Soon, the public will get a chance to see the pool of 14 community members who applied for Bill Walters? school board seat, during a brief introduction at the board’s meeting, and I’m excited and anxious to see who the candidates are. A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to ask Walters what […]
A miniature golf course that’s been delighting Lake Orion youth for three decades took a couple years of vacation. But starting June 5, it’ll be back in action. The course, Walk in the Woods, was Willow Creek Golf and Sports Center’s very first course, built in 1979 by Becky Plunkett and her family. Now, Plunkett […]
Girls? lacrosse Wednesday, May 19, the varsity girls? lacrosse team traveled to University Liggett in Grosse Poiinte Woods and captured a 12-10 victory to improve their overall record to 8-6-2. Senior Jodie Parker lead the scoring with four goals and an assist. Ronnie Booth, Paige Hammerl and Carly Brooks each scored twice. Megan Nash and […]
‘Biggest cuts from the top.? ‘Why three? Why now?? ‘Honesty and ethics.? ‘A true eight percent?? Those were the messages scrawled across picketing signs held by several dozen Lake Orion school union members, May 26. The group marched around the district’s administration building in scorching weather before the school board’s meeting, in anticipation of a […]
The schools? financial puzzle pieces have changed again. Five weeks ago, Lake Orion Board of Education members sought to lower the amount in the district’s fund balance from 15 percent of yearly expenses to 12 percent, to free up some cash. Those funds could have helped save programming or jobs, but the move would leave […]
No one wakes up and says ‘Today I am going to experience a tragedy,? or ‘Today, I will come between life and death,? says Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh. That’s why over 100 village employees and Lake Orion residents gathered, May 27, to honor community members who single-handedly made a difference in a life […]
The investigation’s complete and results are in. According to school officials, law enforcement officers checked out allegations that Lake Orion School Boardmember Tiffany Weber-Phillips has not lived in the school district for months. Rumors suggested Weber-Phillips and her family lived in Oxford’s school district instead. ‘Tiffany Weber-Phillips and her family do live, in fact, in […]
It’s time to play to play the waiting game, says Suzanne Perreault, Downtown Development Authority (DDA) executive director. Getting a $500,000 Department of Transportation grant, which will fund the pending streetscape and Children’s Park improvements, is taking longer than expected. ‘We’re dealing with federal dollars, we have to go through red tape,? Perreault said. Plans […]
Winning awards in high school journalism isn’t what Television Production Workshop (TPW) students set out to do, says instructor Roger Smith. But it certainly doesn’t hurt. This year, the class and its Dragon broadcasting program earned a Spartan hat trick, with their third award in three years. Spartan awards are given out by the Michigan […]
Community members have a chance to speak on what makes ‘cents? to them for the school district’s 2010/11 budget. The board will hold a public hearing, Wednesday, June 23, during their meeting before discussing the budget, which could include around $6 million in cuts. A copy of the budget and the proposed property tax millage […]