The Oxford Wildcats definitely have something to brag about. Two weeks ago, they won the eating contest against Lake Orion athletes. But that’s about all they have to brag about after the football game, Friday, Aug. 27. In the first Lake Orion-Oxford football faceoff since 1983, Dragons took back the ‘Double-O? trophy from Oxford, scorching […]
What’s so great about Orion? Is it the trails? Downtown? A park? A shop? Maybe it’s high school sports or a very special person. Whatever your favorite thing about Orion is, Orion Neighborhood Television (ONTV) wants to know. And sharing could mean a big prize and a spot on AdvantageOrion.com, OrionONTV.org and ONTV channels. ONTV […]
It started with money-saving ideas and ended with two well-known Lake Orion School entities joining forces to now offer Guided Afterschool Programs (GAP). No, not Guided Activities Programs, or the old GAP. That department and Community Education joined up to form the new GAP. ‘It’s a combination of two awesome brands that have been around […]
Looking to build off last year’s 7-2 momentum, boys? tennis Coach Eric Bracciano says he and his team are setting up for a good season. ‘We graduated seven or eight guys last year, which is a large portion of the team. But the guys have been working hard in the off-season and they’ve back come […]
Mike Toth throws one of 16,252 horseshoes during Lake Orion Horseshoe Club’s world record attempt. Friday and Saturday, three teams played continuously for over 24 hours. See our print edition for more photos.
Village resident Joshua David Harvey, 29, was arrested Aug. 9 at Shadbolt and S. Broadway after Lake Orion police found a half pound of marijuana in his vehicle. Harvey also had four outstanding arrest warrants and a suspended driver’s license, according to police. Around 7 p.m. that evening, officers saw who they thought was Harvey […]
Matthew Milia didn’t grow up in Lake Orion, but that didn’t stop him from discovering what locals already know. Lake Orion is inspiring. The area ? including Orion Township, Lake Orion and Oakland Township ? provided material for Milia and his band, Frontier Ruckus, in their first album, ‘The Orion Songbook,? in 2008. ‘I used […]
Feed good food. That’s Tom Peters? message, from Orion Healthy Pet. It’ll save high vet and medicine bills for pet pups and dogs in the long run, he says. Today’s commercial dog food is what Peters calls ‘the smoking gun? for the 70 percent of dogs with cancer. Thirty years ago, five percent of dogs […]
More delays, more red tape, says Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Director Suzanne Perreault. Now, construction on downtown’s new streetscape is slated to start Oct. 5 instead of early August. The DDA will get $500,000 from Michigan Department of Transportation, among other funding sources for the $2.8 million project, which will include repaving, new landscaping and […]
Since 2007, there have been at least 23 shifts in Lake Orion Community Schools administrator positions, including employees moving into new positions in the district or leaving the district, according to sources. School Board President Mary Jo Burchart says the number might seem large, but similar movements in administration can be found in years prior. […]