Lake Orion High School sophomore Jenny Smith hopes a student-produced cable program called ‘Teen Talk? will help her and her classmates garner the respect they deserve in the community. ‘The idea came from us kids a long time ago…we wanted a community center,? said Kristina Smith, another LOHS sophomore working on the project. ‘A lot […]
Kids in the pre-school program at Lake Orion High School got a chance to show off their bowling skills at Collier Lanes in Oxford last Thursday. Parents who came watched as their children’s bowling balls rolled ever so slowly toward the pins. After two games, the youngsters were treated to pizza.
Ten Years Ago — Feb. 23, 1994 ~~~Revenge may have been the reason behind three fires set last week in the under-construction Rolling Meadows Subdivision. ~~~Orion Township’s crime was down .6 percent in 1983. OCSD deputies say because of Orion’s growth, some crimes will increase. Crime calls in the Village of Lake Orion decreased from […]
A Michigan Blue Ribbon is going to Lake Orion’s Scripps Middle School. Scripps is one of 13 schools this year, recognizing outstanding improvement strategies throughout the state. ‘The Blue Ribbon program’s selection committee chose these schools as meeting some very tough criteria in delivering quality education to their students,? State Board of Education President Kathleen […]
As the community organizer for the Orion/Oxford Community for the past two and a half years, I have learned much about community and personal involvement. I have also learned the Orion/Oxford community in general and the Orion school administration will allude to the support of substance abuse prevention, but fail miserable to demonstrate this support […]
Every so often I have to become a movie critic. It’s some hidden desire that I’m sure most journalists have if they like to go to movies at all. Being a movie critic seems like one of those dream jobs — being actually paid to go to movies or to interview someone like Russell Crowe. […]
I’m writing in regards to the insert from the Orion Chamber labeled, ‘Lake Orion High School is pioneering Career Focused Education,? by Janette Jones, counseling-career coordinator. Pioneering again, please………. Mr. Dunckley, please proof your staff’s articles before releasing to the public! This is not the first time an article has been submitted with errors by […]
Blanche Sims Elementary has placed a ban on all foods containing peanut products entering its facility due to a student who has an extreme allergic reaction to all foods containing peanuts. Parents and taxpayer who object to this wholesale ban before our Lake Orion School Board are being treated as thoughtless, uncaring and selfish. This […]
Regarding Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. My closest friend encouraged me to write this for the editorial column after telling some friends how sad I am that we’re still missing the point. This movie is not a debate over anti-semitism or factual violence. Take away the Virgin Birth. Take away the Heavenly Father. […]
Monday, Feb. 16, a man was arrested at Orion/Atwater for driving with a suspended license and having open intoxicants. An abandoned auto was spotted at Flint/Florence. An accident occurred at M-24/Heights Road. A landlord/tenant problem took place on Heights Road. Damage to property occurred on North Broadway. *** Tuesday, Feb 17, a juvenile runaway was […]