A snowmobiling accident claimed the life of Lake Orion resident Brooks Stuart Patterson, 28, over the weekend. Patterson, the son of Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, was riding as a passenger on a snowmobile being operated by a Goodrich man. Their snowmobile collided with another, being driven by a 34-year-old Davison man, shortly before […]
Last week, both Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson gave their ‘State of the State? and ‘State of the County? speeches, respectively. Many of the ideas in those speeches will have an impact on Orion Township. Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk said the biggest message he heard in the speeches was a […]
(Editor’s note: Over the next few weeks, I’ll try out some new column names. Feel free to let me know which ones you like and offer your own suggestions. Hopefully, one will stick at some point). I remember driving up from the near south for my job interview at The Lake Orion Review. Now, I […]
Win number 100 was a sweet feeling for Lake Orion basketball coach Jim Manzo. But number 101, should it come on Friday versus Southfield, would be much sweeter. The Dragons put themselves in position to clinch the OAA II title by topping Rochester Adams for the second time this year 53-41 on Tuesday night. Host […]
Andover and Lake Orion firmly established themselves as the top two volleyball teams in the OAA II on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Dragons, it was the former, not the latter, that went undefeated at the league tournament (hosted by Stoney Creek) to win the outright championship. Andover topped the Dragons twice on the day, to […]
The Dragons were missing center Cole Moore for their game against visiting Rochester last week, but that wasn’t the big story. That honor belonged to the two big men that filled in for the senior starter, Steve Jorgensen and Chad Nieswand. The pair combined for 21 points as Lake Orion broke the game open late […]
The Lake Orion wrestling squad used a second place finish at the OAA I meet Friday night to pass Rochester Adams for second place in the final league standings. Regular season champ Clarkston ran away with the tournament title, scoring 232 points, 98 better than the Dragons. The Wolves had seven individual champions out of […]
It might have taken winter a while to arrive, but the weather has certainly made up for the wait. Students in the Lake Orion Community Schools had an extended weekend because of what the district called ‘extreme cold.? Temperatures were below zero on both Monday and Tuesday mornings around the time when kids normally begin […]
After losing a bunch of seniors to graduation last year, the FIRST Robotics team at Lake Orion High School is just 17 members strong. But what they lack in numbers, they make up for in effort. Junior Heather Wilsher said everyone picks up the slack by participating on many different sub-teams, which combine to make […]
Looking for a new friend? Then the Orion Township Library wants to hear from you. The library will host a ‘Let’s Be Friends,? Valentine-themed party on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 2-4 p.m. The party, for the Friends of the Library, will include a special live auction, music from Joe Tackett (from ‘Start the Party?), refreshments, […]