Woodward Avenue, eat your heart out. Classic cars of all types come to Orion Township this weekend, with the Senior Center’s annual Classic Car Show and the annual Scripps Days: Art, Autos & Architecture, the premier weekend event at the famed mansion. The Classic Car Show will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday (Sept. 13), […]
Not many elementary school-aged children get an opportunity to ‘adopt? other students, but that was the case this summer at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church. Children in grades 1-5 were invited to take part in an outreach project as part of the summer faith formation program. ‘This year the parish invited parishioners Joe and Jan […]
Oakland Township resident Alison Boggs will play the title role in the award winning musical Hello, Dolly! as performed by the Spotlight Players, the resident adult theater company at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton. The show will play Sept. 19-20, 26-28 and Oct. 3-5, with Friday-Saturday shows at 8 p.m. and Sunday […]
When Lauren Sanborn moved back to Michigan over three years ago to accept a position with Lake Orion Schools, she knew she wanted to live and work in the same community. ‘I missed not being part of the community in which I worked, so I made a conscious decision to move smack dab in the […]
The Orion Art Center will host a beer tasting fundraiser at the home of Jim and Lisa Cummins on Lake Orion next Saturday (Sept. 20) from 4-6 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person and featured beers include Kuhnhenns Microbrews, as well as some home brews and light fare. The Cummins have shared their gorgeous home […]
In Scotland, they have the Loch Ness Monster, whose story grows each time it is told. In Lake Orion, we have the ‘Party Barge,? an equally curious water inhabitant, which roamed both village and township waters for most of the summer. The barge, said to be not one, but three pontoon boats hooked together, has […]
Less than two years after losing most of a state title team, the girls? golf program at Lake Orion High School is getting back on solid ground. Senior Maggie Hughes, the only returning player from that team, earned the rare distinction of team captain this year. ‘She’s a leader on the course and off the […]
Losing five of a team’s top eight players might worry some coaches. But after another strong summer of tennis, Lake Orion’s Lance Davis isn’t sweating. ‘It’s almost as if we’re reloading instead of rebuilding,? he said. Junior Tyler Barry takes over the reins as the team’s #1 singles player this fall, moving up from #4 […]
What a difference a week makes. Sean Charette threw two first half touchdown passes and Brandon Oakes gained over 100 yards on the ground, helping Lake Orion to their first win of the season, 24-15 over West Bloomfield last Friday. ‘We made some plays at key times,? Coach Chris Bell said of his offense. ‘We […]
Whenever U.S. Army reservist Dave Zanin was on a convoy while stationed in Iraq with the 7 85th military police battalion, he always made sure his three American flags were right beside him. ‘They were folded up, put in an ammo can and then they traveled with me,? the Oxford resident said. ‘Anywhere I went, […]