It seems everyday, more and more regulations and laws have to be added to the books in the category of ‘You really should know better.? Some people’s lack of common sense is astounding. First, there was the McDonald’s hot coffee debacle a few years ago, no doubt resulting in some idiot running off with a […]
Not entirely convinced that new catch basins will solve the problem, the Lake Orion Village Council recently authorized the department of public works to dye test a sewer on Lakeview Street, provided the village has the legal authority to do so. With soil borings completed, a recommendation from Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel authorizing existing […]
Lake Orion Community Schools has two reasons to celebrate in the coming weeks: Waldon Middle School has been named a Michigan Blue Ribbon School, while Oakview Middle School has been deemed a ‘School to Watch.? Waldon will host a Blue Ribbon ceremony on June 1, and Principal Heidi Kast said the application process for the […]
If you were traveling in the area of Joslyn and Baldwin Roads in Orion Township on Sunday afternoon, you might be wondering what had so many walkers taking to the safety paths. The answer is more than just warm temperatures and sunny, blue skies: The 24th Annual CROP Walk, sponsored by Church World Service, was […]
Oakland County Commissioner Eric Wilson said a talk went well May 8 between Oakland County Parks and Lake Orion Schools, about the county possibly becoming involved with the Moose Tree Nature Preserve. Wilson sat in on the discussion, and said he was pleased with how things were progressing. ‘It was very positive,? he said of […]
I recently received this email forward and thought I would pass it along (in a condensed version). Do you feel like this guy? Tax his land, tax his wage, Tax his bed in which he lays. Tax his tractor, tax his mule, Teach him taxes are the rule. Tax his cow, tax his goat, Tax […]
From Namibia, to Belgium, to the Maldives, students at Oakview Middle School recently traveled all over the world, without ever having to leave their classrooms. One sixth grade class, and both seventh grade classes at the school on Lake George Road, recently took part in Oakview’s first-ever International Travel Fair. The project stemmed from a […]
Still in the very preliminary stages, a plan is being discussed between Lake Orion Schools and Oakland County Parks to form a partnership to keep the doors of the Moose Tree Nature Preserve building open. The Moose Tree building has been discussed for the past couple of months as one of the items on the […]
Things just aren’t the way they used to be, and that sounds especially sad coming from me, as I’m not yet even 30 years old. I remember getting my driver’s license, when it wasn’t unusual to find gasoline for $1 a gallon or less. My father refused on principle to pay more than that, and […]
Lake Orion Schools and the Orion Township Public Library could share an election ballot in 2007, as the library is hoping to bring a bond issue to voters, in order to expand the library’s current facility on Joslyn Road. Superintendent Chris Lehman announced the possibility at the school board’s April 26 meeting. ?(The library) is […]