Nathan Muntz may just finishing fifth grade at Carpenter Year-Round Elementary, but in only a few days, he will also become a world traveler. Muntz, who will attend Waldon Middle School in the fall, was chosen as a People to People Student Ambassador. He will travel, along with two other Lake Orion students, with a […]
For those interested in watching the Class of 2008 receive their diplomas next year, the Phoenix Center in Pontiac is where you will want to be. According to School Board Member Janet Wolverton, who went with the high school to tour the facilities, Meadowbrook’s 2,200 seats were getting to be too few for graduates and […]
The Lake Orion Education Foundation awarded 22 mini-grants at last week’s school board meeting. These various grants went towards funding programs and supplies that will benefit students at the elementary, middle and high schools. ‘We’re very proud and happy that we have the opportunity to provide these funds,? said Lake Orion Education Foundation President Steven […]
After 35 years teaching in Lake Orion schools, Marion McGraw will not spend her summer planning out the next school year’s lesson plans, but rather, kicking off her retirement. McGraw taught first grade at Webber, Carpenter and, most recently, Pine Tree Elementary. For the last six years, Pine Tree has been her home and on […]
They say it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch, a saying I found to be true last Friday. The paper received a call letting us know that some teens were uniting for a cause and showing their support for skateboarding. The caller felt it might be something that would interest the […]
American pride will meet summer fun this week as Independence Day festivities are kicked off around Lake Orion. These include the Jubilee, Flare Night and the annual fireworks display. The Jubilee, hosted by the Lake Orion Lions Club, will open around noon on Thursday, June 28 and run through Saturday, June 30. The fair will […]
If you are planning on having a bonfire while enjoying the fireworks this weekend, you may want to think again if you don’t have a burning permit. ‘Any ‘open burning,? except charcoal and gas cooking grills, requires a burning permit,? said Lake Orion Fire Chief Jeff Key. Perhaps you have purchased a portable burning container […]
Hollywood is coming to Lake Orion. No, not starlets, directors and movie sets, but rather fresh produce, quality meat and competitive prices. Hollywood Market, a family owned and operated business, will soon inhabit the Farmer Jack building, located on Lapeer Road, just south of Clarkston Road, when Farmer Jack closes. According to Hollywood President Bill […]
For incoming Lake Orion High School freshman Tim Durack, history and government aren’t a problem, but rather a passion. Combine these interests with leadership and you have the reason for Durack being selected as a participant in The National Young Leaders State Conference (NYLSC) sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC). ‘The aim of […]
Rose are red, violets are blue and one of Lake Orion’s newest businesses will help get fresh flowers to you. Roses, located at 2561 S. Lapeer Rd., is a full service floral shop that offers all sorts of flowers, bouquets, baskets and arrangements. ‘Anything you can think of, I can get,? said owner Josh Stickney. […]