Although they return only one state qualifier from last season, the 2003 Lake Orion High School Varsity Wrestling Team is ready to work for success this season, according to head coach Doug Kline. “We’re very excited. We came in with a whole new attitude this year,” he said. “We’re going more old school…harder, tougher. It’s […]
Loyal customers of Karl’s Place Cafe on Baldwin Road will have to suffer through the winter without their favorite dining spot, but the wait will have been worth it when the expanded restaurant reopens in the spring. Owners Karl and Joan Eberle, who have owned the restaurant for nearly 20 years, closed their doors in […]
Orion Township resident and former township trustee Burke Cueny said a recent meeting with township building official Tom Berger and township buildings and grounds director Reenae Tulip convinced him it was time to hand in his resignation as chairman of the Union Church Governing Board. “Tom Berger, in one hour, settled all the concerns we […]
The new Paint Creek Trailways Recreation Master Plan will bring improvements to every community along the trail, including Orion Township, through 2008. Paint Creek Trailways Coordinator Kristen Myers said the trailway has already been developed, so features in the new master plan will focus primarily on “cultural improvements” along the trail, such as art projects […]
Kim (Sebesta) McCool of Scripps Middle School was surprised to learn she had recently been named “Physical Education Teacher of the Year” by the Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD). “Because I’m so young,” she explained. “It was an honor.” McCool, 31, lives in Oxford with her husband Steve and has […]
Head coach Paul Fairman said this season’s boys swimming and diving team is the “best balanced” he’s ever had. “We’re pretty good across the board,” he said. The Dragons return several promising racers to the pool, including seniors Chris Conner, Stephen Maniace and Gabe Chevrier, Erik Wallace, Brian Desrochers, and Chris Rowe. “We also have […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution encouraging the Road Commission for Oakland County to pursue improvements at the M-24 and Dutton Road intersection, provided Orion Township does not have to give up any of its Tri-Party Funds for the project. ‘This resolution came about in regards to development (on Dutton),? explained […]
Orion Township trustees picked three bidders on Dec. 15 for township vehicles, but will consider a policy for maintaining future vehicles after a resident complained of the condition of the ones up for sale. The board awarded bids for a 1989 Chevrolet van, in the amount of $555; a 1995 Chevrolet Lumina, in the amount […]
After running in the Chicago Marathon in 1999, Scripps Middle School Principal Ken Gutman swore he’d never run another. But when he heard about the Marine Corps Marathon held in Washington, DC, the temptation of running in the nation’s capital was too hard to resist. “(Running through Washington) was one of the highlights,” said Gutman, […]
Phase I of the Orion Village Crossing development at Baldwin and Maybee Roads is underway, bringing “neighborhood shopping” to the area. “Most of the tenancy will be neighborhood in nature,” Roseville developer Tony Ferlito said. “To prevent people from having to go all the way down to I-75.” According to Ferlito, no one has officially […]