By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education appointed Special Education Teacher Consultant Jennifer Porter as the district’s new special education supervisor on Sept. 25. Porter mentored and trained new teachers, led a team of special education coaches focused on compliance and standardizing process across the […]
Giddings Road north of Silver Bell Road will close on Oct. 7, through Nov. 1, the Road Commission for Oakland County announced on Monday. Through traffic on Giddings Road will be detoured via Silver Bell Road to Lapeer Road to Waldon Road and back to Giddings Road. Traffic moving in the opposite direction can follow […]
Lake Orion lake lowering begins week of Oct. 28 Lake Orion lake will be lowered about one foot beginning the week of Oct. 28 to reach the normal low water mark for winter, according to a Lake Orion Public Works news release. The release was given to notify residents to allow for safe removal of […]
Parent(s): Jeff and Gina Adams GPA: 3.824 Favorite subject(s): Math and History Extracurricular activities: playing Varsity football Hobbies/Interests: Watch movies, workout and spend time with family. Plans after graduation: attend Oakland University and study accounting. Aidan is most proud of: having certain opportunities other may not have. Aidan makes a contribution by: I treat others […]
Districts began Oct. 9 against Davison By Wendi Reardon Price Staff Writer wprice@mihomepaper.com CLARKSTON — Lake Orion Boys Varsity Soccer bounced back from their loss to Warren De La Salle with a 3-2 victory over Clarkston last Thursday. “Tuesday, we struggled with scoring,” said Jason Wise, head coach, about the 2-0 loss to De La […]
Geraldine Alice (Hodges) Weber of Lake Orion passed away on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. She was born on April 12, 1925 in Lake Orion to William and Alice (Blumreich) Hodges. Geraldine responded to our country’s call of duty as one of the original Rosie the Riveters, building Army trucks at the GM – Opdyke Road […]
Christiane Hardman Daily passed away on Aug. 19, 2024 in North Carolina. She was born July 21, 1977 in Royal Oak, Mich. Christiane is the daughter of Pam Daily and the late Denny Daily, the sister of Rob Daily and Holly Conrad and the aunt of Lukas and Jillian Conrad and Charlotte Daily. A memorial […]
Sheriff’s Office warns residents to beware of scams, offers safety tips By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Two Orion Township residents were recently swindled out of a total of $49,400 in separate incidents after being convinced to send money through bitcoin. Now, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office in Orion Township wants to […]
Principal amount not to exceed $3.5 million By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education authorized financing the Orion Center purchase on a principal amount not to exceed $3.5M during its meeting on Sept. 25. Financing will be done through limited tax bonds, according to Assistant […]
Season extended in Lapeer County, conditions favorable By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— Local hunter Elliot Vantine reported a close encounter from his ladder stand when a young buck still in velvet passed under during the recent Liberty-Youth Hunt earlier this month. While Vantine passed on the whitetail it was a fall ritual soon to […]