Orion has changed significantly since Doris Stauber moved here with her family in 1972. The once-rural township now has its new cash crops–homes and condominiums. As the wild places in the township are replaced by plazas and backyards, it seems that the only natural landscapes left are hanging on the walls of Stauber’s home. Now, […]
The Lake Orion ski teams are starting off a great season, and it’s not just thanks to all the snow they have to ski on lately. Accoring to Coach Derek Delzer, it all comes down to teamwork. In their first three races, the boy’s team is undefeated. They beat Lahser 25-62 (lowest score wins) on […]
The Lake Orion Baptist School Lions, after back-to-back losses last week, rebounded against the Faith Christian School Patriots of Clinton Township, 61 to 57. The Lions hit 89 percent from the free throw line with 17 for 19. This sealed the game as the Patriots had the same number of free throws, (11 for 19), […]
Detroit Tigers mascot, Paws, helps Kid Rock celebrate his birthday at Lake Orion High School on Saturday. The musician was on hand to play in Tigers centerfielder Curtis Granderson’s charity basketball game along with football stars like Herman Moore and Lomas Brown.
Lake Orion will witness some shooting stars this weekend. They won’t be in the sky, but on the basketball court at Lake Orion High School, where the 2nd Annual Curtis Granderson Celebrity Shoot-out is being held starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17. Curtis Granderson, centerfielder for the Detroit Tigers, will raise money for […]
The Polly Ann Trail will run a little longer thanks to the Orion Township Board of Trustees. The board unanimously approved a contract at their meeting on Jan. 5 to extend the trail by three and a half miles starting at Joslyn and Heights. The trail will get gravel and upgrades beginning there, and where […]
The Lake Orion wrestling team won their duel meets against Troy high schools on Jan. 7–quite handily. They beat Troy High School 59-19 and Troy Athens 49-27. On Saturday, they sent one team to Adrian High School, and another to East Detroit. They had a strong showing at both, according to Coach Doug Kline. ‘It […]
After a 48-26 loss at Troy on Jan. 6, the Dragons boys? varsity basketball team was 0-4. By the fourth quarter of their next game against Adams, it looked as if the Dragons would pull off their first victory of the season. In fact, even after the last buzzer sounded, the game was tied 39-39. […]
Tax preparer Rod Nackerman has sat at a lot of tables in a half century. While the longtime Orion Township resident usually sets up calculator and briefcase on the tables in homes–thus the name of his company, Tabletop Tax Service–he has also done taxes at places like truck weigh stations and in the backrooms of […]
Waiting out the rest of winter can be gruelling, but it’s a little easier with the fiery minds of Proust, Flaubert, Woolf and Tolstoy. These are just some of the authors waiting for you at the library when their winter reading program, ‘Warm up with the classics? starts this month. ‘We’re trying to encourage people […]