The Moose Tree Nature Preserve held its annual Spooktacular Saturday, Oct. 17. Guests were greeted by naturalist Minnie Mouse (Jamie Rustowicz, resident naturalist), then gathered around the fire to meet their guides from Oakland University. Along the way, guests were entertained by Glenda the Good Witch, Rapping Pumpkins, Swamp Monsters, Cruella DeVille, a wise old […]
Howarth School was up on its toes, ready for the big move. Workers hoisted the historic school house onto beams earlier this week, and Wednesday, the 150-year-old building made its way from Silverbell Road to Friendship Park where a concrete slab awaited it. ‘After three years, I’m pretty excited,? said Township Supervisor Matt Gibb upon […]
The district has yet to find a permanent principal for Lake Orion High School, though the search continues according to Superintendent Ken Gutman. ‘With the resume as we’ve seen and what we’ve heard, there could be some viable candidates,? he said of an upcoming round of interviews. As their ten-week contract nears expiration, Gutman noted […]
rsts in the county championship, Oxford Invitational and OAA Division I league meet. ‘Lake Orion men’s cross country team put together a good day of racing,? said Coach Stan Ford of his team at the 50th Annual Oakland County Cross Country Championships. ‘The team put together their best effort so far this season,? he said. […]
The Mlynarek Allstate Agencies is a family group of Allstate Insurance Agents. Kevin R. Mlynarek, of Lake Orion, leads the Oakland County group and Jeremy D. Mlynarek, of Shelby Township, is head of the Macomb County group. Together, they provide Allstate Insurance Company products to approximately 3,000 families. ‘Our success in this challenging business environment […]
A column by Megan Collier
Dear John Locke, Maybe this Halloween you could bring your ghostly self up from the grave to Lake Orion. There are some here who have forgotten about separation of church and state. Bring your friend Thomas Jefferson, too. We could use his wisdom on the first amendment and religion’s place in government and schools ? […]
Plante Moran’s Donna Hanson applauded Lake Orion School District for its fiscal responsibility. ‘As a result of good fiscal management plus containment efforts over the past several years, Lake Orion has been able to build a fund balance position that will give the district a better-than-some-others position to tackle some of these funding uncertainties,? she […]
It’s going to be wild, before and after. That’s the word from Jamison Brown of Wade Trim consulting, the firm working on downtown Lake Orion enhancements. ‘With the three projects all together, it’s going to make such an improvement downtown,? he said. The three projects ? new paving and sewers, a new ‘streetscape? and Children’s […]
Teachers at Goddard School in Lake Orion received the nasal H1N1 vaccine free of charge Friday, Oct. 30. Goddard is a private childcare franchise. Lake Orion’s campus is owned by Kellie McDonald. According to Oakland County executives, vaccines are limited. Only 12,000 in the county were inoculated in clinics in Farmington Hills and Clarkston, Saturday, […]