The Orion Substation of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department assisted an Alabama police unit last week in finding an 18-year-old female that was reported missing. The Tuscombia Police Department contacted officials in Orion because they believed the teen was staying on Mill Lake Road. According to an OCSD report, the teen was ‘possibly being held […]
My father, who has spent most of his working life in the restaurant business, managed two restaurants that were both in business for well over a decade. That’s a rather long time by restaurant standards. So, what then do you do with a business that is working on its 126th year in operation? As I […]
Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice took the Oakland County title by over 100 points last weekend, but the meet will be best remembered for one race: the 500. Not usually the marquee event at a swim meet, Birmingham Seaholm junior Morgan Priestley and Lake Orion senior Ricky Forrest decided to change that. After Priestley took the […]
It might have taken them a long time to get out on the slopes, but it hasn’t taken the Lake Orion ski teams a lot of time to get going once they got up there. In a matter of just a couple of weeks, both teams have finished the regular season portion of their schedule, […]
If ‘crunch time? is where a team’s true colors are on display, then the volleyball squad at Lake Orion has plenty to be excited about as they head into the season’s final month. The Dragons won three straight tight games over visiting Stoney Creek last Thursday to finish the OAA II regular season with a […]
Jason Stross made 23 saves, and Kevin Kranker continued to have a hot hand for the Dragons, scoring yet again as the team tied state-ranked Birmingham Unified 1-1 on Sunday. Lake Orion, the visitors, held a 1-0 lead late in the third period, when Birmingham captain Alex Solomon beat Stross to send things into overtime. […]
They might have won a league title a year ago, but in first place this season, the Dragons find themselves in unfamiliar territory. ‘We’ve never been in this spot before, where one time around the league we’ve been undefeated,? Coach Jim Manzo said. His team topped Auburn Hills Avondale, 59-45, last Friday night to improve […]
Lake Orion wrestling coach Doug Kline knew that to take on the state’s toughest schedule, his team would have to remain healthy. In recent weeks, however, the team has struggled to get anywhere near 100 percent. ‘Right now we have five starters out with assorted injuries,? Kline said. ‘The young men we replace them with […]
Lake Orion might not have won its showdown with state powerhouse Pontiac Northern on Tuesday night, but they certainly didn’t walk off the court looking like losers. For the Dragons, it marked the third time in four tries against quality Oakland County opponents (Country Day, Southfield-Lathrup and Clarkston, the lone win) they fell just short. […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees selected Neal Porter on Monday night to take the seat created by the resignation of Mike Gingell (who was elected to the County Commission). Porter beat out six other candidates for the position, including Larry R. Mullins, who narrowly missed the four votes required for the appointment just before […]