The Spanish Adventure Club at Carpenter Elementary recently held their first graduation fiesta. The club started when Carpenter had two Spanish teachers donate some free Spanish classes at their auction last year. Organizer Pam Shuck said there was enough interest to continue the enrichment program, and the Spanish Adventure Club became year-round. The club also […]
A 24-year-old Orion man died soon after falling off his bicycle and sustaining severe head injuries on Candlewick Drive on June 25. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Nicholas Aaron Cooksey was riding eastbound on Candlewick, when the accident occurred at about 7 p.m. A witness saw Cooksey raise his front wheel off the […]
Orion Township Assessor John Attwell has submitted a 14-page report to the Orion Township Board, regarding property tax exemptions. The report, requested by the board in May, was submitted at the June 19 meeting. It included three pages of responses to questions asked by Clerk Jill Bastian, regarding the various roles people and groups play […]
Campers at the Orion Art Center’s Theatre Arts Camp performed ‘Hollywood Mansion Mystery? on June 23, a play scripted by them during the week-long camp. The play starred all 16 of the campers, who also created their own props and set. The play was directed by Susan Berg, while Dorothy Sedlock served as arts director […]
Since the skin is the body’s largest organ, it’s not surprising that skin cancer is the most common cancer of all. Although melanoma is certainly not the most common type of skin cancer, it’s easily the most deadly. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), it accounts for only about four percent of skin cancer […]
Slowly but surely, it appears a forensic audit regading the investments policy for Orion Township will eventually take place. The Orion Township Board of Trustees has agreed on a request for proposals (RFP), and a subsequent time to meet and answer questions for possible bidders. But, like many things in the now year- and-a-half long […]
The dream of knowing what it feels like to be in outer space is often one that goes unachieved, but not so for Purdue University student Christine Poulin. Poulin, who grew up in Lake Orion, graduated from Notre Dame Prep in 2001. ‘Purdue is really involved with the NASA program,? she explained, noting that the […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County starts work on July 5 to widen and reconfigure the intersection of Baldwin and Brown Roads in Orion Township. The project will realign the intersection to allow westbound traffic on Brown to make direct left turns onto southbound Baldwin, by adding two left-turn lanes to westbound Brown, as well […]
Nearly 100 people, including family, friends and colleagues from the Lake Orion School district, packed Judge Lisa Asadoorian’s courtroom on June 28, in support of Janis Peacock, a fifth-grade Pine Tree teacher accused of alleged assault and battery against a student. Peacock was charged after a June 2 incident, in which she is accused of […]
For widows and widowers, dealing with the loss of their spouses can be devastating. Fortunately, support for them is available right here in Lake Orion. ‘For so many people, after they’re widowed, their personalities change,? said Jacklyn Rolf, a Lake Orion resident who holds gatherings in her Hi Hill home. Rolf, a widow herself, and […]