An already big day at Cobasys got even bigger on Dec. 4. During the day, the company, a leading supplier of advanced integrated energy storage solutions located at 3740 S. Lapeer Rd., announced that they had been chosen to provide their NiMHax Nickel Metal Hydride battery system for GM’s 2007 Saturn Aura Green Line. That […]
HealthFirst Medical Center is offering free flu immunizations to those in the community without insurance or hampered by the tight economy. Dr. Kevin Robertson said the center has about 200 vaccinations to offer. ‘People think the season for flu shots ends around Thanksgiving,? Robertson said, noting its not too late for those that need the […]
With a team motto of ‘nothing hits the floor but us,? this year’s version of the Lake Orion varsity volleyball squad is sure to give it their all. Coach Bob Howey moves up from the junior varsity level to take over for Mike Hatch as varsity coach. The promotion of Howey allows for some continuity […]
In nine years as the boys swimming coach at Lake Orion, Paul Fairman has certainly put the program on the map in the state of Michigan. ‘The last three season have been pretty good,? Fairman said of the team’s 17th, fifth- and sixth-place finishes at the state level. Two seniors from last year’s team, Dave […]
The Dragons rebounded from a season-opening loss to Romeo, winning their road opener at Davison 63-54 on Dec. 8. The team returned home on Tuesday and topped Lakeland 50-40. Ross Tonyan, who was shut out in the Romeo game and left with an ankle injury, returned to form against Davison by scoring a game-high 17 […]
Keith Riege, the owner of Paint Creek Bicycles admits his hobby as a Cyclo-Cross racer is a little on the crazy side. But Riege is among the state’s best, a position he continued to solidify earlier this month at the 2006 State Cyclo-Cross Championships in Waterford. Riege won the gold medal for placing first in […]
Not so fast. That’s what some area legislators are saying about a state law that went into effect in early November and changed the speed limit on 283 gravel roads in Oakland County. A total of 15 roads within Orion Township lost their 25 mile-per-hour status, and a majority of those, like most throughout the […]
I thought I was late. Holiday music has been playing on one local radio station for over a month. Sales have been ongoing at area retailers for over two months. And my outdoor strands of lights have been in place for over a year. Ok, that last one is due to sheer laziness from last […]
Coming off of a 19-4 season and with plenty of star power returning, the sky is the limit on the hardwood for Lake Orion this winter. As a result, Coach Jim Manzo’s team is getting plenty of attention from the media and college scouts alike. ‘That’s certainly a new thing with us,? Manzo said of […]
A blowout loss is not exactly what a Dragon basketball team coming off a 19-win season had in mind prior to their 2006-07 opener on Dec. 5. So a 70-48 thumping at the hands of visiting Romeo didn’t sit to kindly with the team or its coaching staff. ‘That is not how a Lake Orion […]