Dale Goby has 70 reasons to smile. Goby, Director of Transportation for Lake Orion Schools, has a broad smile because the Michigan State Police just awarded Orion schools a certificate of excellence for perfect maintenance on all 70 buses in the 2011-2012 fleet. ‘The district has a history of excellent maintenance on the buses and […]
What does it mean when a business closes? In the case of Little Monsters, it means more than merely the loss of another retail opportunity. It isn’t even just the loss of another toy store, a convenience easily supplanted by a quick trip to the mall. No, leaving along with Little Monsters is a rare […]
In Lake Orion, our kids walk on water. Well, frozen water, that is. Eight Orion high-schoolers alighted on Heart Lake last week. In addition to their slippery scrimmage, they were there to prepare for a senior-junior tourney to be held the day before the Super Bowl. If you want to show off your skating skills […]
Lake Orion Schools continue to create more value. So said a new analysis of Orion student performance released last week. According to a study published in Bridge Magazine, Orion ranks seventh among Oakland County schools. Orion’s altered ranking comes from a new metric used to calculate student performance. The study incorporates a so-called ‘Value Added-Matrix? […]
Orion’s southeast side may soon have another cross-township connection. If a proposed safety path project wins approval, residents may soon see a combination of asphalt paths, boardwalks, and pedestrian bridges running approximately ? of a mile on the west side of Adams Road between Delta Kelly Elementary School at Gunn Rd and north to the […]
“I’ve been here 31 years and never fell in the lake before,” Edgar Barbar said. As reported in the Dec. 7, 1967 Lake Orion Review, Barbar and neighbor Robert Chamberlain were pulled from the icy waters of Lake Orion by alert neighbors Mrs. Chuck Mosley and Francine Howland. Fast-forward twenty-one years and an afternoon of […]
Assistant superintendent of business and finances John Fitzgerald went back to the Orion School board with a new take on school bond refinancing. As reported in the Dec. 19 Lake Orion Review, the school board had previously announced intentions to refinance its school bond and save taxpayers millions in the process. But then Attorney General […]
Would you like up to $30,000 deducted from your delinquent property taxes? If you’ve got back taxes that have placed your home under threat of foreclosure, Oakland County treasurer Andy Meisner has an option that just might keep your family in a home. Nearly two dozen Orion family residences are at risk of foreclosure due […]
It’s all happening at the Orion Center.
The Lake Orion Optimist Club would like to invite you out for dinner and drinks. On Friday, Feb. 1, the Orion Optimists will hold their 2nd annual Wine Tasting fundraiser at the Orion Community Center from 7 to 11 p.m. Wine is to be provided by Dean Rondy from Oxford Wne and Beverage, Victoria’s Delight […]