Dear Editor, NOW is the time to put the past behind us and start with a clean slate. Decisions in the past need to remain there and whether someone voted for or against the bond doesn’t matter. What does matter is the future of our children. We, as a community, need to set aside our […]
Dear Editor, I have analyzed what type of leadership is best for the District and its students. ‘I ‘ve read and heard all of the political rhetoric. ‘Some people focus on the bond as the sole issue they will use to determine how they will cast their vote. ‘Other people will only vote for a […]
McKenna Associates, long-time planners of the Village of Lake Orion, has been selected to continue its services. Council members on March 8 agreed to a new four year contract. Two companies, besides McKenna, were interviewed earlier this year to provide the village with on-going planning services. After the interview process, McKenna offered to revise its […]
With a deadlocked, three-three vote, the Lake Orion Community School Board did not pass a tentative contract with local teachers, Wednesday night. “I want it on the record,” schools superintendent Marion Ginopolis said, “I am disappointed this did not pass. I deeply regret it.” Half of the 40-plus people in the audience left the meeting […]
Dear Editor Times are tough today.? Many of us don’t have the resources we had years ago. This is true of our schools, as well. ‘It is easy to blame the present state of school finances on the school board, and think incumbents shouldn’t be re-elected.? This is not only unfair, it’s untrue.? Many who […]
Jeff Whitby and Laura Mazich presented a check for $1,500 to Detroit High School for Fine/Performing Arts. The school recently sustained about $250,000 in damage to musical instruments during a break-in. The money was donated by people attending the North Oakland Concert Band winter concert on March 7.
Our hearts continue to ache for a person who we saw ‘bullied? by administration. Let me tell you about a person we met many years ago as a parent volunteer. She gives her all and never accepts the credit. We admire her ‘Team Spirit.? To this day she continually supports our efforts, giving a helping […]
Dear Editor, I want to thank the Lake Orion community for all the support during my 12-year tenure as a member of the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education. It has been an honor and privilege to serve you. Though school board work can be highly rewarding, the past few years have, at times, […]
Typically I try and keep my emotions in tact and not to respond to the negative nature of the vocal minority, however, the ‘mother in me? is forcing me to change all of that today. I am responding to a recent letter by someone only named as, JP. JP’s letter went off into all sorts […]
The owners and management staff of the Verwood Apartments at 54 South Broadway in the Village of Lake Orion would like to express our sincerest appreciation for the fast response and safe evacuation of our tenants during the recent devastating fire. We feel the exceptional efforts of the fire department of Orion Township (and surrounding […]