Lines have blurred between the indoors and the surrounding wilderness at Moose Tree Nature Preserve. With the help of Marie Rust and Lisa Ramlow, artist Lori Taylor created an enormous network of murals on the Moose’s previously bare walls. Students hardly know when to use inside and outside voices between the building’s forest-facing windows and […]
ESPN, here they come! May 22, baseball players Eric Knoblock and Kyle Rosen, volleyball player Alicia Roth and cross country runner Ryan Ziolko each committed to playing for a university or college, gaining scholarships and denying further recruitment offers, per NLI regulations. Knoblock is a pitcher and third-baseman for the Dragons. He’s heading to Olivet […]
‘We seniors need good fellowship. We are so thankful to be able to attend this event,? said Dora and Max Lee. The couple volunteered at the Orion Senior Center’s Redefine Your Retirement expo. King’s Court Castle hosted the event May 21, which featured information on hospice, estate planning, assisted living, nursing facilities, senior health products, […]
Detroit Tiger’s center-fielder Curtis Granderson headed to Lake Orion for the second time this year. Making good on his promise to stop in after his charity basketball game in January, Granderson put on a workshop for LOHS’s baseball teams on Monday. ‘I wanted to provide information for these guys even though they have great coaches […]
After several years of pricy school board elections, the Lake Orion Board of Education is looking at reform. The recently reelected Jim Weidman presented the board with a proposal that would alter the way elections are run and potentially save the district thousands of dollars each year. Weidman said they’re ‘going over what [they’ve] done […]
Email and the Internet have become the latest generation’s darling, but the Village of Lake Orion is struggling to draw the line on exactly how councilmembers should navigate the Web’s avenues of communication. Publishing members? email addresses on the village Web site has been a hot topic of discussion over recent months. Currently, councilmembers phone […]
Palazzo di Bocce patrons got star treatment as they competed in Detroit Lions Tony Filippis Memorial Bocce Tournament. Most of the pro-football team was in attendance as well as many retired players and other celebrities. The event was presented in association with Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame and the bocce hall. One third of […]
In an already winnin season (25-8), Lady Dragons took on Troy, Rochester and Auburn Hills in the Red Hawk Classic. After three wins on the field, Tessa Tomlin, Lauren Farrington, Megan Smith and Shelby Phillips were named All-Tournament. With Danielle Dunn on the mound, Lady Dragons beat out Rochester, 10-3, in the tournament’s opener. Megan […]
Every Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m., Culvers is hosting Classic Car Night. Tuesday, May 12, LOHS hosted a fundraiser there where a portion of proceeds benefited next year’s Unity Week. Ron Schroeder (below), of Orion Township, enjoys the mild weather next to his 1939 Ford. The sun’s warmth was matched by the coupe’s air […]
The Lake Orion Education Foundation (LOEF) announced grant winners for this year. In all, the foundation gave away nearly $20,000 to applicants from area schools. The winners were acknowledged at the May 13 school board meeting.