Six school boardmembers will be left after Bill Walters, board president, retires in June. To fill that spot, the board is accepting nominations until May 19. Want to throw in your hat? To be considered for the position, a resident must be a ‘qualified and registered elector of the school district,? according to the district’s […]
Compared to the school board’s glowing evaluation a year ago, Superintendent Ken Gutman’s performance has declined in the board’s estimation. But not by much. Gutman’s second evaluation of the current school year ‘meets expectations? in all seven areas examined. Areas include district areas of focus; business and finance; relationship with the board; community relations; superintendent-staff […]
Is School Boardmember Tiffany Weber-Phillips eligible to serve on the board? Each side of the coin shows two very opposing answers to the question. On one side, she and husband Matt Phillips call their house on Park Island their ‘homestead,? making Weber-Phillips a Lake Orion School District resident, and eligible to serve on the board. […]
Your local source for print news has gone digital. The Lake Orion Review and Orion Neighborhood Television (ONTV) renewed an old partnership to get Lake Orion news to the public, not just in ink, but on TV. ‘We’re visualizing the concept of our local paper,? said ONTV’s Ian Locke, who is spearheading the production. ‘We’re […]
At 7 p.m., the board room in Lake Orion Community School’s administration building was packed with presenters, parents, teachers and an occasional student, April 28. But four and a half hours later, a meager audience of five was left to hear the board’s human resources committee propose a 10 percent cut and a new three-year […]
There’s a new man in town, and he brought some money, some cooking experience and an idea for a new restaurant with him. Ferdinand Deda, a Troy resident and owner of 453 S. Broadway ? the empty building between McDonald’s and TCF Bank ? says he envisions a family-style restaurant, serving up Italian, Greek and […]
Together, we can ‘stamp out hunger.? That’s what letter carriers all over the country are telling their customers about their food drive campaign this Saturday, May 8. It’s the biggest one-day drive in the nation, and to help out, residents simply need to leave nonperishable, unexpired canned and boxed food items in their mailboxes for […]
A dip in Lake Orion can be cool and refreshing, something village council members might have needed after a hot debate on keeping lifeguards in Green’s Park. A narrow 4-3 ‘unofficial? vote directed the administration to keep lifeguards safe from pending budget cuts facing the village this year, though the program will be back up […]
Here’s what the community tells me about Lake Orion Community Schools: Teachers live in fear for their jobs while their emails are monitored and their classrooms are micromanaged. Parents are unhappy with what’s happening in the schools but fear their children will be victimized if they speak up. Administrators are either willing puppets or frightened […]
Ten Dragon athletes ‘made it official? April 28 at 1:45 p.m. when they signed Letters of Intent, committing themselves to collegiate sports. The signing marked special milestones for several programs, with first-ever players signing onto scholarships. Both lacrosse programs sent off their first athletes. Jodie Parker, varsity girls? lacrosse player, signed with Grand Valley State […]