Although they graduated six from last year’s team, including Major League Baseball draft pick Randy Frye, the Lake Orion varsity baseball team is expecting another successful season this year. “They’ve been swinging the bats really well,” said head coach Andy Schramek. “We have a lot of young pitchers…but offensively and defensively, we are looking good.” […]
It’s a new season in more ways than one for the Lake Orion High School varsity girls soccer team. They have a new coach and a new division. The Dragons will test themselves in their first season playing OAA I soccer, having moved up from OAA II this year. The team is also under new […]
If you’re tired of looking at tree branches stacked up on the curb, you’re probably going to have to wait another week to get rid of them. The Orion Township Board of Trustees on April 21gave supervisor Jerry Dywasuk the authority to hire one or more private contractors to remove tree branches and limbs from […]
Bocce isn’t exactly a common sport in Orion Township, but developer Anthony Battaglia hopes to change all that by developing bocce courts and a restaurant on Lapeer Road. Battaglia, retired from the construction industry, owns Cunningham Limp Company, which has developed projects in the Auburn Hills area. Battaglia has built 80 area Cookers restaurants, and […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity boys tennis team is midway through the season and doing well, despite a loss to new rivals Farmington on April 16. Farmington is new to the OAA league, and the Dragons lost to the team 5-3 at LOHS. Winning a singles match for Lake Orion was Kuba Swierszczuk, defeating […]
Two out of 30 bass fish in Lake Orion sampled by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have been found to have a virus that can cause a disease that kills about 10 percent of the bass it infects. According to DNR Fisheries Division Biologist Jim Francis, the largemouth bass virus was first detected […]
It might not sound like that much in comparison to Orion Township’s general fund, but treasurer James Marleau said citizens will be feeling the pinch of a missing $30,000 if a state parks proposal is adopted. The proposal, which recently had its first subcommittee hearing in Lansing, would reduce or eliminate payments made by the […]
If bug spray and candles just aren’t cutting it this summer in making your back yard a tolerable place, you may need the assistance of the Mosquito Magnet. The Mosquito Magnet is a device which emits carbon dioxide via a blower. Carbon dioxide is one of the substances that female mosquitoes home in on, and […]
In a spring break match-up with Clio on April 24, the Lake Orion High School varsity baseball team came up short in the first game, falling 15-7, but bouncing back to take the second game of the doubleheader, 8-1. Jim Couretas led the Dragons to the win in the second game, pitching a three-hitter. Brent […]
Dragon Dash runners should be familiar with the name of Jordan Desilets. The 1999 Lake Orion High School graduate has won the Dragon Dash for the past several years. The Dragon Dash is an annual 8K run/walk around Lake Voorheis, sponsored by the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department. The event also includes a Fun […]