Mike Shafkalis, new boys? basketball coach, said he’s hopeful about this season. ‘We had four wins last year. I’m an optimist, I think we can get to 10 wins,? he said, adding if the team survives their first five games, they might get to 12 wins. With a change in attitude, some drilling and better […]
ooting their way to a league title? Then to districts, regionals and quarter finals? Remember Bethany Watterworth and Courtney Zott leading the team to a 24-3 overall season? Well the 2008/2009 girls? basketball team is gone and their season long over, but Head Coach Steve Roberts says this year’s team is ready to take on […]
Every Monday, a small group of concerned Waldon Middle School students meet for the Animal Care Club. Their last meeting focused on animal rescue when the group welcomed presenters and furballs from Silver Lake Animal Rescue. Students also learned about pet healthcare, like nail trimming and heartworm.
Laptop computer in hand, a 19-year-old Lake Orion woman brought video to Lake Orion Police of a suspect who allegedly broke into her home and stole cash and property. ‘The use of video or still images of a crime in progress is one of the best forms of evidence, and in this case, was all […]
There’s nothing ‘faux? about it. Lake Orion’s newest business, Ruth Faux Finishing and Designs, is an authentic one-of-a-kind, and so is everything inside the store. Owner Ruth Forman, of Oxford, hand-paints or crafts each product, like glass beads and old travel trunks. But, she says her main service is offering lessons in decorative painting. ‘We […]
Bowling Head Coach Kevin Crowther says their focus this year in practice is to focus on practice. ‘I know it sounds funny,? he said, ‘but kids like to show up and bowl just for scoring. This year we’re working on our weak areas. If you get the skills, the score will come later.? Crowther predicts […]
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Dragon hockey traveled to Traverse City for the annual Titan Invitational, hosted by Traverse City West High School. In the first contest the young Dragons played tournament host, the Titans, losing 5-2. ‘The experienced Titians have 13 seniors in their lineup, and their size and quickness caught the Dragons off guard […]
Name a sport where 30 athletes all compete at the same time with equal parts strength, agility, synchronization and enthusiasm, and where they jump higher than basketball players, tumble like gymnasts and launch fellow athletes 15 feet in the air. That’s right, it’s cheerleading. ‘They are certainly among our school’s best athletes,? said Head Coach […]
By Megan Collier Review Staff Writer Suzanne Perreault will become the fourth Downtown Development Authority (DDA) director in Lake Orion since the position was created in 2001. Perreault will relieve Interim Director Cindy Czubko, who was hired in September to fill in after Lois Golden was removed from the position. ‘I think the DDA board […]
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house, said Julie Brenner of North Oakland Community Coalition’s (NOCC) emotional Dec. 2 meeting. Brenner, NOCC executive director, invited community members to ‘meet Tyler? and ‘learn about his struggle with heroin.? What the 40 guests didn’t know is Tyler, son of Rick and Ruth Aust, of Rochester, died […]