Driver walks away from mangled car

Oakland County deputies arrived the mangled remnants of a two-car accident on M-24, just south of Scripps Road, Monday night. A 19-year-old male driver was driving southbound around 8:20 p.m. when he attempted to pass a second vehicle in the right lane. As the driver completed the pass, he clipped the front end of the […]

Resident offers brother kidney, second chance

Leslie Clements woke up a third of a pound lighter Sept. 2, but her brother, Bill Dougherty, Jr., felt like a huge weight had been lifted from him. It was that day Clements, of Lake Orion, gave one of her kidneys to Dougherty, freeing him of dialysis, tight diet restrictions, exhaustion and future health deterioration. […]

Lady golfers ready ‘fore? challenging season

Golf season for the lady Dragons is in full swing. The young team, made up of freshman Rose Griffin, sophomores Stacey Lecnzar, Maddy McClean and Rielly Dunn, and senior Alyssa Mason, played two tournaments this year. The girls placed fifth of six teams in the Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red tournament and 17th of 22 […]

Happily married

We did it! We took the plunge ? literally and figuratively. My now-husband and I were married at my parents? cabin September 5 next to a glassy Lake Superior at sunset ? no wind, no bugs, and possibly the warmest day the Upper Peninsula has seen all summer. Later, we took a dip in our […]

Library speaks out on state funding cuts

Orion Township Public Library is fighting back against an executive order from Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm having to do with libraries. The order abolishes the Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL), scattering its sub-departments to various other state departments and eliminating the State Librarian position. ‘The Orion Township Public Library Board of Trustees acting […]

Alcohol decoy operation 78 percent successful

Of the nine Lake Orion establishments licensed to sell alcohol, seven passed the Lake Orion Police Department’s (LOPD) alcohol decoy operation, August 28. Under the direction of Lieutenant Harold Rossman and with supervision by an under-cover police officer from another department, a 20-year old ‘youthful-looking? man with a valid Michigan driver’s license acted as a […]

School will start with two interim principals

The Lake Orion Board of Education approved two interim principals at their August 26 regular meeting. Mike Fenchel and Tom Tobe were unanimously voted in for a 10-week stay at the high school. The two will split the principalship, one occupying the position three days and week, and the other two. ‘We’re in search of […]

Girls cross-country off on the right foot

The girls? cross-country team at Lake Orion High School is hoping to cross the finish line in third or fourth place in the league this year. According to Head Coach Debi McDonald, many area teams? top runners have graduated, so league standings are up in the air. ‘I think we have a talented group,? said […]

School district hires new HR executive director

Lake Orion Community Schools welcomed its new Executive Director of Human Resources at the school board’s August 12 meeting. Margaret Hazlett will take former-Director Patricia Murray’s place in the position. Murray served less than a year before resigning. ‘I’m really excited to have this opportunity,? Hazlett said. ‘I have a whole lot of people to […]

Summer is perfect-to-the-‘tea? for reading

The Orion Senior Center celebrated the end of its Seasoned Reader Summer Reading Club with a high tea. Seniors joined fellow readers at the center for a full tea spread and music from Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel. The center partnered with the Orion Township Public Library to host the club and tea. ‘It’s just a […]