The morning of Saturday, Nov. 17 would have been Josh Schrauger’s 18th birthday, and over 500 individuals took to the cross country course behind the high school to honor his brother and his memory. According Allie Hock, one of the cross country captains that planned the event, over 500 people came out to participate, with […]
Carpenter Elementary kicked off Thanksgiving week on Monday with a first grade feast celebration. Mr. Collison’s class got into the spirit by dressing up as pilgrims and turkeys (gobble, gobble). The event marked the 12th straight year the first graders have held a feast.
Leslie Pielack is a name that is frequently connected to historical preservation in the Orion area, and she recently donned a new hat as executive director and curator of the Scripps Mansion. ‘In essence, my responsibility is to protect and preserve the estate, which consists of the mansion and surrounding grounds,? Pielack said. ‘My position […]
Work was being done at the Scripps Mansion lately as a wrought iron gate was taken out for repair. The gate, which has been credited as a Samuel Yellin work, is around 80 years old. It was deteriorating from age, and was also hit by a tree branch during a storm furthering the damage. According […]
On Nov. 14, eighth graders from Oakview Middle School traveled to Blanche Sims, Pine Tree and Paint Creek Elementaries to celebrate Literacy Day. According to Jillyan Scarborough, eighth grade language arts teacher at Oakview, the eighth graders read a story aloud to the second to fourth grade students and then helped mentor the younger students […]
With Thanksgiving coming tomorrow, Lake Orion resident Miriam Sibbald wants to focus on ‘Americans helping Americans.? The former local business owner (used to operate Second Time Around) is continuing her efforts to provide items for victims of Hurricane Katrina. ‘People are just now getting back in their homes, so they haven’t had storage. They need […]
Students at Webber Elementary helped give the gift of reading to a school in Ohio that needed it. The school, located in Ottawa, Ohio, lost all of their school books in traumatic flooding that hit their town over the summer, prompting Webber students to collect 4,093 new and gently used books, as well as gift […]
Wednesdays are a delicious day on the Pine Tree Elementary Daily Dragons morning news show. As a supplement for the news show, which Pine Tree has been doing for the last eight or nine years, the students present Kids Kreations on Wednesday’s show, which features quick and easy snacks. ‘We’re just trying to be more […]
History was brought to life last week when Blanche Sims Elementary’s Mrs. Lovely’s first grade class hosted Pioneer Day. The event was organized by volunteer Linda Schenburn for her granddaughter’s class. ‘We’re learning about long ago, so what’s a better way to learn than to put on an outfit and learn about our country’s heritage,? […]
Lake Orion police are still searching for a bank robber that stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the TCF Bank (471 S. Broadway) shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday. Police described the man as six-feet tall and mid-20s to 30s in age, with brown hair pulled into a banded collar length pony tail along […]