Women gathering around a quilting frame is an old American tradition. These Lake Orion community volunteers have kept that tradition alive since last March when they started making a handmade quilt for their annual raffle. The raffle is to benefit the Friends of the Library for the Orion Township Library. ‘It took about 220 handquilted […]
Bethany Watterworth has signed a letter of intent to play basketball and receive a full-ride four-year scholarship at Oakland University where she will study in the health and sciences fields. Watterworth has been on the minds of college recruiters for a long time. ‘In August, 2007, I was offered the scholarship so I gave them […]
The Lady Dragons varsity cheerleaders have been hard at work practicing for their new, more competitive season. ‘We have a small, but extremely talented senior class to lead this team and we expect amazing things from them, as well as our multi-talented juniors and sophomores,? said Varsity Cheerleading Coach Nancy deAvila. Looking forward to a […]
At the first annual Charity Tree Auction, the only requirement is to pick a theme and decorate a pre-lit four-foot tree that has been given to you. Then, select a chosen charity to receive the entire amount of the top bid on your tree. Teresa Miller, the store manager at the Old World Cantebury Village […]
The expectations are high this year as the boys varsity wrestling team try to match or exceed their accomplishments last year. The team won their O.A.A. league title. They were also crowned Oakland County, district and regional champions. Varsity wrestling coach, Doug Klline said right now the team is ranked 6th in the state and […]
Last year the Lady Dragons won their league championshp in O.A.A.division three. Girl’s basketball coach Steve Roberts said the four top scorers last year were Bethany Waterworth, Courtney Zott, Melanie Lamerato and Sara Turnbull. ‘We were ranked 9th in the state last year, said Kline. We had success and experienced the agony of defeat,? said […]
The ‘Cutting Edge? salon is celebrating their first anniversary under new ownership. Owners, Keith and Theresa Ferguson say it’s been a great year and have particularly enjoyed being located in downtown Lake Orion. Across the street from C.J’s Lakeside Grill & Sandbar, the salon is located at 16 West Flint St. Theresa said her customers […]
While they have opposing viewpoints about which candidate should be the next President of the United States, the friendship among these veterans remains loyal. As Veterans Day is commemorated on Tuesday, Nov. 11, it is a good time to listen to the voices of those who fought for our country. All of these soldiers, Glenn […]
No gliches in this presidential mock election, not even hanging chads, but it was close. The students at Pine Tree Elementary School cast their votes and it was a squeaker, with only five votes separating presidential candidates, students elected John McCain with 211 votes. Barack Obama received 206 votes. ‘I voted for Barack Obama because […]
Reed Losee, 16, said he learned how to walk by kicking around a soccer ball. All of that kicking has paid off this year as Losee scored 24 goals and 15 assists to help the Dragons beat Clarkston High School (last year’s state champions) and go on to win their Division I district championship. ‘This […]