The Dragon grapplers won the Rich Ruddy Wrestling Classic at Lake Fenton on Saturday. Lake Orion won the event by defeating Macomb Dakota in the championship match. Charlie Highlen at 135 pounds, Ethan Gros, (171) Durham Basso (215) and John Yeglinski at 189 pounds all were undefeated on the day for the Dragons.
The Lake Orion hockey squad lost a heart-breaker to Oxford on Saturday when they couldn’t get anything past a hot goalie. The Dragons had an amazing 11 power plays during the game but could not solve Wildcat goaltender Justin Gizinski, who made 33 saves for the 2-0 shutout win at the Onyx in Rochester. Entering […]
Some exploratory discussions will be held between the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) and representatives from Independence Township about a possible merger. The bus service’s board of directors voted to establish an Ad-Hoc committee to discuss a possible merger, but officials seemed to question whether a merger would be in the best interests of NOTA’s […]
Some exploratory discussions will be held between the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) and representatives from Independence Township about a possible merger. The bus service’s board of directors voted to establish an Ad-Hoc committee to discuss a possible merger but officials seemed to question whether a merger would be in the best interests of NOTA’s […]
Sometimes you can learn more from losses than wins. The Lake Orion boys? basketball team suffered from late 2012 blues as they played three of the better teams in the region, losing to Clarkston, Detroit Country Day and Rochester Adams by wide margins. But those losses have made the team stronger and now that they […]
The Lake Orion Competitive Cheer team shows enthusiasm, drive and athleticism that is unique to their sport. The girls have been working hard this season and doing very well. On Saturday they host the annual Lake Orion Invitational that will feature some of the top high school competitive cheer teams in Michigan. The day begins […]
An effort to meet the nutritional needs of all children in the Lake Orion community is underway. A program called ‘Blessings in a Backpack? is a national organization working in 42 states, including Michigan, that provides free food to meet at-risk children’s nutritional needs on weekends. A new group called Blessings in a Backpack-Lake Orion […]
Russell C. Greenlees Jr., a man thought by many to be a legend in the Lake Orion law enforcement community, passed away recently. ‘There will always be only one Russ and there no one will ever be like him,? said Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh. When Greenlees passed away he was still working at age […]
The Rev. Laurel Dahill was welcomed as the new Rector of St. Mary’s-in-the-Hills Episcopal Church with a special evening Service of Renewal of Ministry on Wednesday. The church is on Joslyn, next to Canterbury Village. The Rt. Rev. Wendell Gibbs, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, presided at the service which included a celebration […]
Cooperative police work led to the arrests of three family members believed responsible for thefts from the Church of Christ in January and other crimes in Oakland County. According to a report from Lt. Dan Toth of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Orion Substation, two females entered the Church of Christ located on Hemingway Road […]