Voters came out ? though not in droves ? to elect a new Lake Orion Community School District Board of Education. On May 3, just under 13.5 percent of the registered voters in Orion Township and Lake Orion Village voted to fill five seats of the seven member board. Come July 13, the top vote […]
Lake Orion Community Schools all-day, every-day kindergarten program was recently honored. It was selected for the Magna Best Practices Database based on the program’s innovative practices. The program was one of only 114 highly-scored programs selected from the 359 nominations received. ‘We are all very honored,? said Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Heidi […]
So, riddle me this Batman: How does three inches of rain in two days relate to the royal wedding? * * * I guess you can call me a man’s man, only in that I had no compulsion to wear a funny hat; no desire to wave the Union Jack and no, inkling ? not […]
With only 24 hours remaining for the seated board of education to vote on anything (five of seven seats were up for election in Tuesday’s election, see related story), members of the community, board and district employees and even some students packed Monday night’s 2011-2012 budget workshop meeting, slated to start at 6 p.m., by […]
Okay, I received no (zero, zippo, nada ? nothin?) sympathy from last week’s gem of a column about having to report for duty in covering a board of education meeting ? something I haven’t done since George Bush (No. 1) was president. I did, however, receive the following letter. Enjoy. * * * Dear Don, […]
Budgets are tight. There’s talk of upping the number of students per class. Teachers are looking for a contract. There’s talk of millions of dollars of deficit spending. Welcome to the reality members of the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education will deal with in the very near future ? a future that begins […]
Interesting week. So, here it is the middle of April and as I sit and look out the window Monday morning, I watch the snow fall. I watch as it accumulates on the cars across the street. If it were April 1, I could take Mother Nature’s joke. I ain’t smiling now. * * * […]
There is a movement of sorts happening in our community. A movement of neighbors reaching out and helping neighbors; existing organizations working together capitalizing and coordinating strengths to help folks in need. And, while there may be snow on the ground this week, most folks won’t confuse this season of Easter with that of Christmas […]
Over the past few weeks, I have tried to challenge readers about their roles in the community and this newspapers role in their lives. So, now it’s time to start letting you know what your neighbors are saying. * * * Don, Here’s my uncensored, sensibilities-be-damned take on the whole thing: News consumers?(readers, TV viewers, […]
Over the past few weeks, I have tried to challenge readers about their roles in the community and this newspapers role in their lives. So, now it’s time to start letting you know what your neighbors are saying. * * * Don, Here’s my uncensored, sensibilities-be-damned take on the whole thing: News consumers?(readers, TV viewers, […]