Eighth graders at Oakview Middle School spent last Thursday on a mock journey to find the Pacific Ocean in Oakview’s Third Annual Lewis & Clark Day. Traveling around the exterior of the school, teams of five students participated in ten stops which each included a task that explorers Lewis & Clark may have faced on […]
With just under 20 percent coming out to vote, Lake Orion residents took to the polls on Tuesday. Elected to school board were incumbent Bob Gritzinger and newcomer Tiffany Weber-Phillips. They will both serve four-year terms. Gritzinger garnered the most votes in the close race with 2,259 (or 35 percent), with Weber-Phillips trailing behind him […]
Orion Township voters rejected a bond proposal for the library and both millage and bond proposals for the safety path system on Tuesday. The library proposal failed by 264 votes (2,378 to 2,114 or 52.94% to 47.06%), while the safety path bond was voted down by over 900 votes (2,653 to 1,746, just more than […]
While the saying may be that Lake Orion is ‘Where Living is a Vacation,? for Mike Olson, it’s also a place that he is looking forward to working in. Olson started last month as the new Department of Public Works (DPW) Superintendent in the Village of Lake Orion. Coming from a position in the city […]
Mark Saturday, May 12 on your calendars! The Lake Orion Post Office, along with letter carriers around the country, is hosting the 15th Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive. Put non-perishable food in a bag by your mailbox and your letter carrier will pick it up on their route. If you are worried that you have […]
Lake Orion High School student Elizabeth Kelly (right) volunteered to model hats in the Orion Township Public Library’s Vintage Hat Show held last week. The fashion show featured all different kinds of hats from the 1800s through today. Common materials used to make the hats included silk, velvet and even ostrich feathers.
Abby Leskiv, an eighth grader at Scripps Middle School, loves to play soccer, run track and play with her dog, Mocha. She also speaks Russian fluently. And when she decided that she wanted to learn Japanese, she didn’t realize it would get her national attention. As part of a project for foreign language teacher Melissa […]
The roaring twenties will be alive and well in St. Joseph School this weekend as the school presents its spring musical, ‘Charleston.? This musical will feature sixth, seventh and eighth graders in various roles that feature acting, singing and dancing. Highlights of the show include the ‘Ziegfeld Girls,? a choreographed song and dance routine that […]
‘Positive, energetic and outgoing.? When asked to describe herself in three words, Lake Orion High School senior Stephanie Miszewski chose those three. Considering her choice of adjectives, it’s not surprising that she was honored with the Miss Congeniality award at this year’s America’s Homecoming Queen Miss Michigan competition. Miszewski, who was the 2006 Lake Orion […]
A unique contraption drove through downtown Lake Orion last Friday to honor Harley enthusiast Robert Erfourth. After a funeral service at the Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home, Erfourth was transported via a motorcycle hearse to the Eastlawn Cemetary. Located in Flatrock, the Michigan Memorial Funeral Home owns one of only eight biker-style hearses offered by the Tombstone […]