Being a reporter in my hometown is a great job. Frequently, friends? engagements, news about former classmates? job promotions and even baby announcements come across my desk, and I get to be reminded of the great things my graduating class, a Lake Orion graduating class, is doing. I get sent out to cover interesting stories, […]
After raising money for almost three years, the Michigan Nature Association will start using the funding to facilitate the maintenance of 10 natural properties, seven of which were also purchased with the funding. The Statewide Land Protection Campaign began Aug. 1, 2004, and ran through the end of July. According to the MNA, the campaign’s […]
If you are looking for a gift for that hard-to-shop-for-person, Tesori Gifts owner Char Westman thinks she might have just the thing for you. In her store, located in downtown at 18 N. Broadway, she carries unique items, including candles, jewelry and home items. ‘We have a little bit of something for everyone,? Westman said, […]
Last Saturday was marked with sun, warm weather and, in downtown Lake Orion, lots of dogs. More than a 100 dogs, of all sizes, colors and types, showed up for the annual Dog Days, hosted by downtown Lake Orion. A blessing of the dogs was held, as well as a parade that dogs and their […]
Flashing lights, loud sirens and huge construction equipment all found a home in Friendship Park last Friday night as Orion Township Parks and Recreation hosted their annual Big Rig Gig. Over 3,000 individuals attended the event, which featured a variety of trucks and tractors, diggers and dozers, buses and backhoes, and many more. According to […]
The Village of Lake Orion has applied to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for a permit to temporarily draw down the level of Lake Orion by 36 inches. The drawdown is to allow the village to inspect the dam and to give residents around the lake the opportunity to repair their seawalls. The […]
If you have visited the Orion Public Library recently you may have noticed some familiar faces smiling down on you and promoting reading. Some may have been professional athletes, such as Tony Hawk, and others might be a little more familiar to you, like Lake Orion schools Superintendent Christine Lehman, Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel […]
Construction on Heights Road will wait until next year, decided the Village Council at their last meeting on Aug. 13. The road, which was damaged after a water main broke last winter and is need of permanent repair, has been a topic at the last two council meetings. Two meetings ago, the council received the […]
Statewide results from the first Merit Exam were released last week. According to the Michigan Department of Education, the Merit Exam, which was mandatory for all high school juniors, replaced the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) used in years past. A state law dictated the change. The MME was comprised of the ACT, a national […]
School may have been out this summer, but music still filled the halls of Scripps Middle School on Thursdays. Under the organization of eighth graders Michael and Alex Roberts, members of Scripps Middle School Cadet Band meet once a week to continue practicing and playing music together. ‘We wanted to have some fun over the […]