The Orion Lodge #46 F & A M (Free and Accepted Masons) and the Michigan Masonic Motorcycle Association are gearing up for their fourth annual benefit ride to Frankenmuth, scheduled for Sunday, August 5. This year’s ride will benefit the Veterans Memorial Fund of Lake Orion, which will receive all of the proceeds after expenses. […]
When I was out on a story recently, I was told that Orion is ‘a small community with a big heart.? Having lived here most of my life, I know that Orion is a great place to grow up and it is also ‘where living is a vacation? (though the jury is still out on […]
The Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan (CLF) announced that the Grays Reef Golf Classic, held at Indianwood Golf and Country Club in June, raised $121,000 in support of their organization, bringing the two year event total to nearly $250,000. The outing was sponsored by Chevrolet and WJR and included a putting contest with Jennifer Hammond […]
When Tiffany Weber-Phillips graduated from Lake Orion High School in 1990, she didn’t realize that she would be back one day to help make decisions regarding the district. But as of July 1, that is exactly what she is doing as the newest member on the Lake Orion Board of Education. With three children attending […]
It only takes $108 to potentially save a life. $108, or the cost of a mammogram, can help a woman, or a man, catch breast cancer in its early stages and drastically reduce its severity. But what happens when someone doesn’t have insurance, or their own money to spare, to cover the cost of the […]
Orion Township Parks and Recreation hosted FAME! Performing Arts Camp last week in Civic Center Park. The week long camp was held for kindergarten through second graders, and featured singing, dancing, art and theatre. After spending the first few days learning routines and doing exercises, campers held one final practice before performing for their families […]
Just seconds after the Lake Orion baseball squad’s state championship victory, some ‘members of the media? were already asking the team and coaching staff about the possibilities of a repeat. It’s unfortunate, but that’s the way things are these days in a ‘what have you done for me lately? society. A month after the school […]
Located in Lake Orion since 1976, Lake Orion Plumbing, Heating & Cooling promises that one call does it all. ‘We are a fully licensed and insured corporation specializing in plumbing, heating and cooling services for our residential and commercial customers,? said co-owner Bruce Keeth. ‘We provide personalized service and exceptional workmanship at an affordable price,? […]
This September, Oxford resident Ron Marklin will get to do two of the things he loves the most ? spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ while riding his bicycle. That’s because Marklin, 61, will be pedaling in his first Across America bike ride with the Wheel Power Christian Cyclists from September 19 ? October 28. […]
The Oxford Board of Education unanimously approved at an organizational meeting Monday night to move their regular election date to every November beginning in 2008. Dr. William Skilling, Superintendent for Oxford Schools, said moving the election date from May to November would be a ‘good decision.? He said it would save the district money and […]