The high school marching band was back at Ford Field, Nov. 7, for state finals. They placed fourth of ten bands in flight I, a category containing the largest schools in the Michigan. Dragons scored 83.55 points overall, placing them below Rockford (84.9), West Bloomfield (87.8) and Plymouth-Canton (91.35). ‘They were pretty down,? Band Director […]
It was a sensory experience. Waldon middle schools saw, touched, smelled and even tasted their final Directed Academic Instruction (DAI) project: squid. Through DAI, a quarterly class, students dissected grasshoppers and loligo squid specimens. For the grand finale, Adam Quidort, of Lake Orion’s Kruse and Muer restaurant, brought in fried calamari for students to sample. […]
Plante Moran’s Donna Hanson applauded Lake Orion School District for its fiscal responsibility. ‘As a result of good fiscal management plus containment efforts over the past several years, Lake Orion has been able to build a fund balance position that will give the district a better-than-some-others position to tackle some of these funding uncertainties,? she […]
It’s going to be wild, before and after. That’s the word from Jamison Brown of Wade Trim consulting, the firm working on downtown Lake Orion enhancements. ‘With the three projects all together, it’s going to make such an improvement downtown,? he said. The three projects ? new paving and sewers, a new ‘streetscape? and Children’s […]
Teachers at Goddard School in Lake Orion received the nasal H1N1 vaccine free of charge Friday, Oct. 30. Goddard is a private childcare franchise. Lake Orion’s campus is owned by Kellie McDonald. According to Oakland County executives, vaccines are limited. Only 12,000 in the county were inoculated in clinics in Farmington Hills and Clarkston, Saturday, […]
Ghouls and gobins galore! Mobs of trick-or-treaters hit the streets downtown to get some sweet treats from businesses, Oct. 30. The Lake Orion Review passed out 410 pieces of candy in 75 minutes and the Downtown Development Authority, event sponsor, said over 700 ghosties and parents attended the event. Residents will be pleased to note […]
Former Oxford student Chad Benson is back from West Palm Beach, FL, but he wasn’t there on vacation. Benson was avoiding sentencing for possession of heroin with intent to deliver, and a trial for home invasion. The Lake Orion resident was wanted by Lake Orion Police Department for the narcotics offense and by Lapeer County […]
There are now three confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine flu, in the Lake Orion school district. Superintendent Ken Gutman notified parents in an email last week. Blanche Sims Elementary, Waldon Middle School and Lake Orion High School each have an infected student, according to the e-mail. ‘We will continue to follow appropriate cleaning procedures, […]
The Moose Tree Nature Preserve held its annual Spooktacular Saturday, Oct. 17. Guests were greeted by naturalist Minnie Mouse (Jamie Rustowicz, resident naturalist), then gathered around the fire to meet their guides from Oakland University. Along the way, guests were entertained by Glenda the Good Witch, Rapping Pumpkins, Swamp Monsters, Cruella DeVille, a wise old […]
Howarth School was up on its toes, ready for the big move. Workers hoisted the historic school house onto beams earlier this week, and Wednesday, the 150-year-old building made its way from Silverbell Road to Friendship Park where a concrete slab awaited it. ‘After three years, I’m pretty excited,? said Township Supervisor Matt Gibb upon […]