ORION—Main Street Orion's very first double feature will be on Friday, Aug. 13, in Central Park, Orion.
ORION—Coming to Orion Fall Festival over Labor Day weekend are a carnival, a pie auction, an arts and crafts fair and plenty of other activities.
Area residents to “Dessert and Music in the Park” at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, in Andover Lake Park.
ORION—During Orion Fall Festival, the Battle of the Bands and Orion’s Got Talent will bring friends and neighbors to the stage in the band shell at Central Park. After the talent show, the Orion Community Band will close out the festival with a concert.
ORION—Organizers of Orion Fall Festival are releasing information about the pie baking contest and auction, the family run, the arts and crafts show, the parade and other events from Friday, Sept. 3, through Sunday, Sept. 5.
ORION—With the schedule for the 2010 Orion Fall Festival in place, organizers are drawing on the 37 previous festivals for the details of each event.
ORION—Tickets are on sale now for the Elvi-Beetle Tribute Tour on Saturday, July 31, at the band shell in Central Park. This tour is the first to bring together tributes to Elvis and the Beatles, according to Elvis impersonator Al Hull.
ORION—Orion FFA students competed at the annual Section 3 FFA Vo-Ag Fair. The horse show took place Thursday, July 1, at Black Hawk College, Kewanee, with the help of Aaron Callahan and Drew Cotton, the equine science staff members at BHE. On Friday, July 2, the Vo-Ag Fair was held at the Henry County fairgrounds, Cambridge, with help from Fair Board member Jake Young.
ANDOVER—Aprons are more than something Mom or Grandma wore to protect her clothing while she cooked. During her lifetime, Karen Anderson of Lynn Center collected hundreds of them. She drove as far as Omaha, Neb., to display them for audiences.
ORION—Tickets are on sale now for the Elvi-Beetle Tribute Tour on Saturday, July 31, at the band shell in Central Park.
ORION—Mary Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Orion, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of its building on Saturday, July 17.
ORION—Labor Day weekend will be here soon, and with it the 38th annual Orion Fall Festival. Below are details of the parade, the arts and crafts show and the family walk and run.
ORION—Jennifer Coe, 20, has been involved in Venture Crew for around 10 years now. She’s always loved the outdoors and has a passion for camping and exploring. Recently the Orion High School graduate received the Silver Award, the equivalent of the Eagle Scout Award in Boy Scouts.
ORION—Luna Bonita Dance, a belly dancing troupe founded in 2007, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at the band shell in Central Park, Orion. At 7:30 p.m., the Orion Community Band will take the stage. When dusk falls, “Road to Morocco” will be screened. In the event of rain, the activities will be moved to Orion United Methodist Church.
ORION—TLC Preschool hosted Keep On Truckin' on Saturday, July 3, in the parking lot at Orion Middle School.
ORION—Award winners have been announced for the lighted parade at the Orion Fireworks Festival on Saturday, July 3. Photos from the lighted parade will be uploaded to our photo galleries on Monday and Tuesday, and from the fireworks display on Wednesday. Also, all photos have been uploaded for sale. Click on the camera lens in the filmstrip below.
ORION—It's time to start thinking about the Orion Fall Festival parade, arts and crafts show and family runs. The festival will be from Friday, Sept. 3, through Sunday, Sept. 5, over Labor Day weekend.
OSCO—On Sunday, July 4, Osco Community Church dedicated a memorial to men and women who have served in the military. The dedication was part of Praise in the Park, a worship service Sunday morning in Hand Park, Cambridge.
OSCO—On Sunday, July 4, Osco Community Church will dedicate a memorial to men and women who have served in the military. The dedication will be part of Praise in the Park, a worship service that begins at 10 a.m. in Hand Park, Cambridge. Besides the dedication of the veterans’ memorial, the service will include patriotic music and singing, prayer for the United States and a message from the Bible.
ORION—Kelly Hutton and James Matson are the 2010 recipients of the Stephanie Jones Memorial Award. The award is conferred upon two seniors, one girl and one boy, who live life to the fullest, always find time to laugh, and love everybody.
