The Orion Township Board of Trustees have placed the Dunaskiss Marina on their agenda for next Monday, after lawyers from the township met with lawyers representing former State Senator Mat Dunaskiss last Friday. ‘We’re going to have an executive session before the meeting and then it’s on our public agenda,? said Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk. […]
An orange Coast Guard helicopter was not the only thing in the air and circling the area outside of Waldon Middle School last Saturday, but also a little thing called love. When Lake Orion graduate Duane Zitta awoke that morning, he knew it was going to be a special day. Zitta, who graduated in 1999 […]
Orion Art Center Director Reggie Harrison put it best. ‘Mother Nature loves art,? she said. Last Friday, on a warm sunny evening, downtown Lake Orion was crawling with participants from the Mystery Tour of Fine Art and Fine Wine. The event, which sold out of its 100 tickets, featured three temporary art installments in each […]
April is ‘Young Child? month and in honor of that, Lake Orion Early Childhood hosted their 14th annual Family Fun Fest. Held at the Community Education Resource Center (CERC) on Thursday, April 19 from 6-8:30 p.m., the event featured free fun for children ages 0-12. Local childhood and community agencies attended the event. Participants could […]
Though ‘Earth Day? should be a concept we incorporate into our lives more than one time a year, I was particularly disturbed by an event I saw on two separate occasions last Sunday. While on an otherwise enjoyable bike ride, I happened to see a pair of vehicles discard cigarette butts out of their windows. […]
Typically when a new sport or club starts at the high school level, it takes a little while to build an interest in the student body. But not at Lake Orion. And not for lacrosse. Sixty players came out for the team, allowing coach Nik Banda to field varsity and junior varsity squads. ‘I was […]
A 6-2 loss at home to Farmington last Thursday dropped the Lake Orion boys? tennis squad to 0-3 on the young season, but new head coach Lance Davis isn’t measuring success on wins and losses just yet. The team lost its top three singles players from last year and their top two doubles tandems, all […]
Jeff Chattaway’s first two career varsity home runs helped Lake Orion come back twice against Troy on Monday, as the host Dragons won their ninth straight game, 10-6. Chattaway’s first homer, a solo shot, came just two batters after Joe Barnes hit a two-run blast, as the Dragons erased an early 4-0 deficit. Trailing 6-4 […]
With a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning of the second game of their doubleheader at Lake Orion on Monday, Stoney Creek had visions of an upset split. But the Dragons scored 11 runs in the frame, including nine before recording an out, to mercy their visitors and come away with a 7-3, 15-5 sweep. […]
A large turnout at the Beaumont Medical Building helped volunteers pack 260 boxes last week. Louise ‘Desert Angel? Downs teamed with Dr. Matthew Kopera’s office for the packing party, which was held in anticipation of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. About 75 volunteers turned out to help with the packing of the boxes, including 21 […]