The weather isn’t the only thing warming up. Starting Monday, March 14, Lake Orion High School’s spring sports began holding tryouts to determine which of the many candidates would be joining the teams for the spring season. From Girls? Lacrosse in the gym to Baseball on the football field, the athletic fields were buzzing with […]
New Governor Rick Snyder is shaking things up in Lansing, staying true to his word on running Michigan like a business. Local government officials recently offered their thought on some of these changes, including the Competitive Bidding Bill and the Emergency Financial Status legislation. Opinions, while mostly positive, remain mixed. Lake Orion Village Manager Paul […]
Work on downtown’s Streetscape has officially broken ground — in the form of a large crater at the corner of Flint and N. Lapeer streets. The construction has closed off its first road, and some Lake Orion businesses were concerned this would mark a point in the project where business would be injured. Yet against […]
Our community seems to be a government awarded-construction paradise, between the new Orion (senior) Center, bridge work on Silverbell and downtown Lake Orion’s Streetscape there is a lot going on to snarl-up traffic for the long-term betterment of society. But wait, there’s more! Soon residents won’t have to travel to far away places like Clarkston […]
Graduating seniors can pose problems to high school sports teams as they take with them valuable experience and talent. Yet Lake Orion High School Girls? Track and Field head coach Sjonne Marie is looking forward to the challenge of constructing a new team. ‘This is my second year coaching the girls? track team, and coming […]
Sporting injuries are common, yet can be severe enough to influence an entire season. Joe Woityra, head coach of Lake Orion’s Softball team said last year’s season was plagued by injuries, but this year, steps are being taken to prevent a repeat. ‘We did relatively well considering at any given time we had four girls […]
Lake Orion High School’s sports teams are placed in the Division One OAA league due to their size and population. The theory behind the population-based placement is that the bigger a team’s talent pool, the higher quality their players should be. Baseball season is gearing up in Lake Orion, and head Coach Andrew Schramek says […]
It can always be troublesome for a high school coach when not enough people try out for their team, but Eric Bracciano, head coach for Girls? Varsity Tennis, does not have that problem. ‘We had over 55 girls try out for the team this year, and that was way more than we anticipated would be […]
Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder, is running Lansing differently since he took office from his predecessor, Jennifer Granholm. And, while officials in Orion Township are overall pleased with his progress, reservations remain. Orion Township Supervisor Matthew Gibb said he supports what Snyder is doing in Michigan’s capital; he believes the governor has yet to understand what […]
Four time Olympic swimmer and 1996 gold medalist in 4x200m freestyle relays, Sheila Taormina visited the Lake Orion High School on March 22 to help local swimmers young and old Amy Kuiper, Aquatics Director at the Lake Orion Natatorium, said the event was a unique experience. ‘Some community members heard about a clinic she was […]