The Lake Orion High School varsity boys tennis team is midway through the season and doing well, despite a loss to new rivals Farmington on April 16. Farmington is new to the OAA league, and the Dragons lost to the team 5-3 at LOHS. Winning a singles match for Lake Orion was Kuba Swierszczuk, defeating […]
Two out of 30 bass fish in Lake Orion sampled by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have been found to have a virus that can cause a disease that kills about 10 percent of the bass it infects. According to DNR Fisheries Division Biologist Jim Francis, the largemouth bass virus was first detected […]
It might not sound like that much in comparison to Orion Township’s general fund, but treasurer James Marleau said citizens will be feeling the pinch of a missing $30,000 if a state parks proposal is adopted. The proposal, which recently had its first subcommittee hearing in Lansing, would reduce or eliminate payments made by the […]
If bug spray and candles just aren’t cutting it this summer in making your back yard a tolerable place, you may need the assistance of the Mosquito Magnet. The Mosquito Magnet is a device which emits carbon dioxide via a blower. Carbon dioxide is one of the substances that female mosquitoes home in on, and […]
In a spring break match-up with Clio on April 24, the Lake Orion High School varsity baseball team came up short in the first game, falling 15-7, but bouncing back to take the second game of the doubleheader, 8-1. Jim Couretas led the Dragons to the win in the second game, pitching a three-hitter. Brent […]
Dragon Dash runners should be familiar with the name of Jordan Desilets. The 1999 Lake Orion High School graduate has won the Dragon Dash for the past several years. The Dragon Dash is an annual 8K run/walk around Lake Voorheis, sponsored by the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department. The event also includes a Fun […]
Orion Township has agreed to pay the Village of Lake Orion 10 percent of whatever the township ends up spending to clean up debris left from the ice storm a month ago. The village will be doing its own clean-up using the Village of Lake Orion Department of Public Works, which also acts as the […]
Voters in Orion Township, Lake Orion and Oakland Township will go to the polls on May 13 to vote for the candidates they would like to see in a special election to elect a new county commissioner for the third district. Voters will choose between five Republican and four Democratic candidates in the primary election: […]
The inaugural class of the Lake Orion First Baptist School will soon be winding down their first year in the church’s new education building. The church constructed the building, added on to the already existing one, on Scripps Road. Former Kenya missionary Daniel Huffstutler was recruited from the Chicago area to serve as church administrator, […]
She said she might like to become a teacher or an engineer, but for now Lake Orion High School freshman Nicole Fortin’s field of expertise is office programs. Fortin, a member of LOHS’ newly-formed Business Professionals of America Club, placed second in the regional on Jan. 10 at Baker College in Flint, and seventh in […]