The newly approved contract with Lake Orion Education Association (LOEA) is set to save the school district millions of dollars over the next several years. The board of education voted to approve the contract, 5-1, with the dissenting vote coming from Treasurer Jim Weidman. Weidman said he disapproved of the contract because it included a […]
It’s official. Sophia Lafayette is Lake Orion High School’s new principal. The school board was uncharacteristically divided when they voted her into the position, 4-2, at their Jan. 13 meeting. Boardmembers Bob Gritzinger and Jim Weidman were the dissenting votes, citing her lack of experience as a principal as the reason. Tiffany Weber-Phillips was not […]
We’ve yet to determine if Superintendent Ken Gutman is a mad man or a genius. With all the recent lineup changes in the school district ? Sarah Manzo as Webber’s principal, Bev Tepper as associate high school principal, Heidi Kast as assistant superintendent and now Sophia Lafayette as the new high school principal, just to […]
Leon Jeffrey Setty, 54, and Frank Brian Bennett, 47, both longtime residents of Lake Orion, will stand trial for multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct. The pair were arraigned Nov. 11, 2009 after they allegedly beat and raped a 52-year-old Orion Township woman held captive in their home for nearly two months. Preliminary examinations, heard […]
Casey VanDerGraaf says he was surprised when he got a call from the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) last fall. Now a freshman at Lake Orion High School, VanDerGraaf had submitted a turkey hunting patch design for extra credit in science class nearly a year ago, and then promptly forgot about it. But NWTF hadn’t […]
With nine games left in the regular season, girls? basketball Head Coach Steve Roberts says his team is looking to turn their record around. Lady Dragons have an 8-4 overall record, but are at a meager 2-4 record in Oakland Activities Association (OAA) Red play, as of Jan. 25. ‘As with any team, you always […]
With temperatures hovering in the mid 20s, thousands of bundled up residents waited an hour ? or more ? to get inside a job fair held in Orion Township’s UAW hall. Nearly 25 companies awaited 2,000 hopefuls at the fair, put on by UAW Local 5960, Orion Area Chamber of Commerce, Orion Township and Hired […]
A construction project slated for completion in one phase over one year may now be pushed into two phase to be completed in 2012. Terry Winter, a partner in Orion Pointe LLC, approached the village council during the public comment portion of their Jan. 25 meeting, asking to change Orion Pointe’s planned unit development (PUD). […]
Last year, the Downtown Development Authority’s effort at National Main Street accreditation was a ‘swing and a miss.? This year, it hit a homerun, earning approval in all 10 criterion, accreditation and praise from Main Street evaluators. Main Street is a national program focused on revitalizing historic communities. Lake Orion’s DDA participates in conjunction with […]
The Dragon hockey team headed to Farmington Hills, Jan. 20, tying 3-3 in league play, but lost 4-3 in overtime. In an away game, Saturday, Jan. 23, the team suffering a serious loss to Rochester United, 9-1. Dragons returned home to play Farmington Hills, Jan. 28. Though the game was closer than against Rochester, the […]