Monday, Oct. 27, a prowler was spotted behind McDonald’s on South Broadway. A cell phone was lost at Front/Broadway. A person at Odonah/Kimberly was arrested for driving with a suspended license. *** Tuesday, Oct. 28, wires were down on Elizabeth Street. A vehicle was found abandoned on North Broadway. A stolen vehicle was recovered in […]
Tuesday, Oct. 28 3:03 p.m.-Station #1 responded to a dryer fire on Clairemont. 3:37 p.m.-A person on Pleasant Ridge had a possible stroke. Station #1 responded. Wednesday, Oct. 29 2:48 p.m.-An accident occurred on M-24, south of Scripps Road. Station #2 responded. 6:24 p.m.-A woman on South Lapeer had seizures. Station #1 responded. 8:04 p.m.-Station […]
Ten Years Ago Nov. 3, 1993 ~~~The men of the Orion/Oxford Eagles softball team were crowned national champions at the 1993 Eagles National Softball Tournament this summer. ~~~Carl Ruby’s 1929 Ford pickup truck was recognized as one of the best restored motor vehicles of its era at the 43rd annual Old Car Festival at Greenfield […]
St. Joseph Catholic Church will celebrate its 75th anniversary in Lake Orion with a Mass and reception on Nov. 8. The history of the parish begins in the early 1900s. Reverend Thomas Gorman began offering Mass on the porch of the Pat Slavin home on Lake Orion in 1922. Some people would follow services from […]
The Great Lakes Thundercats baseball club, along with 11 other teams from Michigan and Indiana, completed in the 14 and Under Division of the USSSA Octoberfest Qualifier recently. The ‘Cats were the top 13-year-old finishers last year in the same event and wanted to defend their title. Playing in 38-degree temperature, both teams’ bats were […]
Their hopes for a state title run were dashed early, but the Lake Orion High School Varsity Boys Soccer Team is still a winner in the eyes of their head coach, Erick Pfeifer. “My standards are completely different from anything they had seen before,” said Pfeifer, who took over this season as the varsity coach. […]
The Lake Orion High School Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams wrapped up their 2003 seasons at the state competition in Brooklyn, Michigan last weekend. The Dragons’ Lindsey Gaudard was the only top 10 finisher in the state cross country finals, held on Nov. 1. Gaudard finished sixth individually in the girls’ competition, with a […]
It’s beginning to sink in for the Goodrich girls cross country team. The Martians clinched the school’s second state championship in any sport with a win in the state Division 3 girls cross country meet Nov. 1 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Goodrich scored 62 points at the meet, easily outdistancing second-place Hillsdale (114) […]
Going into their Oct. 31 district game against Capac, the Goodrich football team had won only one playoff game in the school’s history. Adam McAuliffe and his Martian teammates made sure to add another playoff win to the school’s ledger. The Goodrich senior scored on a 33-yard touchdown run with 58 seconds left in the […]
‘Women’s Volleyball: Come and join the fun! Women’s Volleyball is a night out to play volleyball, meet new people and get some exercise. This is not a league, and no standings are kept. The program is Thursdays beginning Sept. 11 through Dec. 18 from 7-10 p.m. at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School. The cost is $35 […]