Love (& copters) in the air

An orange Coast Guard helicopter was not the only thing in the air and circling the area outside of Waldon Middle School last Saturday, but also a little thing called love. When Lake Orion graduate Duane Zitta awoke that morning, he knew it was going to be a special day. Zitta, who graduated in 1999 […]

Downtown filled with art & wine

Orion Art Center Director Reggie Harrison put it best. ‘Mother Nature loves art,? she said. Last Friday, on a warm sunny evening, downtown Lake Orion was crawling with participants from the Mystery Tour of Fine Art and Fine Wine. The event, which sold out of its 100 tickets, featured three temporary art installments in each […]

Having fun at Family Fun Fest

April is ‘Young Child? month and in honor of that, Lake Orion Early Childhood hosted their 14th annual Family Fun Fest. Held at the Community Education Resource Center (CERC) on Thursday, April 19 from 6-8:30 p.m., the event featured free fun for children ages 0-12. Local childhood and community agencies attended the event. Participants could […]

Sims? kids help PAWS

Students from Blanche Sims Elementary are doggone pros when it comes to participating in PAWS With a Cause. ‘This service project has been the inspiration for our March is Reading Month activities for 13 years,? said Blanche Sims Media Specialist Pauline Baldwin. ‘Blanche Sims has raised more money than any other school in the world […]

Town Hall Meeting sparks new coalition

Members from the Lake Orion community gathered at Lake Orion High School on Monday night with one clear message: It’s not okay. ‘It’s not okay to party, it’s not okay to get drunk at 16, it’s not okay to have your friends over and serve alcohol,? said Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh in regards […]

Food drive benefits local community

Saturday, May 12 marks a day when members from the Lake Orion community can help their neighbors, their children’s classmates or simply a person they pass all the time in the street. The Lake Orion Post Office, along with post offices all around the country, is hosting the Letter Carriers Food Drive. This year’s 15th […]

BPA students attend national competition for first time

Two seniors from Lake Orion High School will find themselves in the ‘Big Apple? next week, as they will be representing Lake Orion at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2007 National Leadership Conference. Matt Nawrocki and Ian Rogan will attend the conference in New York from May 8 through 13, joining 6,000 students from […]

Education Foundation helps when times are tough

With the threat of budget cuts always on the horizon, one Lake Orion group works towards making sure students? education is affected as little as possible. The Lake Orion Education Foundation awards mini-grants to teachers and advisors to fund opportunities that encourage and promote education excellence and student achievement. The Foundation was first developed in […]

OCC fire cadets visit Pine Tree Elementary

Fire cadets from Oakland Community College visited Pine Tree Elementary on Monday, April 23. They made 30-minute presentations to each class, informing the students about the importance of smoke alarms, how to “stop, drop and roll” and showed them what a fire fighter looks like in full equipment. Students even practiced crawling in a demonstration […]

Ladies night raises money for Relay for Life

Sounds of ladies laughing and having fun were abundant at the Ladies Night Out last Friday. The event, sponsored by Hank’s Fly Fishing and held at the Guinn Industrial Center on Clarkston Road, raised funds to benefit The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, held in Lake Orion on May 19 and 20. The night […]

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