Despite losing to the Clarkston Wolves in a close Division I quarterfinal game on June 15, the Lake Orion High School varsity softball team still had their best season in school history, finishing 30-9. The Wolves took what turned out to be the Dragons? final game by a score of 3-2, and traveled to the […]
Orion Township Trustee Richard Tomczak wants citizens in Orion Township to have the same opportunities their neighbors in Oakland Township has when it comes to getting federal flood insurance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Tomczak presented a request to fellow board members at the June 7 meeting, asking for the creation of a […]
Like any other June high school graduate, Marie Plouhar is looking forward to the future and attending college. But Plouhar is not your typical graduate. Nearly 15 years after she dropped out of her Florida high school at the age of 16, Plouhar walked in a graduation ceremony for the Lake Orion Adult Education program […]
There’s a lot more to school bus driving then picking up and dropping off children, and recently several bus drivers for Lake Orion Schools proved it—rodeo style. Drivers Tammy Brown, Mary Cottrill, Mike Gatlin and Yvonne Brown recently took home the team trophy, as well as each placing individually, in the annual Bus Rodeo competition […]
Lake Orion summer home owner Cathy Battaglia said she was delighted when she read recently in The Lake Orion Review that something might be done with two swans, described as ‘aggressive,? living on Lake Orion. ‘My daughters were attacked by those swans in a no wake zone last summer,? she said. ‘People were laughing at […]
This summer will be an exciting one for Lake Orion resident Nate Recknagel; not only is he a recently graduated Lake Orion High School senior, but he has also been chosen by the Detroit Tigers baseball organization to play in their annual high school all-star game, during the annual Negro League weekend in July. Recknagel, […]
The Lake Orion varsity softball team advanced to play against Clarkston in the Division I regional quarterfinals after soundly defeating Troy in the semifinal game on June 12 at Utica High School. The Dragons won 8-2, breaking Troy’s 27-game winning streak. Lake Orion scorers came alive in the third inning as Bristel Brumitt, Kristen Larsen, […]
If leading stars Dean and Debbie Vanderkolk of ‘It Had To Be You,? a romantic comedy beginning this weekend at the Orion Art Center, seem to have a lot of chemistry on stage, there’s a good reason. The two are husband and wife in real life. Debbie will play struggling B-movie actress and wannabe playwright […]
Although Orion Township board members felt it was important to give the public another opportunity to speak on a proposed millage for the parks and recreation department, officials only heard from one resident during a public hearing, held at the June 7 board of trustees meeting. Parks and recreation advisory committee member Joe Bird made […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity baseball program added another Division I district championship to their credentials, as the 2004 team defeated Romeo in the district final on June 4, 7-1. The team began their district run on June 1, taking out Oxford, 11-6. Joe Barnes went 2-for-3 with two homeruns in that game, while […]