Reiss: From associate principal to athletic director

This year Bill Reiss will have a different view from his office window at Lake Orion High School. On July 1, Reiss, formerly an associate principal, was named the new athletic director, replacing Jim Wood who retired on June 30. Reiss, 52, is going into his 31st year with Lake Orion Schools. “I started at […]

New coach gets soccer team in competitive shape

Members of the Lake Orion High School Varsity Boys Soccer Team was surprised this fall season with a new coach, who also brings a fresh perspective to the team. Erick Pfeifer, an Oxford resident, was hired to replace Randy McCoy as the varsity coach for LOHS boy soccer. Pfeifer has almost 30 years of experience […]

Tennis team back strong and motivated for the season

The season is off to a good start for the Lake Orion High School Girls Varsity Tennis Team, as head coach Jody Winkleman said her players are excited and anxious to start winning matches. “The excitement is just contagious,” she said. “They enjoy the game and their teammates so much.” The Dragons return five seniors […]

Orion Physical Therapy has unique hands-on approach

Quality care with a personal touch is what you’ll find when you visit Orion Physical Therapy. With their grand opening on July 7, physical therapists Kent Allion and Brett Debo are happy to have their own practice together in the community where they have both worked for many years. Allion met Debo after he did […]

Boat holds fond memories

Bill Van Wagoner keeps a piece of his past on Lake Orion. The Oxford resident has a 1957 model (made in 1956), 17-foot sportsman utility wooden boat that his father bought when Van Wagoner was a child living in Lake Orion. “It’s a third generation boat, now owned by my son Bruce,” Van Wagoner said. […]

Cable Commission wants to bring citizens’ concerns to Comcast

Residents in Orion Township weren’t very happy to see Comcast Cable move its customer service office from Orion to Independence Township, and neither were the Orion Cable Commission and Orion Township Board of Trustees. “In the contract they were to maintain an office in Orion and it’s in Independence (now),” said Orion Township Supervisor Jerry […]

Cagers bring slew of new faces to the court

It’s a new season with a lot of new names on the varsity roster for Lake Orion High School Girls Basketball. Head coach Steve Roberts will return five of his Dragons this season: seniors Katie Campbell, Lindsey Randazzo, Lauren Larocca and Jessica McLean; and junior Amanda Noll. Quad-captains for the 2003 season are Campbell, Randazzo, […]

Swimmers look to be in top five of OAA II by end of the season

Lake Orion High School girls swim coach Darin Abbassee’s expectations were high for his team this year, but he said so far the kids are meeting them. “They’re looking very good, and they’re a very balanced team,” he said about two weeks into the team’s practice schedule. “We graduated Lauren LeBrun and Katherine Roesch, but […]

Proposed topless club stirs local controversy

Despite residents’ protests, a proposed establishment offering topless entertainment on Lapeer Road will have the same chance as any other business to prove itself to the Orion Township Board of Trustees, provided the club can meet the requirements of local ordinances. The facility, dubbed The Golden Door Gentleman’s Club, would offer upscale dining and topless […]

Board struggles to fill ZBA vacancy

Over two months after the resignation of Eric Wilson from the Orion Township Board of Trustees, the board has yet to be able to find a replacement for him on the zoning board of appeals. The board had postponed a decision on naming a replacement until the Sept. 2 meeting, but had to postpone the […]

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