The Community Education Resource Center (CERC) gym was turned into a courtroom recently as Judge Julie A. Nicholson brought her 52nd-3rd District Court to Scripps Middle School seventh-graders. Judge Nicholson told the students they would be witnessing three actual court cases, not mock trials. Students saw a probation violation hearing, and two sentencing hearings for […]
Carpenter Year-Round Elementary School became the fourth Lake Orion School to receive the Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Award in a special ceremony at the school on March 28. Students, parents and staff joined together to celebrate as they were congratulated by Lake Orion Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman, Superintendent of Public Instruction for […]
The Hair Inn and Spa in Lake Orion is planning a fundraiser on April 6 to help raise money to cover expenses for the family of two-year-old Catherine “Catie” Maurer, who is battling Non-Hodgkin’s Leukemia and Lymphoma. Helen Barnes, receptionist at the Hair Inn, is the step-mother of Julie Maurer, Catie’s mother. Julie and her […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity tennis team is returning only four players with varsity experience this season, but head coach Jody Winkleman said the team is anxious to get the season underway. “We left a few on the junior varsity that could step up if the need arises,” she said. “It’s hard to make […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity girls golf team are off to a good start this season, with a 197-213 win over Birmingham Groves on March 27. There are six girls on the team this year, including returning junior Ashley Hamilton, who head coach Monty Gallaher says will be a decisive factor in the team’s […]
For many of the students in Lake Orion Adult Education, completing the program means much more than just earning a high school diploma. For many, it means self-confidence, a better paying job and a better life. “I left my husband and I have two children,” said student Dawn Borill. “I needed to find a life […]
Help for clean-up of the debris left behind by a devastating ice storm over a week ago is on the way for Orion Township residents. Trustees at a special meeing on April 15 voted to budget up to $100,000 for emergency clean-up. A contractor will be hired to pick up branches and debris that has […]
The cause of a fire that engulfed a home on Cushing Drive the morning of April 8 is still under investigation, according to Orion Township Fire Department Chief Jeff Key. “From what I understand, there were different people living there…the story given by the investigators was that one person was inside when the fire broke […]
Anxious to show initiative in preparing against West Nile Virus, the Orion Township Board of Trustees voted on April 7 to spend $60,000 for trapping mosquitoes, treating areas with Larvicide, educating the public and mapping township catch basins where mosquitoes may breed. Orion Township Parks and Recreation Director Rock Blanchard, part of the township’s West […]
The weather is warming up and more and more people are getting ready to take to the road this spring and summer season. Ed Levy of Golling Pontiac GMC-Truck said the dealership’s top sellers are the Grand Am, the Grand Prix and the Vibe. “Close behind is the Aztec, it does well for us,” he […]