The Easter bunny drives a bus?

‘It just kind of hit me, right here,? said Horst Fischer, tapping his heart, when he heard little Isiah Cummings would be without his mom this Easter. She passed away earlier this year. That’s why Fischer, a driver for North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), and the rest of the NOTA gang chipped in to get […]

Tennis coach predicts undefeated season

Girls? tennis Coach Eric Bracciano has lofty goals for this season. ‘I think we have a pretty good shot at going undefeated. I think it’s a realistic goal. Ultimately we’d like to quality for states,? he said. Though Bracciano is the new girls? coach this season, replacing Mark Taylor who took a position in another […]

Dragons sprint to first in season opener

Dragons might lose, says boys? track Coach Stan Ford, but his runners will make their opponents run ‘very well and very hard? to win. Though the team only had two victories in last year’s season, they improved their standing at the league meet by finishing higher than expected, according to the coach. Dragons missed first […]

Running away with it

Lady Dragons track team sprinted their way to a first place win against Rochester Adams, March 31. The girls took first place in 11 events, second place in five events and third place in eight. In the meet, they faced LOHS alumnus Eric Lohr, first-year coach for Rochester Adams. Check future Reviews for full coverage.

Police Log

Came up swingin? A man police believe to have overdosed on medication ‘came to and started swinging? at emergency responders, who had arrived to help the unconscious man. The incident occured on Washington Street around 8:10 p.m., Monday, March 29, according to Lake Orion Police. The man was cited for hindering or opposing officers. Who […]

Fire Calls

Monday, March 29, stations #3 and 4 responded to a personal injury accident on W. Clarkston Road around 8 p.m. Station #1 arrived on Converse Court to extinguish a resident’s chimney fire. A passerby reported the ‘heavy smoke? at 10:10 p.m. and the fire was out at 11:45 p.m. Friday, April 2, station #1 responded […]

A new puzzle

During the last several school board meetings, school officials were often met with ‘No’s? and snickering from the audience while the board discussed next year’s budget. Not last week. At the March 24 meeting, the audience burst into applause and even cheers while boardmembers discussed putting all the budget puzzle pieces back in the box, […]

District sends off 47 veteran teachers

Tracy Hobbs has worked in Lake Orion Community Schools for 30 years. The school psychologist said this was his first and last job out of grad school. ‘It’s been 30 wonderful years here,? he said. ‘I love what I do. I love coming to school every day.? But now, Hobbs joins 46 other veteran employees […]

Faith restored

Call a doctor. I’m sick. I wake up in the morning these days writing and re-writing school district budget stories in my head. I told School Boardmember Jim Weidman this and he said he’s worried about me. I promised myself ? in the way of a cure ? that I wasn’t going to write a […]

Police Log

Repo wreck A man on Jackson Street called police to report a repo truck had hit his mailbox while repossessing the resident’s 2005 Saab, Monday, March 22. Police say they’re classifying the incident as accidental property damage. Read the label Lake Orion police were called to a Jackson Street residence around 12:35 a.m., Tuesday, March […]

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