David Lillis Lillis, married with four boys and working as an executive officer for a cruise line, says he’s sick of party politics and wants to simply work toward solutions instead of focusing on who’s right and who’s wrong. He isn’t new to campaigning and has run for state office three times before. Lillis says […]
With just one more week of play left in the regular season, the Lady Dragon volleyball team is 31-14-6, and is looking to carry their strong tournament play through to next week. ‘We’ve played really well in our tournaments,? said Coach Bob Howey, but noted the team won their last league match, but stumbled a […]
Will Superintendent Ken Gutman stay or go? It’s not a question anymore now that word has come in from Walled Lake Consolidated Schools officials and Gutman himself: he’s leaving. Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Walled Lake Board of Education voted to appoint Gutman as their new superintendent, pending negotiating a contract with him in the next […]
A traveling hoard of over 50 bikers hit Lake Orion streets, Saturday, Oct. 16, but they weren’t rabble-rousers. In fact, they were pretty well behaved, considering the bulk of riders were area Sheriff’s deputies and police officers. The group of brown and blue law enforcement were on a mission to make some green for one […]
Houses and business will stay put, but the plots underneath them will change if the Lake Orion Village Council moves forward with a zoning ordinance rewrite. The rewrite was passed along by the village’s Planning Commission after the group finished a multi-year process checking to see how it could alleviate major issues, like the number […]
The books are good; the financial outlook is bad. That was essentially the message from Lake Orion Schools? Plante Moran audit, presented by Donna Hanson. For 2010, district expenditures exceeded revenues by just under $5 million, said Hanson, so the district used fund balance to make up the difference. That left the fund at $13.6 […]
Looking at the stat sheet, Farmington Hills Harrison and Lake Orion were fairly equal on rushing and passing yards. So what’s with the losing 28-6 score? ‘We got beat by a very good football team,? Bell said simply, adding that the Dragons just couldn’t take advantage of scoring opportunities. ‘Our defense really came around and […]
Putting the cart before the horse. The phrase was uttered by more than a few community members after school officials held a bond proposal informational meeting, Wednesday, Oct. 6. There, associates from Barton Malow and French Associates, construction management and architect firms, schooled the audience on how to hold a successful bond campaign. That was, […]
Getting her own TV show wasn’t something LOHS grad Nicole Curtis set out to do. The opportunity ‘fell into my lap? said Curtis, now the host of the DIY (Do it yourself) Network’s ‘Rehab Addict.? After graduating high school in 1994, Curtis traveled and lived all over the US rebuilding houses and doing interior design. […]
Michael McLeod is a romantic kind of guy. Since his wife Brenda Wilson was very young, she’s wanted to open her own book store. ‘I don’t know of very many people who can say they made the dreams of their spouse come true. That’s big for me,? McLeod said, owner of downtown Lake Orion’s newest […]