Having fun with big kid stuff

Anyone in Lake Orion selling a three bedroom, two bathroom house on acreage for under $200,000? I want it. *** It’s peculiar how doing ‘adult? things makes you feel very much like an adult. OK, maybe peculiar isn’t the right word; what I just said sounds so obvious when stated so plainly. But it’s an […]

Offer two cents at budget hearing

Community members have a chance to speak on what makes ‘cents? to them for the school district’s 2010/11 budget. The board will hold a public hearing, Wednesday, June 23, during their meeting before discussing the budget, which could include around $6 million in cuts. A copy of the budget and the proposed property tax millage […]

And then there were four

Choosing the top school board candidates was pleasantly difficult, said current boardmembers, when they narrowed the pool of 14 ‘very well qualified? candidates down to four at their June 9 meeting. Todd Auspitz, William Beaumont, David Proksch and Kelly Weaver all made the cut and will be interviewed at the board’s June 23 meeting. (The […]

Park it on the lake this summer

Sure, Green’s Park is good for watching Fourth of July fireworks. But what about swimming in Lake Orion in the park’s weed-free, sandy and lifeguarded beach? Or hitting up its volleyball and basketball courts? Or taking advantage of its fully-plumbed public bathrooms and fenced-in lawn, playground and picnic areas? Many people don’t know Green’s Park […]

Mixed messages: Residency investigation was focused on kids

The investigation’s complete and results are in. According to school officials, law enforcement officers checked out allegations that Lake Orion School Boardmember Tiffany Weber-Phillips has not lived in the school district for months. Rumors suggested Weber-Phillips and her family lived in Oxford’s school district instead. ‘Tiffany Weber-Phillips and her family do live, in fact, in […]

Streetscape plans tangled in red tape

It’s time to play to play the waiting game, says Suzanne Perreault, Downtown Development Authority (DDA) executive director. Getting a $500,000 Department of Transportation grant, which will fund the pending streetscape and Children’s Park improvements, is taking longer than expected. ‘We’re dealing with federal dollars, we have to go through red tape,? Perreault said. Plans […]

TV production class earns award hat trick

Winning awards in high school journalism isn’t what Television Production Workshop (TPW) students set out to do, says instructor Roger Smith. But it certainly doesn’t hurt. This year, the class and its Dragon broadcasting program earned a Spartan hat trick, with their third award in three years. Spartan awards are given out by the Michigan […]

Picketers seek a three-year contract, too

‘Biggest cuts from the top.? ‘Why three? Why now?? ‘Honesty and ethics.? ‘A true eight percent?? Those were the messages scrawled across picketing signs held by several dozen Lake Orion school union members, May 26. The group marched around the district’s administration building in scorching weather before the school board’s meeting, in anticipation of a […]

A financial rollercoaster

The schools? financial puzzle pieces have changed again. Five weeks ago, Lake Orion Board of Education members sought to lower the amount in the district’s fund balance from 15 percent of yearly expenses to 12 percent, to free up some cash. Those funds could have helped save programming or jobs, but the move would leave […]

Everyday citizens turned superheroes

No one wakes up and says ‘Today I am going to experience a tragedy,? or ‘Today, I will come between life and death,? says Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh. That’s why over 100 village employees and Lake Orion residents gathered, May 27, to honor community members who single-handedly made a difference in a life […]

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