It was a life-changing experience for Lake Orion resident Dave Stuursma. When President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush visited the Detroit area on Aug. 30-31, Stuursma was given the opportunity to be a part of the presidential motorcade that transported the President and First Lady, along with their support staff, to and […]
Blink and you probably would have missed her…if you even knew she was in town at all. Oprah Winfrey made a brief, surprise visit to the Orion Assembly Plant on Sept. 2, for a tour of the plant. No government officials or media were notified beforehand that she would be stopping by. ‘I can tell […]
When Lake Orion resident and 2004 Detroit Country Day graduate BJ Goodman started playing travel soccer nearly 10 years ago, he never dreamed the sport would be his ticket to a nearly free college education. Goodman, 18, has played for the Vardar soccer team since he was about eight years old, when he was encouraged […]
Although they are were still without a win their first week into the new season, the attitudes of the members of the Lake Orion High School varsity girls tennis team remain positive. ‘The team is very versatile this year, we have a few people who can go either way (playing singles or doubles),? said coach […]
An Orion Township woman, who police say was in the process of divorcing from her husband, has been charged with two counts of felonious assault after the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department said she fired a 12-gauge shotgun at her husband and struck him in the back with a claw hammer. According to an OCSD report, […]
Orion Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk is asking the residents of Orion Township who join the board of trustees in opposing a proposed land swap for Bald Mountain property with a private developer, to pick up their pens, take to their keyboards and write their government representatives. Although the United States Department of the Interior (USDI) […]
Nina Fetzer isn’t a breast cancer survivor herself, but she said you don’t have to be to want to take part in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, sponsored by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Fetzer said she was inspired to get involved with this year’s Michigan walk, held Aug. 20-22 in the Detroit […]
The Lake Orion varsity girls basketball team returns several starters from last year, and hope with a move down from OAA I to OAA II, they will be able to sharpen their competitive edge this season. Returning starters for the varsity team include captains junior Chelsea Richards, junior Heather Jeshurun and senior Blaire James, the […]
If your Maple leaves are covered in spots, you’re not alone. Gary Henderson, Garden Town manager at Jacobsen’s Flowers and Garden Town in Lake Orion, said he has been fielding questions from concerned residents about their Maple trees for the past week. ‘When I see them get out of their car carrying a branch or […]
With some of the largest numbers in the history of the program, the Lake Orion girls swimming and diving team is fueled up for this season’s competition, which began Aug. 31. Returning seniors for the Dragons are: Hannah Price, Erin Sutton, Lacy Phillips, Amanda Halliday, Nathalie Cornet, Ellen DeParo, and Natalie Spisak. Returning juniors are: […]