Do you have a competitive spirit, but the idea of throwing a pig just isn’t your thing? No to worry, the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department promises that no pigs will be harmed during their Pig Throwing contest at this year’s Barn Daze. ‘People are very concerned about the pigs,? said Jennifer Rowe of […]
As the weather turned chillier last week, so did play for the Lake Orion High School varsity boys soccer team. The Dragons, riding a 9-4, 5-3 OAA I record, faced off against Troy Athens on Sept. 28, in the first game of what would turn out to be a winless week for the team. Athens […]
Looking ahead to the OAA League Meet coming up in just a little less than a month, the Lake Orion girls swimming and diving team posted a 13th place finish in the County Meet on Oct. 1-2, after dropping to Rochester on Sept. 28. Against the Falcons, Lake Orion lost 98-87, as Emily Roesch finished […]
Pat Sweeney was doing some landscaping at St. Joseph Catholic Church 10 years ago when he noticed the bowling ring he wore had slipped off his hand. Sweeney, a lifelong resident of Lake Orion, received the ring after he bowled his first 300 game while playing for the Pontiac Firebird league. Then several weeks ago, […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees will send a letter asking the Road Commission for Oakland County to not allow trucks on Indian Lake Road, at the request of the citizens there. The board heard a request from Indian Lake resident Anne Marie Cummings at the Sept. 20 meeting, asking the board to send a […]
The supervisor of Learning Options High School wears many hats; but new supervisor Gary Parker said his main goal is to present a more positive image for alternative education. Parker, who worked as a social worker two years ago before coming to Learning Options as the interim supervisor last year, said his role as the […]
Local volunteers who drive for the Meals on Wheels program will be reimbursed for their 2004 mileage, according to Internal Revenue Service guidelines. The Orion Township Board voted Sept. 20 to reimburse the drivers, per a recommendation from the Orion Senior Center Governing Board. In 2002, the township reimbursed $7,017, when the reimbursement program was […]
The Lake Orion High School boys and girls cross country teams hosted a tri-meet with Rochester Adams and Bloomfield Hills Lahser on Sept. 21, with the Dragon girls defeating Lahser, and the boys team besting Adams. For the Lake Orion girls, the team finished 20-44 over Adams, and lost to Lahser, 21-34. The boys team […]
The Lake Orion girls varsity tennis team celebrated a 6-2 victory over Lapeer West on the road on Sept. 20. For the Dragons, Caitlyn Young, Heather Picklo and Vanessa Fonbuena all took their singles matches. Doubles players Kristin Limback and Veronica Topolewski, Alysha Enjaian and Jen Bandico, and Jessica Davis and Kristin Humes were also […]
Imagine trying to enjoy a warm summer day in your backyard, when suddenly the odors from a nearby landfill go wafting by. That’s the scenario some Orion Township residents have informed the township board of trustees that they’ve been dealing with. Waldon Road residents Tim and Tiffany Simmons requested the board review Eagle Valley due […]