommendation of Police Chief Jerry Narsh and could soon offer some videos from patrol car cameras to the television program, ‘Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol.? The council unanimously authorized participation in the program at their April 9 meeting. ‘Our tapes roll all the […]