The Lake Orion varsity girls basketball team is proving to be a formidable force this season, as they cruised to victories over Romeo and Berkley last week. On Sept. 6, the Dragons defeated Romeo, 41-38, as Rachel LaRocca poured in 16 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for the Lake Orion team. In that game, […]
Nick Christi is hoping to have his restaurant ‘Christi’s? up and running in his family’s former Orion House location on Clarkston Road by Halloween. That’s what Christi told the Orion Township trustees on Sept. 6, when he requested their approval of a new dance and entertainment permit for his restaurant, to be held in conjunction […]
Lake Orion residents and area churches are joining the rest of the country by pitching in to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Several area churches have already organized collections to help people living in the affected Gulf regions. Among those are: Echo Christian Fellowship Church at 2840 W. Clarkston Road is working on putting […]
The Lake Orion varsity boys soccer team started off their 2005 season by defeating Flint Kearsely and Goodridge on Aug. 27, and losing to Oxford. In tournament play, the Dragons lost to Oxford, 1-0, and defeated Flint, 6-0. They won against Goodridge, 8-0. On Aug. 30, the Dragons tied against Rochester Adams, 3-3. Lake Orion […]
This year’s Lake Orion High School girls swimming and diving team is senior-rich, and ready to challenge for an OAA II league championship. Coach Darin Abbasse returns senior state qualifiers Perri Mitchell, and Emily Roesch. Also returning are seniors Stephanie Humes, Nicki Dolan, Emily Childers, Molly Wilkop, Morgan Cook, Chelsea Hollander, Julia Findling, Alex Kudla […]
Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) Metro Detroit Chapters have chosen Olde World Canterbury Village in Orion Township as the site for their Strides for Change Walk, happening on Sept. 24. Strides for Change is a 5K, non-competitive walk that enables corporations and individuals to team up with MADD to help further their mission of keeping […]
Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) Metro Detroit Chapters have chosen Olde World Canterbury Village in Orion Township as the site for their Strides for Change Walk, happening on Sept. 24. Strides for Change is a 5K, non-competitive walk that enables corporations and individuals to team up with MADD to help further their mission of keeping […]
Whether you are looking for the keys to increase the reading level for your child or yourself, the Orion Township Library will have answers for you at their ‘All Aboard the Reading Railroad? program on Sept. 10. The event is an open house for the whole family, beginning at 2 p.m. and open to the […]
Kathleen Wilson will soon be earning a college degree at the University of Maryland, but unlike many college students she’s not going to have to pay for it. That’s because Wilson, the daughter of Oakland County Commissioner and former Orion Township Trustee Eric Wilson and his wife Carol; has been awarded a full-ride scholarship to […]
The Lake Orion High School cross country teams started their season on Aug. 25, running in the Rochester Adams Invitational. No teams scores were kept, but returning Orion senior Rob Shinouskis finished second overall, with a time of 16:55. Returning senior Drew Collette finished in seventh place, with a time of 17:26. For the girls […]