They might be cute, but the ducks that reside along the Paint Creek in downtown Lake Orion’s Children’s Park are getting a bad reputation, at least from one mother. The Lake Orion Village Council received a letter from a mother who recently visited the park on Broadway Street with her four-year-old daughter. At the council’s […]
Voters are being asked to approve a Headlee override for Lake Orion Schools on May 2, to allow the district to levy the 18 mills approved last year. The school board has said the district stands to lose about $400,000, due to a Headlee rollback, if the override does not pass. The tax will be […]
Next Tuesday, May 2, Lake Orion Schools will hold an election to see if voters approve of a Headlee override, which would allow the district to levy up to 18 mills on non-homestead properties, the amount approved by voters last year. The 18 mills approved in 2005 are subject to being reduced each year because […]
Budget cuts will be inevitable, but the Lake Orion School Board has decided they want more information on some items before making any final decisions. Additional information on several budget reduction proposals for the 2006-2007 school year, including the potential closing of the Moose Tree Nature Preserve building, was to be presented at the board’s […]
Orion Oaks Elementary School hosted their annual Fine Arts Night on April 6, in conjunction with their 10th year anniversary, opening the school up to parents and students. Among the arts represented were tatting, painting, wildlife art, photography, wood sculpture, pottery, puppeteering, dance and music, and many others. The evening also included the Mobile Alley, […]
Nearly two years since it first began, the Gingellville Community Center’s dispute with Orion Township over assessed property tax has come to an end, and GCC is on the losing end. GCC Director Pam Hutchison said the center, which is located on Waldon Road in Orion Township, went to court in Jan. to have their […]
Former Rochester Hills City Council member, and present Polly Ann Trail manager, Lois Golden will be the new director for the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority. Golden’s hiring was approved by the Lake Orion Village Council on April 10, and her first day on the job was to be April 17. She will be paid […]
Some of you may recall a column I wrote in January about my particular distaste for the overkill of cell phone use. Well, I recently upgraded my own cell phone, but not because I plan on actually using it more. I received a decent offer from my cellular company to upgrade to a GPS-capable phone, […]
The Concerned Parents of Lake Orion Schools are working to get the word out on the Headlee override proposal that will be on this year’s Lake Orion Schools election ballot, and to get voters to the polls on May 2. The group, which currently consists of about 40 parents of students from all of the […]
Former Rochester Hills City Council member, and present Polly Ann Trail manager, Lois Golden will be the new director for the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority. Golden’s hiring was approved by the Lake Orion Village Council on April 10, and her first day on the job was to be April 17. She will be paid […]