LOHS looking for new varsity volleyball coach for winter

Lake Orion High School is currently taking applications for the position of varsity volleyball coach. Please send your letter of application and resume to: Bill Reiss, 495 E. Scripps Road, Lake Orion, MI 48360. For more information, call 693-5458.

Girls alumni basketball being held at LOHS on Aug. 16

A girls almuni basketball game will be held at the Lake Orion High School Fieldhouse on Aug. 16. The game will be at 1 p.m. Any former players interested in participating should contact Steve Roberts at (248) 379-7688. Roberts can also be contacted, or call 693-5458, for information on green and white apparel for former […]

Lake Orion Men’s Softball League game report

The following reports are for Lake Orion Men’s Softball League games played on July 10: Chicago Brothers Pizza needed 10 innings to pull out an 18-7 victory over Deano Macs in National League play in the LOMSL. With the win, Chicago Brothers improved to 10-2 on the season, and remains in sole possession of first […]

Local at National soccer program

William Weaver of Lake Orion will join 149 other male soccer players from across the United States for the adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) 2003, to be held at the University of North Carolina Wilmington from July 8-13. The adidas ESP is a sanctioned U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program that brings together the best […]

LO Police Log

Monday, July 7, a person on South Broadway was arrested for drunken driving and driving with a suspended license. Hit and run property damage occurred on East Flint. A car was blocking the roadway at M-24/Elizabeth Street. A woman on Park Avenue reported her daughter’s 18 year old friend was hindering her daughter’s probation. *** […]

Trailways Coordinator hopes more will get on trail

Although she has been involved with the Paint Creek Trailways since 1997, Kristen Myers might be a new face to some as she takes over as the Paint Creek Trailways Coordinator. Myers replaced her former boss Bill Stark, who was the former trailways coordinator and for whom she worked as an administrative assistant since 2000. […]

It’s berry time in Leonard

For 364 days out of the year, Leonard is a sleepy little town with a population of about 330 residents. But that all changes for one day every July when thousands of visitors and past residents flood the village’s downtown for the annual Strawberry Festival. This year that day is Saturday, July 19. “Anybody who’s […]

Fire Call

Monday, July 7 3:52 p.m.-Station #3 responded to a possible stroke victim on South Baldwin. 9:56 p.m.-A person on Wareing had difficulty breathing. Station #3 responded. Tuesday, July 8 7:37 p.m.-A man in a car on Hummingbird passed out, dropped his cigarette and the car filled with smoke. Station #2 responded. 7:61 p.m.-A man at […]

Deputy Reports

Monday, July 7, breaking and entering in a garage on Bald Mountain Road. Numerous tools were taken. Stereo equipment and CDs were stolen from a vehicle on Hidden Forest Drive. Taillights were taken from a vehicle on Aspen. A window was broken out on a vehicle, and a visor stolen, at Skalnek Ford on Lapeer […]

Oxford childcare providers become nationally accredited

Cindy Winther and Roxann Ewald, both Oxford child care providers, have worked hard to be two of the only 10 providers in Oakland County to achieve national standards of quality through the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) Accreditation this year. “It was quite a process to go through,” said Winther, who runs Sunny […]