The sun wasn’t the only thing beating down on M-24 last Friday. Over 30 kids, of all ages, gathered to skate, bike and walk down M-24 to show their support for skateboarding and the need for a place to skate in Orion. ‘We’re trying to show that there are a lot of kids that skateboard,? […]
Lake Orion graduate Michelle Lewandowski is no stranger to the spotlight. After spending many years performing for the Lake Orion High School Band, her talent led to her participation in the All-State High School Band, but also most recently, in the Michigan Youth Arts Festival. According to Lewandowski, the festival is an annual showcase that […]
Nathan Muntz may just finishing fifth grade at Carpenter Year-Round Elementary, but in only a few days, he will also become a world traveler. Muntz, who will attend Waldon Middle School in the fall, was chosen as a People to People Student Ambassador. He will travel, along with two other Lake Orion students, with a […]
For those interested in watching the Class of 2008 receive their diplomas next year, the Phoenix Center in Pontiac is where you will want to be. According to School Board Member Janet Wolverton, who went with the high school to tour the facilities, Meadowbrook’s 2,200 seats were getting to be too few for graduates and […]
The Lake Orion Education Foundation awarded 22 mini-grants at last week’s school board meeting. These various grants went towards funding programs and supplies that will benefit students at the elementary, middle and high schools. ‘We’re very proud and happy that we have the opportunity to provide these funds,? said Lake Orion Education Foundation President Steven […]
After 35 years teaching in Lake Orion schools, Marion McGraw will not spend her summer planning out the next school year’s lesson plans, but rather, kicking off her retirement. McGraw taught first grade at Webber, Carpenter and, most recently, Pine Tree Elementary. For the last six years, Pine Tree has been her home and on […]
They say it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch, a saying I found to be true last Friday. The paper received a call letting us know that some teens were uniting for a cause and showing their support for skateboarding. The caller felt it might be something that would interest the […]
The sky over Lake Orion will light up on the evening of Saturday, June 30 with the firework display hosted by the Lake Orion Fireworks Association. The firework display will begin around 10 p.m., with July 7 set as the rain date. This year, the fireworks will be lit off a barge anchored in the […]
A century. Or ten decades. Or a hundred years. On Thursday, June 14, that’s what Lake Orion resident Eddie Bird will be celebrating when he turns 100. Bird moved to Lake Orion in 1940 with his late wife, Catherine. He has lived in the same house ever since. It wasn’t a big move though, since […]
Tonight’s Lake Orion School Board meeting is not just the last meeting held during this school year, but for Leeann Bartley, it is also her last meeting serving as board president and school board member. After over twelve years on the school board, of which she served as board president nine years, Bartley is retiring […]