Talent took center stage Saturday at Lake Orion High School when 12 finalists, selected from dozens who auditioned last month for ‘Lake Orion’s Got Talent,? competed for a $1,000 grand prize. The event was a benefit for 1,000 Conversations about Mental Health in Lake Orion. Story and full results begin on page 1.
Jim Weidman surprised at least a few people at last week’s board of education meeting when he took the proverbial bull by the horns and proposed a change many in the community have asked about. “I would like to recommend discussion and action’to move to November election date,” said Weidman, Lake Orion Community Schools Board […]
By Laura Colvin Review editor It was unanimous. The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education voted 7-0 last week to award Marion Ginopolis a two-year contract, including an annual salary of $151,366. ‘First thing tomorrow morning, I would like whoever is in charge of the website to take ‘interim? off Mrs. Ginopolis? name, please,? […]
Here’s what we asked the candidates this week: Did you support the Feb. 22 school bond proposal, yes or no? In 150 words or less, please explain your reasons and the process that led to your decision. Note: This question is not so much about who voted ‘yes? and who voted ‘no.? Rather, it uses […]
One thing was certain as school board members took their first official look at Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal: Lake Orion Community Schools is facing a busload of questions and no easy answers. The board last met Feb. 23 ? in the wake of a failed Feb. 22 bond proposal ? and heard speculation about […]
Know a local young person who goes above and beyond in service to the community? The Orion Area Youth Assistance (OAYA) is accepting nominations for its 18th annual Youth Recognition Awards, scheduled for April 28 in the Lake Orion High School Performing Arts Center. The awards, said Tom Swieboda, youth assistance caseworker, pay special tribute […]
Anyone who wants to vilify, malign, denigrate or otherwise speak ill of Lake Orion teachers will need first to take it up with Marion Ginopolis. That was the word from the district’s interim superintendent herself during a Feb. 23 response to issues that arose in the district’s run up to the Feb. 22 bond election, […]
Folks came from all across the Lake Orion area Saturday to prove a point to a panel of six judges: Lake Orion’s Got Talent. Auditions for the upcoming fund-raiser — aptly dubbed ‘Lake Orion’s Got Talent,? took place Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. After all was said and done, judges took on the task […]
By Laura Colvin Review editor Brian Clarkston lives on Clarkston Road in Clarkston, but he’s no Clarkston wolf. One of about 5,000 registered voters who live outside Orion’s municipal boundaries but within the Lake Orion Community School district, the 2007 LOHS grad made sure he got to the polls Tuesday. ‘I voted ‘yes,?? said Clarkston, […]
By Laura Colvin Review editor A 40-year-old man who allegedly used a fake explosive device to rob an Orion Township bank got away with an undisclosed amount of cash earlier this week, but his freedom was short lived. That’s the word from Det. Jeff DeVita of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Orion Township substation, who […]