With a new head coach and 10 players returning from last year’s team, the Lake Orion High School varsity girls tennis team is hoping to challenge for a top spot in OAA II. Their new coach is Eric Bracciano, who comes to the Dragons with two years of varsity coaching experience at Fenton. Bracciano, an […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating to see if a pedestrian injury accident that happened in the Orion Cove Apartments could have been the result of an argument between two men. The OCSD responded to the call of a hit and run accident at 594 Kimberly in the Orion Cove Apartments on Aug. 24. […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees has asked parks and recreation director Rock Blanchard to bring back an expanded plan for an amphitheater at Civic Center Park by the Sept. 19 board meeting. Blanchard presented a request at the Aug. 15 meeting, asking the board to authorize the preparation of specifications and to seek bids […]
Orion Township residents could soon be asked again to weigh in with their opinions on the parks and recreation department. Parks and recreation director Rock Blanchard asked township trustees on Aug. 15 to approve having a request for proposals (RFP) prepared, to find a professional company to conduct a parks and recreation survey. Township trustees […]
Dan Haas isn’t a new face at Scripps Middle School, but he does have a new title: Principal. Haas took over the position from Ken Gutman, who replaces Christine Lehman as assistant superintendent of human resources. Lehman was made superintendent after Dr. Craig Younkman retired in July. Haas will have some help. Kevin Brock has […]
Jaime Pescia, a 1995 Lake Orion High School graduate, will make her Palace of Auburn Hills singing debut on Aug. 25, singing the national anthem before the Detroit Shock game. Pescia, 28, now lives in Clinton Township, and said she was asked to sing the national anthem after her friends from the March of Dimes […]
Lake Orion High School varsity football returns five starters on offense and seven starters on defense from last year’s playoffs-qualifying team. The Dragons also return their kicker, and head coach Chris Bell said they’ve added a strong junior class and a good group of seniors to the program. ‘We have a chance to be very […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity girls basketball team will move down to OAA III this year, but head coach Steve Roberts said the program is heading in the right direction. ‘We’ve gone through some lean years,? he said. ‘We’ll do more this year than just compete every night. We’re looking to win a championship.? […]
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is investigating to see if former state senator Mat Dunaskiss is operating a marina illegally at property he owns on Lake Orion. The property in question is an island that formerly had a home on it, which burned down. Residents have told the MDEQ that a motorhome has […]
For Robert and Mary Ann Emick, working at CARE House in Pontiac, the home of the Child Abuse and Neglect Council of Oakland County, has been nothing short of an eye-opening experience. ‘What truly amazed me is they have three appointments a day,? said Mary Ann. ‘That’s 15 children a week. That’s a lot of […]