Orion Township is getting a taste of the highlands this weekend when the annual Scottish Highland Games returns to Canterbury Village on June 30 and July 1. ‘It’s a preservation of Scottish heritage in Michigan,? said Franklin Dohanyos, event organizer and executive director of the Scottish American Society of Michigan. ‘Michigan has some great Highland […]
I may be beating this dead horse into a fine paste, but I am not a wealthy man. I am not poverty stricken by any means, but I must watch what I buy and when I buy it if I do not want an awkward moment in the leaser’s office at the end of the […]
The annual Jubilee has come and gone, but the effect of the festival is sure to be remembered by its attendees for some time. All the old rides returned along with new additions. From the ferris wheel, to the pirate ride, to Euro Bungie and more, even opening day saw crowds steadily grow to fill […]
Breaking and entering is a peculiar crime in that it affects the victim not only physically – monetarily – it also strips away the last vestige of safety. Home security. Yet thanks to the work of the Oakland County Sheriffs and their Orion Township Deputies, one less alleged burglar is walking the streets as of […]
There are people who grow up in a community, find a reason to leave and never return. For most of his life, long-time Orion resident William G. Adams, who passed June 24 and was buried June 27, never found that reason. Adams belonged to a receding group from a bygone era of community-oriented people and […]
Lake Orion will soon play host to the 2012 Senior Open and the celebrities are beginning to roll in. Yet not every one of them is famous for the club in their hands as they are for other talents – in Frank Beckmann’s case, it’s what he does behind a microphone. The WJR talk show […]
The influx of visiting golf enthusiasts will not go unnoticed in Lake Orion – speculation based on last year’s Senior Open put daily numbers in the 40,000 range. And the businesses of the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce (OACC) are ready for the spike. ‘I think the biggest thing is the shear volume of people […]
A couple months back I wrote on why I like winter, particularly over summer. They called me mad! And judging from popular opinion, I’m about to share another dark, stormy secret in that I, truly enjoy and derive happiness from dark, stormy weather. Remember last Tuesday? The sky stayed clear for hours at a time […]
People plan weddings for expansive hill sides, villas, churches, beaches and more, but Justin Filyaw and Nikki Beaudoin decided to take their wedding beyond the shore, to the waters of Lake Orion. Two pontoon boats worth of families and band members later, the two said their vows and became husband and wife and walked down […]
Lake Orion is growing in fame thanks to the national focus on the auto industry and sporting events like the Senior Open, but where would Lake Orion be without festivals like Dragon on the Lake? Thankfully, Orion residents won’t have to wonder, as the event is nearly here once again – this time being directed […]