Summer can be tough on the working parent but those at the Lake Orion Schools Community Enrichment Center (LOHSCS) sought to offer an option this summer in the form of a camp. Camp Wanna Have Fun, hosted by the LOHSCS at Lake Orion’s CERC building on Scripps, offered kids a number of ways to have […]
The 2012 Senior Open meant different things to different people – be it spectator, sponsor or enthusiast. But for Indianwood Country Club Pro Dave Zink, the event became a throwback to his days doing what he does best – golf. ‘It was fun – I had a good time both Saturday and Sunday,? said Zink. […]
The fourth annual Lake Orion Rotary Duathlon took place July 21 and despite the early start time runners, bikers and athletes came out in droves to test their mettle. A five kilometer run and 20 kilometer bike ride were the challengers and locals from Orion Township and surrounding communities were their opponents. Some were their […]
It’s a change that probably won’t be overtly noticed, but the traffic situation along M-24 has improved with the installation of a new type of technology. A new type of traffic light timing system went into effect on July 17. The aptly named FAST-TRAC (Faster And Safer Travel – Through Routing & Advanced Controls) uses […]
Lake Orion lesser sports may no longer play second fiddle to the likes of Baseball, Football and Basketball as more and more become present in area middle schools. It started this year with boys lacrosse, quickly moved to girls lacrosse and now tennis is taking a slice of the sixth through eighth graders. According to […]
Lake Orion is growing in fame thanks to the national focus on the auto industry and sporting events like the Senior Open, but where would Lake Orion be without festivals like Dragon on the Lake? Thankfully, Orion residents won’t have to wonder, as the event is nearly here once again – this time being directed […]
Summer tanning may be easy now with the sun shinning down its beams but in one or two short months, going out to the beach will be a memory. Thanks to the new owners of Coco Tanning, located at 666 S. Lapeer in Lake Orion, sunbathers won’t have to go without the bronze despite the […]
Canterbury Village looks the part and on July 6 and 7 it also sounded like an old English village when the Great Lakes Community Players put on a production of Hamlet for all to watch. The crowds came, laughed, cried and sat in suspense while watching LOHS graduate Tahra Gribbin’s interpretation of the popular Shakespeare […]
Lake Orion will soon play host to the 2012 Senior Open and the celebrities are beginning to roll in. Yet not every one of them is famous for the club in their hands as they are for other talents – in Frank Beckmann’s case, it’s what he does behind a microphone. The WJR talk show […]
The influx of visiting golf enthusiasts will not go unnoticed in Lake Orion – speculation based on last year’s Senior Open put daily numbers in the 40,000 range. And the businesses of the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce (OACC) are ready for the spike. ‘I think the biggest thing is the shear volume of people […]