And the streak goes on? Lake Orion won their 21st consecutive homecoming game Friday, dominating Troy Athens from start to finish in a 35-0 victory. The win was the second straight shutout for the Dragons, who saw 20 different players record at least one tackle on the night, along with two interceptions from senior Charles […]
Does your mother-in-law ever drive you crazy? If so, then the Clarkston Village Players? season opener is perfect for you. Kicking-off the season with farcical humor is ‘Red Hot Mammas,? the story of how close and frustrating families can be. After Dan Casey’s ( played by Brian Taylor) father passes away, he asks his mother […]
In a rare 4-3 vote, the Orion Township Board of Trustees has selected the Whall Group of Auburn Hills to oversee a forensic audit that will look into township investments. The Aug. 21 decision came after the board had already debated the issue at length, and rejected motions to go with two other groups: Yeo […]
The Rev. Richard Peacock pumped his fists and announced his pleasure, after an assault case against his wife, Pine Tree fifth-grade teacher Janis Peacock, was dismissed from court on Aug. 25. With a jury already selected and waiting to enter the 52-3rd District courtroom of Judge Lisa Asadoorian on Friday afternoon, Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor […]
Children’s Park went to the dogs on Aug. 26, as Downtown Lake Orion presented the annual Dog Days of August celebration. Around 100 dogs participated in the doggie parade, which went down Anderson to Shadbolt, to Broadway, and then back to the park. In addition, 17 dogs were in the running for this year’s doggie […]
New to the Oxford School District this year are six teachers anxious to delve into their job of molding young minds. No matter what subject they’re teaching, it’s obvious these classroom leaders are willing to give 110 percent. Let’s meet the freshman teachers: Rachel Goci Residence: Rochester Hills Originally from/Coming from: Rochester Hills Educational background: […]
Although it may look like your yard should belong to a haunted house, those grey, silky clumps hanging from the trees aren’t spider webs’they’re fall webworms. Ed Brakefield, a trustee for Addison Township and volunteer for Michigan State University’s Gypsy Moth Program, said he wants to get the word out that these friendly fall webs […]
Any way you look at it, the life lived by Stephen Fraser-Soots has certainly been an adventurous one. Fraser-Soots has been to nearly every continent, lived for quite a bit of time on both coasts of the United States, and spent 15 years working for NASA. Now he’s beginning a new journey, as pastor of […]
On Saturday, riders from all over Oakland County gathered at the Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Oxford for their 1st Annual Horse Show. About 30 riders, both young and old, showed family members and friends how they could trot on their horse and performed various exercises showing their coordination, mobility and flexibility. Some riders […]
Memo to Oakland Activities Association Division III girls basketball teams: Bring your running shoes. Sincerely, the 2006 Lake Orion Varsity team. Expect nothing less than 32 minutes of up tempo action from Coach Steve Roberts? squad this year. Roberts said his rotation could go at least nine deep regularly and will be all over the […]