Christopher Menjak and his dad Ivan Manjak, of Orion Township, find there’s plenty of fun stuff to do at the Orion Township Public Library as they play with Thomas the Tank Engine and his pals at the train table in the children’s area of the library. Others worked on puzzles while parents reads a magazine […]
When Danielle Perkey’s brother called from Thailand June 3’her 15th birthday’she wasn’t expecting an invitation to join him halfway across the world. But that’s what she got. ‘I remember it so clearly,? said Danielle, a sophomore at Lake Orion High School. ‘I was excited, so I just ran with it.? It was a long summer […]
After months without any noticeable improvements, Donni Steele says she’s discouraged. As chair of the Orion Township Safety Path Committee, Steele attended a recent township board meeting to voice her frustration over the committee’s inability to act. ‘We’re at a standstill,? she said. ‘We need someone with authority to loosen up the purse strings. We’re […]
Kids from Webber Elementary chanted as they stood under cloudy skies Wednesday. ‘Go Howard, go,? some shouted as the historic schoolhouse rolled by on the back of a truck. One young lady took it upon herself to set them straight. ‘You guys, it’s Howarth,? she said. ‘Not Howard.? Either way, the students were an enthusiastic […]
It’s hard to imagine the new modified block schedule is a good thing for Lake Orion High School. Administrators are proposing changes they say will go into effect when the first school bells ring next fall; changes that will mean some students, instead of taking four 90-minute ‘block? classes, will take three blocks and two […]
Where’s the research? Will I have more homework? Who picks classes? Will these cuts be sufficient, or will you need to make more next year? Many parents and students came to Monday’s meeting at Lake Orion High School armed with a list of questions about the new modified block schedule set to begin when the […]
Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh is hoping generous residents, business owners and others will send him some money for Christmas. He’s hoping, in fact, to collect about $4,000. But it’s not for him-Narsh has 20 officers and dispatchers lined up for this year’s “Shop with a Hero” program. Through the program, kids from financially […]
Putting kids and cops together in a fun, informal environment is good for the kids. And the cops. That’s the word from Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh as the ‘Kids & Kops? program’a partnership between the village police and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan Orion/Oxford Club’gets into full swing. ‘This program […]
Four weeks with my head in the editor’s hat here at the Review. I’ve met lots of new people, heard some interesting stories and seen some interesting things. A giant, fire-breathing dragon, for example. And dragons’approximately the size and shape of high school boys’who appear to breathe fire when they, say, take a 42-12 homecoming […]
Two employees who were told to hit the bricks last month as Orion Township looked for ways to reduce a million-dollar budget shortfall will keep their jobs after all’at least for now. Lay-offs for four others become official Oct. 28, and a seventh employee is appealing through the union. In the meantime, Township Supervisor Matt […]