The Lady Dragon softball team continues its winning ways, now at 10-5 for the season. Wednesday, April 28, they hosted Farmington for two games. With Sandra Rippon on the mound, Lake Orion won the first game, 4-3, after going 10 innings. Farmington tied up the score, 2-2, in the sixth and the seventh inning went […]
There’s a patch of tilled up soil on Stoney Creek just west of Adams Road that’s taking the meaning of ‘homegrown? to a whole new level. For now, the soil looks like, well, dirt. But soon the sprouts of squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, lettuce, carrots and 18 other fruits and vegetables will turn into nearly […]
With the district looking to chip $9 million from an $87 million budget, a chance for more revenue instead of budget cuts was a welcome option for the school board. Alternative Revenue Development Company (ARD), a newly developed advertising business based in Bloomfield Hills, presented the board, April 28, with options to create between $44,000 […]
Though he just joined Business Professionals of America (BPA) last fall, Lake Orion High School senior Tyler Barry beat out hundreds of the country’s ‘best and brightest? at BPA’s national leadership conference in Anaheim, CA. Barry earned first place in an objective test on management, marketing and human resources concepts during his stay on the […]
Five of seven school boardmembers say they’re ready to vote on Superintendent Ken Gutman’s revamped contract proposal at their May, 26 meeting. The contract will be an action item on the agenda. After their April 28 regular meeting, the board’s human resources committee was sent back to drawing board for more discussion on the proposed […]
I think, now, even those who stand faithfully on one side of the fence or the other for school district issues, the administration’s performance, the board of education’s leadership and even The Lake Orion Review’s reporting, can agree on one thing: we’re all watching the school district to see what will happen next. With that […]
Sweeping municipal layoffs, tax hikes and cuts to services. Sound all too familiar? Not to the Village of Lake Orion. At the village council’s May 24 meeting, members unanimously approved a 2010-11 budget that didn’t include any of those things. Millage rates will stay at last year’s levels, according to Village Manager Paul Zelenak. The […]
Everyone reacts differently to K2 but nearly all the reactions are negative, says Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh. K2 is a new synthetic drug that’s completely legal to buy, sell and possess, and it’s hitting Lake Orion streets. That’s why he says he’s pushing to get the drug banned in Oakland County and the […]
Law enforcement officers are looking into allegations that Lake Orion School Boardmember Tiffany Weber-Phillips does not live in the school district, according to Superintendent Ken Gutman. Rumors suggest Weber-Phillips and her family live in Oxford’s school district instead. If the allegations are true, Weber-Phillips would not meet eligibility requirements to serve on the board as […]
Academic Service Learning is like a class where kids don’t ask ‘When am I ever going to use this?? says Laurie Trafton, program coordinator for Lake Orion Community Schools. She says the program connects meaningful community service with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. Using money from Learn and Serve, in Michigan, and designations […]