LOCS Board of Education meeting schedule update

The Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education regularly meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. During November and December the board will meet on the first and third weeks of the month. Meetings are Nov. 6 and Nov. 20 and Dec. 4 and Dec. 18. All meetings will be held at […]

Orion Art Center hosts Art Heals exhibition fundraiser

The Orion Art Center is partnering with Common Ground to raise money for Common Ground’s youth art therapy programs. This family-friendly event will showcase activities including a craft table where visitors can participate in an art project. There will also be a silent auction. “This exhibition and fundraiser is so important because the funds raised […]

Annual Orion Art Center Holiday Market offers unique holiday gifts

The Orion Art Center will host their annual Holiday Market from Nov. 21 through Dec. 21. The Holiday Market offers shoppers a one-of-a-kind shopping experience with handcrafted works from local artists. On Nov. 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Art Center will hold their opening reception. Market hours are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays […]

Professional wrestling comes to CERC

Lake Orion Community School’s Community Education Resource Center (CERC) is hosting professional wrestling on Nov. 16. Doors open at 6 p.m. and bell time is at 7 p.m. All event proceeds will go to the LOCS special education department. Tickets can be purchased at www.payschoolsevents.com/events/details/8512. — M.K.  

Suspect in Sagebrush Cantina theft arraigned, charged

The Lake Orion Police Department have identified and arrested a man suspected of stealing an employee’s purse at Sagebrush Cantina in downtown Lake Orion. Leonza Lafayette Tipton III, 48, of Oxford Township, was arraigned at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 30 before 52/3 District Court Magistrate Karen Holt on one count of Larceny in a Building, a […]

Suspect charged with first degree murder in Orion Township slaying

By Jim Newell Review Editor A former Orion Township man has been charged with first degree murder after allegedly strangling and stabbing his mother, Delora Margaret Roberts, 59, to death and stabbing his uncle on Oct. 20 in a home on Rohr Road in Orion Township. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as […]

LOCS Board of Education takes first steps in superintendent search

By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education, having received the gift of time, is taking full advantage by proceeding with their superintendent search carefully and precisely. Superintendent Marion Ginopolis announced earlier this fall that she would be leaving Lake Orion at the end of the current school year. One of […]

Dragon Alumni honored in LOHS Wall of Excellence ceremony

Dragon Alumni honored in LOHS Wall of Excellence ceremony

By Megan Kelley Review Writer The halls of Lake Orion High School have seen tens of thousands of students to date. Among those alumni are a select few that have gone on to achieve impressive successes in their career paths. This third inductee class of the Wall of Excellence included David M. Carlson, Ph. D. […]

Pay raises spark debate

NOTA officials increase wages ‘across the board,’ disagree over proposed 25 percent hikes for director, operations mgr. By C.J. Carnacchio Oxford Leader Editor Pay raises were granted to all North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) employees last week, but only after a debate among officials. The NOTA board voted 5-4 to give a 5 percent raise, […]