The Lake Orion High School varsity girls basketball team were winless in two games on Oct. 5 and Oct. 7. On Oct. 5, the team hosted Auburn Hills Avondale, almost upsetting but eventually falling 45-41. Chelsea Richards led the Dragons with 14 points and four assists, while Rachel Traurig had 12. Rachel LaRocca had eight […]
Although they failed to qualify as a team for the state competition, being held Oct. 16 at Michigan State University, the Lake Orion varsity boys golf team still can celebrate this season as a success, as far as coach Monty Gallaher is concerned. ‘The way that I (coached) my team is to play to the […]
The Lake Orion High School boys cross country team walked away with victories over Troy Athens and Birmingham Seaholm on Oct. 5, while the Lake Orion girls defeated Seaholm, but fell to Athens. The boys team got by Athens, 25-32, and Seaholm, 22-33. The girls stormed by Seaholm, 23-32, and were unable to get by […]
Orion Township trustees did not come to a decision at their Oct. 4 meeting on what to do with allocated funds for the parks and recreation department already in the budget, if Proposal P passes on Nov. 2. Proposal P would set up a separate millage for parks and recreation if it is approved by […]
The story behind the creation of the Lake Orion Lions Club’s Bear Lake Blind Camp isn’t so much about one man working tirelessly to achieve his dream, as it is about the entire community pulling together to help him do it. At least that’s the way long-time Lake Orion Lions Club member and Bear Lake […]
Students at Stadium Drive Elementary School celebrated their annual Spirit Week on Sept. 27-Oct. 1. The kids paired the idea of school spirit with the spirit of giving, bringing in canned goods for the Orion/Oxford FISH on Monday, bringing in box tops on Tuesday, soup labels on Wednesday, and a piece of junk mail to […]
Do you have a competitive spirit, but the idea of throwing a pig just isn’t your thing? No to worry, the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department promises that no pigs will be harmed during their Pig Throwing contest at this year’s Barn Daze. ‘People are very concerned about the pigs,? said Jennifer Rowe of […]
As the weather turned chillier last week, so did play for the Lake Orion High School varsity boys soccer team. The Dragons, riding a 9-4, 5-3 OAA I record, faced off against Troy Athens on Sept. 28, in the first game of what would turn out to be a winless week for the team. Athens […]
Looking ahead to the OAA League Meet coming up in just a little less than a month, the Lake Orion girls swimming and diving team posted a 13th place finish in the County Meet on Oct. 1-2, after dropping to Rochester on Sept. 28. Against the Falcons, Lake Orion lost 98-87, as Emily Roesch finished […]
Pat Sweeney was doing some landscaping at St. Joseph Catholic Church 10 years ago when he noticed the bowling ring he wore had slipped off his hand. Sweeney, a lifelong resident of Lake Orion, received the ring after he bowled his first 300 game while playing for the Pontiac Firebird league. Then several weeks ago, […]