Lake Orion varsity competitive cheerleading coach Nancy de Avila said she was pleased and proud of her team after they placed third overall in the Lake Orion Invitational, held on Jan. 29 at LOHS. ‘Our goal was to finish fourth,? she said. ‘We beat two of last year’s state finals? teams. There were four of […]
Orion Township assessor John Attwell said he has never had a case of theft in his 28 years of working for local government like that involving the missing documents from the Gingellville Community Center file kept in his office. Township trustees addressed the matter at their Jan. 18 meeting, when they received the completed Oakland […]
Clerk Jill Bastian said the township has been getting calls, but Waste Away, Inc. owner Matt McKay said he has yet to hear about any complaints from customers in Orion Township. McKay attended the Jan. 18 Orion Township board meeting, where trustee Michael Gingell asked him if he was aware of customers complaining of Waste […]
Soon the ‘things? at Linens N? Things could include wine. The Orion Township board of trustees received a notice from the Liquor Control Commission (LCC) regarding a request from LNT West, Inc. (Linens N? Things) for a new SDM (Specially Designated Merchant) license for the store at 4852 S. Baldwin Road. An application was submitted […]
Not many people in Lake Orion can claim to have climbed the world’s highest free-standing mountain, but that’s exactly what Mary Chayka-Crawford and her husband Steward Crawford hope to do in February at Mount Kilimanjaro. Located in Tanzania, Africa, the 19,340-foot mountain is known as the ‘Roof of Africa,? and is the largest of an […]
The Lake Orion varsity volleyball team increased their record to 5-1 in OAA II, and 11-5-2 overall with victories over Southfield High School at LOHS on Jan. 20. The Dragons won by scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-15. Kaitlin Motley going 15-of-16 serving for 12 points during the game. Teammate Rachel Bemman had six kills […]
The Lake Orion boys swimming and diving team started out the week on a positive note, defeating Troy Athens, 98-88 at home on Jan. 18, before losing to Birmingham Groves, also at home, on Jan. 20, 114-72. Against Athens, the Dragons had dominated 11 events, with the 200 medley relay team of David Brown, Pat […]
He could have been a contestant on the new show ‘Wickedly Perfect,? but after having seen the domestic reality show’s debut, Brad Jacobsen said he isn’t sorry he didn’t make the cut. ‘I couldn’t talk about it when I was trying out, because the whole process is very secretive,? said Jacobsen, Oxford Township resident and […]
Alisa Harding isn’t one to let grass grow under her feet. When the 18-year-old Lake Orion resident isn’t in the classroom at Lake Orion High School, she is playing basketball, soccer, hockey, running track and field, bowling, swimming and snowshoeing, all with the Special Olympics program. Her talents in snowshoe will take her to the […]
He could have been a contestant on the new show ‘Wickedly Perfect,? but after having seen the domestic reality show’s debut, Brad Jacobsen said he isn’t sorry he didn’t make the cut. ‘I couldn’t talk about it when I was trying out, because the whole process is very secretive,? said Jacobsen, owner of Jacobsen’s Flowers […]