On Nov. 14, eighth graders from Oakview Middle School traveled to Blanche Sims, Pine Tree and Paint Creek Elementaries to celebrate Literacy Day. According to Jillyan Scarborough, eighth grade language arts teacher at Oakview, the eighth graders read a story aloud to the second to fourth grade students and then helped mentor the younger students […]
With Thanksgiving coming tomorrow, Lake Orion resident Miriam Sibbald wants to focus on ‘Americans helping Americans.? The former local business owner (used to operate Second Time Around) is continuing her efforts to provide items for victims of Hurricane Katrina. ‘People are just now getting back in their homes, so they haven’t had storage. They need […]
Students at Webber Elementary helped give the gift of reading to a school in Ohio that needed it. The school, located in Ottawa, Ohio, lost all of their school books in traumatic flooding that hit their town over the summer, prompting Webber students to collect 4,093 new and gently used books, as well as gift […]
Wednesdays are a delicious day on the Pine Tree Elementary Daily Dragons morning news show. As a supplement for the news show, which Pine Tree has been doing for the last eight or nine years, the students present Kids Kreations on Wednesday’s show, which features quick and easy snacks. ‘We’re just trying to be more […]
History was brought to life last week when Blanche Sims Elementary’s Mrs. Lovely’s first grade class hosted Pioneer Day. The event was organized by volunteer Linda Schenburn for her granddaughter’s class. ‘We’re learning about long ago, so what’s a better way to learn than to put on an outfit and learn about our country’s heritage,? […]
Lake Orion police are still searching for a bank robber that stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the TCF Bank (471 S. Broadway) shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday. Police described the man as six-feet tall and mid-20s to 30s in age, with brown hair pulled into a banded collar length pony tail along […]
The weather may have been cold and rainy, but that didn’t stop the community from coming out on Sunday, Nov. 11 for a Veterans Day ceremony at the Orion Veterans Memorial. ‘The Orion area honors and remembers those that gave their tomorrows for our todays,? said Dr. Joe Mastromatteo at the ceremony. ‘Let’s never forget […]
A man got a little more than an order of fries on a trip to McDonald’s last Monday. At approximately 8:13 p.m., a 911 caller reported that the vehicle in front of her in the drive-thru line backed into her vehicle, after the driver appeared to have fallen asleep. She believed the man may have […]
Dinner, dancing and the dedication to support Lake Orion students combined on Saturday as the Lake Orion Education Foundation hosted a successful Evening for Education II. Over 125 individuals attended the event that was held at Canterbury Castle, and proceeds raised through ticket sales and a silent auction will go towards benefitting the Education Foundation’s […]
Since the announcement on Oct. 30 that The Schrauger Home Project was being spearheaded, support has continued to pour in, prompting an announcement last week by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson that over 50 percent of the needed goods and services to build a home for the family have been donated. ‘I’m overwhelmed by […]