If you shop at Barnes and Noble this holiday season, you might run across a familiar name. John Thomas, whose mother Rena Thomas is a retired Lake Orion teacher, recently had his music book ‘Music in Minutes: Recorder? published by Sterling, now owned by Barnes & Noble. Thomas has lived in New York City for […]
It’s one class at Scripps Middle School where there isn’t a lot of homework, and students don’t need pencils in class, just needles and thread. Sew Cool Production Company, a Life Skills in Action class taught by Arlene Formolo, teaches seventh and eighth-graders stitching skills while they help the community at the same time. Students […]
Although they lost four racers from last year’s varsity, the Lake Orion girls ski team should be stronger this year, according to new head coach Tom Vurginac. Vurginac replaces Norm McKee, who decided to make the 2004-05 season his last after eight years with the Lake Orion program. Vurginac is a 1998 Lake Orion High […]
Orion Township will not have a skateboard ordinance, at least for now. The township board of trustees voted Dec. 5 to receive and file a first reading on a proposed ordinance regarding skateboarding and rollerblading on public property. The ordinance was first proposed last month by clerk Jill Bastian. She said the township had been […]
Lake Orion Schools is working to get a federally-mandated, district-wide wellness policy in place by next July, and took the first step by taking pop machines out of the high school in 2004. ‘We discontinued carbonated beverages which were only sold at the high school,? said Lake Orion Schools Food Services Director Marla Ernst. ‘We […]
When Terry Nalian was a child, he was told that he would never amount to anything. Nalian, a Lake Orion resident and founder of STAND Ministries and the STAND strength team, never accepted the labels placed on him, and said he has succeeded in life because of that. Now, Nalian uses his life experience to […]
When Terry Nalian was a child, he was told that he would never amount to anything. Nalian, a Lake Orion resident and founder of STAND Ministries and the STAND strength team, never accepted the labels placed on him, and said he has succeeded in life because of that. Now, Nalian uses his life experience to […]
After finishing last season just two points away from a qualifying spot for the state finals, the Lake Orion varsity competitive cheerleading squad is back this year more experienced and well-conditioned. There are 31 girls on the varsity team this year, including 21 who return from last year. Returning seniors are captains Didi Chamielewski, Annie […]
First-graders in Jaime Lovely’s class at Blanche Sims Elementary School explored their creative sides with artist Phyllis Hamilton, when she visited and painted with them on Dec. 1. Hamilton, a Richmond resident, is the Utica Schools Resident Artist. She teaches painting to children through the ‘Utica Saturday Scholars? program. Hamilton paints local historical sites, as […]
Some people collect stamps, others coins. Sharon Rowden of Lake Orion collects inflatable decorations. Rowden, who has lived with her husband Rick in their home on Joslyn Road for 28 years, said it all started when she bought an inflatable ghost for Halloween four years ago. ‘It just kind of grew,? she said. ‘Now we […]