Last month, the Orion-Oxford Eagles Aerie #3613 had a lot of people come out to eat spaghetti and help a family in need when they hosted a benefit dinner on Nov. 17 for the Schrauger family. “The crowd was fantastic and came in with a strong desire to help support this devastated family,” said Rachel […]
Comcast analog customers may not be seeing things ‘ON TV? for much longer if they don’t call the company to get a free converter box. ‘Comcast has let (the Cable Commission) know, effective January 15, 2008, they are moving our PEG channels to a digital tier,? said Orion Community Cable Communications Commission (OCCCC) Administrator Diane […]
A lot of people that might not have been warm this winter will be thanks to a group of ladies at Christ the Redeemer Church. For the past six years, the group has participated in Warm Up America!, a project sponsored by the Craft Yarn Council of America. Warm Up America! was started in 1992 […]
While Christmas is full of cheer, it’s not always the happiest time for all, and with that notion, King of Kings Church will be hosting a Longest Night service on Sunday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. According to Pastor Bill Bendert, the idea behind the Longest Night service (sometimes known as a Blue Christmas service) […]
Good things have been happening recently at Webber Elementary. First, more students have been honored by Congressman Mike Rogers as Students of the Month. The students were selected by by their teachers as exemplary students, and excel in leadership, academics and extracurricular activities. For the month of November, Students of the Month are (pictured back […]
For those grinder lovers in the community, Christmas came early this month with the reopening of Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders. ‘This is a specialty Italian restaurant that specializes in grinders and their own pizza, which is different than any other,? said new owner Hassan Saad. Bellacino’s offers a variety of grinders, pizza, salads, pastas and […]
Caitlynn Anderson used to have a full head of long, flowing red hair. Now someone else does. The 10-year-old recently had it cut off to donate to Locks of Love. ‘I couldn’t be happier,? Anderson said about her donation. ‘Hopefully somebody else is happy about it, too.? ‘I heard about Locks of Love on television […]
There’s something sweet about Junior Girl Scout Troop 1892. The group, comprised of fifth graders from Paint Creek Elementary, spent their last month’s meetings packaging a variety of donated candy into sandwich-sized baggies. The candy, donated by families at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church after Halloween, will be distributed to needy families during the holiday season. […]
After over 25 years in the Lake Orion school district, Superintendent Christine Lehman will say good-bye this summer. She made the announcement last week that she will retire June 30, when her contract is up. Lehman started in Lake Orion schools in 1979 as a home economics teacher at Lake Orion High School. From there, […]
While Lake Orion took home a ‘B? on their Michigan Education YES! Program report card, they are among 23 county high schools to not make the grade when it comes to Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Other high schools not meeting AYP requirements include Bloomfield Hills Andover and Lahser, Rochester and Troy High and Troy Athens. […]