Although the snow isn’t flying just yet, the 2004 high school ski season is just around the corner and Lake Orion’s boys and girls varsity teams are ready to go. The boys team, coached by seventh year head coach Norm McKee, will enter its first season this year without a four-year, or even three-year, starter […]
Although the snow isn’t flying just yet, the 2004 high school ski season is just around the corner and Lake Orion’s boys and girls varsity teams are ready to go. The boys team, coached by seventh year head coach Norm McKee, will enter its first season this year without a four-year, or even three-year, starter […]
The Lake Orion Varsity Hockey Team is back in action for their fourth season this year, and after playing five games they can already be proud of their 2-1-2 record. The Dragons also have three brand new coaches who have been a part of hockey for most of their lives. Each of them come with […]
You won’t see lunchboxes at Blanche Sims Elementary School filled with peanut butter sandwiches, M & Ms and Ritz Bits with Cheese. It has become a peanut-free zone. School officials have asked parents not to let their children bring any food items that contain peanut products into the school. A first-grader was recently diagnosed as […]
Billy Weaver knew he would be getting a phone call from his varsity soccer coach Erick Pfeifer when he took his girlfriend to see the movie “Elf,” but he had no idea what the call would be about. “I was at the movies, and I had my phone on vibrate because I knew my coach […]
An Alan Drive family returned from a meal out on Nov. 22 to find their home in flames. The Orion Township Fire Department and Oakland County Sheriff’s Department both responded to the scene after a neighbor called 911. According to an OCSD report, when the deputy arrived the front of the house was fully involved […]
Santa Claus officially comes to town on Dec. 6. The annual 2003 Orion Area Holiday Lighted Parde in downtown Lake Orion begins at 6 p.m. It starts at Blanche Sims Elementary School, heads south on Florence, west on Flint, south on Anderson, west on Front then north on Broadway, ending at the Ehman Center on […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a loud noise complaint on Miller Road on Nov. 23. According to an OCSD report, a 45-year-old woman reported her neighbor, a 37-year-old man, was playing loud music in his garage, and that she’d had an ongoing problem with him playing loud music. While speaking with the woman, […]
US Representative Mike Rogers’ 8th District office staff will meet with Oakland County residents Dec. 1, 9-Noon at the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road. No appointment is necessary. The remainder of the afternoon staff will be visiting with business owners and managers in the community. To contact the 8th District office, call 517-702-8000 or […]
The Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department is looking for safety path maintenance proposals, as the previous contract for maintenance expired this past year. Proposals are due by Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. The contract will be for two years, 2004-2005. Work will include inspecting, preparing reports, repairing small cracks and holes in the asphalt, […]