According to Fireworks Committee members about 500 people attended this year’s breakfast benefit that took place at the Lake Orion Boat Club. That’s pretty good considering the only way to get to the island is by a water vehicle. My daughter-in-law Kelly and son Jason have worked on the committee for a few years and […]
April Heier, of the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department, helped fourth and fifth-grade student council members at Carpenter Elementary School clean up the area around the school on June 9, by cleaning out the storm drains along Flintridge and marking them with ‘Dump No Waste? decals. The students worked in three groups, and the […]
LOHS seniors were entertained by magician Michael Mode at their All-Night Party after graduation on June 3. Mode twists red and green napkins into origami roses. To learn how to do it yourself or for an instructional DVD, log on to www.napkinrose.com. Pictured at the party are (first row, left to right) Mark Decaussin, Sierra […]
The singing group ‘Chicago? in one of their hits had the phrase ‘Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? Does Anyone Really Care??. This should be the mantra for Senator Gilda Jacobs, D-Huntington Woods for her obsession with clocks. First of all, she wants to rescind the law that does not allow alcohol sales […]
I have to respond to the security issue that was discussed at the May 16 Orion Township meeting. This is all in regards to the assessor claiming a break-in on April 20, 2004 and the theft of the Gingelleville Community Center file. All that the township board wants to do is well and good. I […]
I found the Letter to the Editor in the June 8 issue of the Lake Orion Review that described a bomb threat at the high school very interesting and quite shocking. We were visiting our family in Lake Orion from our home in Waukesha, Wisconsin where we own a residential and commercial insurance business. In […]
Third-graders at Carpenter Elementary School shared what they’ve learned about living in a democracy, as they presented ‘With Liver Tea and Just This For All–A Salute to Our Core Democratic Values? at the school on June 7. All of the third-grade participated in the production, which included songs and skits representing the core Democratic values […]
Ten Years Ago June 14, 1995 ~~A serious accident at the Indianwood/Baldwin/Coats intersection involving a gravel truck has increased debate over ways to correct the junction and the routing of gravel trucks in the township. ~~Linda Purvis, an employee of the school district for 26 years, is retiring as Pine Tree Elementary School’s principal. ~~~New […]
Joanie Curtis grew up in Lake Orion, and she’s proud of the work she’s done for the Lake Orion School District for the past 18 years. Curtis was honored for her service as head custodian at the Community Education Resource Center (CERC) on May 12, with the Distinguished Service Award from Oakland County Community and […]
Kids got a glimpse of science up close and personal during Science Day at Lake Orion High School in May. The high school’s AP Biology students organized the event for school district fourth graders. The event took place in the lobby of the auditorium. Groups of fourth graders spent 45 minutes at 22 different ‘stations.? […]