For more than five years, Lake Orion students have trounced countywide and statewide Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) averages, and 2009 was no different as overall scores hovered around 93.5 percent. ‘While we are extremely pleased with our performance, we are committed to every student reaching proficiency,? said Assistant Superintendent Heidi Kast, noting, ‘We have […]
‘It just kind of hit me, right here,? said Horst Fischer, tapping his heart, when he heard little Isiah Cummings would be without his mom this Easter. She passed away earlier this year. That’s why Fischer, a driver for North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), and the rest of the NOTA gang chipped in to get […]
Girls? tennis Coach Eric Bracciano has lofty goals for this season. ‘I think we have a pretty good shot at going undefeated. I think it’s a realistic goal. Ultimately we’d like to quality for states,? he said. Though Bracciano is the new girls? coach this season, replacing Mark Taylor who took a position in another […]
Dragons might lose, says boys? track Coach Stan Ford, but his runners will make their opponents run ‘very well and very hard? to win. Though the team only had two victories in last year’s season, they improved their standing at the league meet by finishing higher than expected, according to the coach. Dragons missed first […]
Lady Dragons track team sprinted their way to a first place win against Rochester Adams, March 31. The girls took first place in 11 events, second place in five events and third place in eight. In the meet, they faced LOHS alumnus Eric Lohr, first-year coach for Rochester Adams. Check future Reviews for full coverage.
Came up swingin? A man police believe to have overdosed on medication ‘came to and started swinging? at emergency responders, who had arrived to help the unconscious man. The incident occured on Washington Street around 8:10 p.m., Monday, March 29, according to Lake Orion Police. The man was cited for hindering or opposing officers. Who […]
Monday, March 29, stations #3 and 4 responded to a personal injury accident on W. Clarkston Road around 8 p.m. Station #1 arrived on Converse Court to extinguish a resident’s chimney fire. A passerby reported the ‘heavy smoke? at 10:10 p.m. and the fire was out at 11:45 p.m. Friday, April 2, station #1 responded […]
Sending out tax bills costs the village thousands of dollars every year, but village officials say a good chunk of the cost could be cut if they paid the township to do the leg work. At their April 12 meeting, the village council discussed the possibility of handing tax bill printing, mailing and collecting over […]
It will be a whole new storefront. It will be a whole old storefront? Either way, Patti’s Place For Hair historic fa’ade renovation will be ‘absolutely beautiful,? said Suzanne Perreault, Downtown Development Authority (DDA) executive director. Using a matching grant from the DDA, worth $12,365, Patti’s Place owner Patti Snider is tearing off what she […]
When former Head Softball Coach Denny Davis hung up his hat last spring, his eight-year counterpart, Joe Woityra, stepped up to the plate. ‘It’ll be hard,? Woityra says of the team’s first season without Davis after 37 years. ‘He lightens the mood, and I’m finding out some of the things I didn’t realize he did […]