Our robust nation was built not just on the shoulders of brave pioneers, gallant war heroes, earnest statesmen and fearless civil rights leaders. There were also those scheming and dreaming geeks whose most important commodity wasn’t just sweat and courage (though there was that, too), but an idea. I’m talking about inventors. Yep, those madcap […]
The Lake Orion boys? varsity track and field team were just 12 and a half points out of first place at regionals on May 15. The meet was won by Holly, where it was also held. Still, the team ran well, according to Coach Stan Ford. Senior Jeremiah Hargett qualified for the state meet by […]
The streets of downtown Lake Orion were filled with flowery fragrance this past weekend when the 8th Annual Flower Fair came to town. Local nurseries were on hand selling flats of flowers while children were treated to pony rides and candies. But the day was especially for the greenthumbs and gardeners who get down and […]
As Orion’s GM plant faces an uncertain future, the township is trying to do what it can to lure viable businesses. The Orion Township Board of Trustees recently approved the establishment of an Industrial Development District (IDD). The area covered by the IDD is in the southern part of the township between Silverbell and Brown […]
Pole dancing has long been an art form associated with seedy, smoke-filled strip clubs. But in the past several years, the activity has been embraced as an alternate to aerobics by housewives and professionals alike. Pole dancing studios generally pop up in hip areas like Ferndale, where Elona Gano used to be an instructor at […]
Cindy Plouhar gets a hug from a family member at the Memorial Day Ceremony held at the veterans memorial on Monday. Plouhar’s son, Raymond, was killed in Iraq in June of 2006.
The family of Staff Sgt. Raymond Plouhar, Orion’s most recent war casualty, rely on the wind to spread their memory of him. Each year, his large, extended family gathers at his parents? home on a lake in southern Orion Township to release balloons on Memorial Day. Plouhar was killed by a roadside bomb in the […]
Following Monday morning’s Memorial Day parade, the Orion Veterans Memorial hosted a special ceremony at the memorial site to honor fallen soldiers. Dr. Joe Mastromatteo lead the audience in a heart-felt, and sometimes teary, presentation. Civil War Thomas Bowers Daniel Burton Roswell Campbell William A. Churchill Henry C. Fairchilds Hiram Hemmingway Webster Adolphus Marsh Parley […]
Following Monday morning’s Memorial Day parade, the Orion Veterans Memorial hosted a special ceremony at the memorial site to honor fallen soldiers. Dr. Joe Mastromatteo lead the audience in a heart-felt, and sometimes teary, presentation. The names of those who lost their lives from Orion are as follows: Civil War Thomas Bowers Daniel Burton Roswell […]
Like an empty Pontiac G6 sitting on a lonely road with no where to go, gas tank almost empty, Orion’s GM plant is ‘idling.? The plant was officially placed on standby status as a result of iconic carmaker General Motor’s historic bankruptcy announcement June 1. Workers at the Orion Assembly Plant commiserate with employees from […]