Just because your child does well in school, plays sports and is an all-around ‘good kid,? doesn’t mean their lives can’t be touched by substance abuse. That was the message several experts tried to get across in a K-12 Parent Forum held Jan. 19 at Lake Orion High School, on the subject of substance abuse […]
Lake Orion varsity ice hockey coach Doug Herominski said his goal for the team this year was to finish the season above 500 by three or four games, and the Dragons are plowing towards that goal as they head into playoffs next month. The team’s record was 5-7-2 on Feb. 2, after a 3-2 victory […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of suspected food tampering on Jan. 27, after a man reported that someone had been putting bleach in his beverages. The 20-year-old Pontiac man, who was listed as the victim in an OCSD report, is a deaf mute, and communicated with the deputy via sign language […]
The Orion Art Center’s artist of the year, Andrea Lozano of Clarkston, has had the unique experience of living two different cultures, spending part of her childhood in Mexico, and then living in Michigan. Patron of the year Sherry Curtis found her talent for jewelry making and painting later in life. The former owner of […]
Lake Orion varsity competitive cheerleading coach Nancy de Avila said she was pleased and proud of her team after they placed third overall in the Lake Orion Invitational, held on Jan. 29 at LOHS. ‘Our goal was to finish fourth,? she said. ‘We beat two of last year’s state finals? teams. There were four of […]
Orion Township assessor John Attwell said he has never had a case of theft in his 28 years of working for local government like that involving the missing documents from the Gingellville Community Center file kept in his office. Township trustees addressed the matter at their Jan. 18 meeting, when they received the completed Oakland […]
Clerk Jill Bastian said the township has been getting calls, but Waste Away, Inc. owner Matt McKay said he has yet to hear about any complaints from customers in Orion Township. McKay attended the Jan. 18 Orion Township board meeting, where trustee Michael Gingell asked him if he was aware of customers complaining of Waste […]
Soon the ‘things? at Linens N? Things could include wine. The Orion Township board of trustees received a notice from the Liquor Control Commission (LCC) regarding a request from LNT West, Inc. (Linens N? Things) for a new SDM (Specially Designated Merchant) license for the store at 4852 S. Baldwin Road. An application was submitted […]
Not many people in Lake Orion can claim to have climbed the world’s highest free-standing mountain, but that’s exactly what Mary Chayka-Crawford and her husband Steward Crawford hope to do in February at Mount Kilimanjaro. Located in Tanzania, Africa, the 19,340-foot mountain is known as the ‘Roof of Africa,? and is the largest of an […]
The Lake Orion varsity volleyball team increased their record to 5-1 in OAA II, and 11-5-2 overall with victories over Southfield High School at LOHS on Jan. 20. The Dragons won by scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-15. Kaitlin Motley going 15-of-16 serving for 12 points during the game. Teammate Rachel Bemman had six kills […]