Reitte Joseph, of Haiti, wasn’t able to blow out her birthday candles when she turned 22, but that doesn’t mean her wish didn’t come true. Now she’ll get a chance to do blow them out on her 23rd. On Dec. 5, Joseph was in a grueling 12-hour surgery at POH Regional Medical Center to remove […]
You may not be able to see their wings, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a group of angels in the local area. On Sunday, I was invited to attend a birthday/farewell celebration of a young Haitian woman at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (see this web edition for the story). She was far away from […]
A visit from Three Men and a Tenor hit all the right notes with some middle school students last week. The musical group visited Scripps and Oakview Middle Schools Friday, where they performed for the whole school and hosted a workshop for choir students. (Trips to Waldon Middle School and Lake Orion High School had […]
It’s time to sing the praises of some members of the Lake Orion High School choir program. Seven students sang as members of the MSVMA (Michigan School Vocal Music Association) State Honor Choirs at DeVos Symphony Hall in Grand Rapids on Saturday, Jan. 26. The students qualified for this honor after being selecting from a […]
The Lake Orion High School Forensics team started their season off with a bang at last Saturday’s Athens Icicle Invite. Over 28 teams and 300 competitors participated in the tournament, and Lake Orion brought home some important hardware. Individually, Orion’s Diane McNulty was crowned champion in the Prose category, and teammate Rebecca Ryan took fifth. […]
While nothing official has occurred yet, the Lake Orion School Board has been spending a lot of behind-the-scenes time preparing for the search for a new superintendent. Current superintendent, Christine Lehman, is retiring this June. Board President Jim Weidman said the board has spent around 17-18 hours over three separate occasions at their winter workshops, […]
Flying eggs and tablecloth tricks weren’t some fancy entertainment at breakfast, but hands-on learning opportunities in Paint Creek second grade classrooms earlier this month. Every other Friday, for a total of five sessions, GM engineers have been visiting the second graders as part of the GM Science and Engineering in the Classroom Program. According to […]
It won’t be just visual art that will fill the Orion Art Center on Feb. 22 and 29, as the art center is hosting a concert featuring local musicians Carl Zoolkoski and Phyllis Bengry. According to OAC Director Reggie Harrison, the concert will feature a collection of Zoolkoski and Bengry’s new original works, as well […]
Every time Cliff Schrauger listens to his Joe Cocker album and hears Cocker’s song, ‘With a Little Help from My Friends,? it has a special meaning to him. ‘I think of the community every time I hear that song,? he said. ‘That’s how we are getting by. It’s from friends, family, overwhelming love and support, […]
It’s all about the artwork of one woman at Flint Street Gallery through March 1, as the gallery hosts a ‘one woman? show, featuring the artwork of Patricia McGraw. Included in the show are watercolor paintings, monoprints and monotypes, handmade books and fiber jewelry, and according to owners Chris McKenna and Leila Freijy, McGraw’s sense […]