Are you like me? Did your fantasy football team just lose for the second straight week? Or maybe you’re one of the tens of thousands of people that participated last year in a fantasy fishing league? Or perhaps you’ve come up with your own form of a fantasy league? I heard of one recently that’s […]
The old saying ‘when pigs fly? will come to fruition at this year’s Barn Daze event. After a one-year absence, the Pig Throwing Contest is back by popular demand. The fifth annual Barn Daze will take place at Friendship Park, located at Clarkston and Baldwin Roads, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Oct. 14. The event […]
Losing a few players off of any team is tough, but losing 10 off a team that only plays 12 is about as difficult a task as any. But that’s the task facing coach Eric Bracciano and his girls tennis squad at Lake Orion High School. The Dragons will have to replace their first-ever state […]
Lake Orion Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Steve Roberts said even the referees are complaining about how much running they have to do during his team’s games. The refs certainly got their daily workouts in during two Dragon victories last week. First, LO routed Ferndale, 77-35, in their home opener, and then the team used a […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees unanimously voted to ‘suspend? plans for a centralized public safety complex Monday night. The complex, which was to include the Department of Public Works, Oakland County Sheriff’s Department and a fifth township fire station, hit a hurdle when fire department officials asked to put their portion on hold last […]
Get out your cowboy hat and chili spoons, it’s Barn Daze time in Orion Township. The annual fall celebration returns to Friendship Park this Saturday (Sept. 20) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ‘It generally grows a little bit every year,? said Jennifer Vezina, Orion Township’s parks & recreation program supervisor. Vezina said the township […]
It probably wasn’t the best looking haircut they’ve ever had, but they’d be hard pressed to have a more meaningful one. In all, 20 men, including many of Lake Orion’s finest, went with a new bald look last Wednesday at Salon U in downtown. The event was a show of support for the family of […]
Though the damage wasn’t nearly as bad as other states experienced, the remnants of Hurricane Ike made their way to Michigan over the weekend, putting a damper on several events in Orion. Last Saturday’s Fall Family Fun Fest in downtown was all but cancelled, as businesses set to host sidewalk sales kept merchandise inside. The […]
Some spectators probably thought so, but first responders dashing out of the Patriot Day ceremony last Thursday night were not participating in a staged event. ‘Nine minutes into the program, pagers went off indicating a possible injury accident,? said Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh. ‘We were literally standing at attention at the event.? A […]
Lake Orion has its very own calendar model, though it’s not quite what you would expect. Mark D., a 1993 Lake Orion High School graduate who lives locally with his wife and two daughters, is featured in the 60-Mile Men’s 2009 calendar. Mark (whose last name is being withheld per policy of the 60-Mile Men) […]