It’s time to sing the praises of some members of the Lake Orion High School choir program. Seven students sang as members of the MSVMA (Michigan School Vocal Music Association) State Honor Choirs at DeVos Symphony Hall in Grand Rapids on Saturday, Jan. 26. The students qualified for this honor after being selecting from a […]
This web feature is updated throughout the week to bring you the very latest in Lake Orion sports… *** SATURDAY With a championship-caliber defense, the Lake Orion girls? basketball squad held Berkley to just three second-half points, earning a 58-14 victory Friday night and their first league title in decades. Alexis Haan scored 14 points […]
After thunderstorms swept the area last week, people returned to Depot Park to enjoy some sunny weather without so much humidity and heat. There’s still plenty of that expected this month.
Hey, even Jim “Steady Eddy” Sherman, Sr., needs a break once in a while. His column returns next week! Be there, aloha!
Rotary welcomes special guests The Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary will welcome noteworthy speakers over the next few weeks. Regular meeetings are held at CJ’s every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. Upcoming speakers include Sandy Weaver on Feb. 14 (What is LOVE INC?), Michael Thomas on Feb. 21 (Boys Scouts of America are alive and local), and […]
The Lake Orion High School Forensics team started their season off with a bang at last Saturday’s Athens Icicle Invite. Over 28 teams and 300 competitors participated in the tournament, and Lake Orion brought home some important hardware. Individually, Orion’s Diane McNulty was crowned champion in the Prose category, and teammate Rebecca Ryan took fifth. […]
I have often professed in this very spot in your community newspaper, that we really need to spend more time promoting critical thinking. When we hire a new reporter I try to cram in a lifetime’s worth of thought into one little lesson and it goes something like this: ‘Even if somebody you admire, respect […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE #137-11 CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON Ordinance Amending Section 46-242 (1) d. 5. of the Accessory Building Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances adopted August 2, 2010 PREAMBLE THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON, OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS: that the current code of ordinances Section 46-242 (1) d. 5, Accessory Buildings and Structures be […]
Student enrollment slipped in both the Brandon and Goodrich school districts following student count day on Wednesday. A change in enrollment means more or less for the schools, which receive per-pupil funding at about $7,200 per student. In the Brandon School District, Belle Ann Elementary, Harvey-Swanson Elementary and Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School posted declines in […]
Brandon Twp.- It was standing room only during Monday’s school board meeting, which drew roughly 300 people. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Belle Ann Elementary’s new gym, art and music rooms preceded the meeting, but the real draw for many appeared to be the opportunity to express opinions regarding Brandon Schools Superintendent Tom Miller. Miller incited […]