For months, fifth graders at Paint Creek and Pine Tree Elementary Schools raised money to travel to Toronto in the spring. On the list of things to do in the Canadian city was seeing the musical ‘The Lion King.? The kids didn’t make it. During the spring break in April it was decided to cancel […]
I swore after last year’s summer drought, I would buy very little flowers or none at all this year. So where was I on Sunday? Buying flowers. Maybe my problem with flowers is I’ve committed to planting most of them in pots. It seemed like a good idea at the time since I have very […]
Dear Editor, During the past three years I have served as the principal at Pine Tree Elementary, it has been my priviledge to work with a remarkable group of parents, staff and students. At this particular time I would like to recognize them for their generosity, caring and willingness to give of themselves. Recently, due […]
Ten Years Ago June 2, 1993 ~~~In surprising but convincing fashion, LOHS? boys track team won the Oakland County Track and Field Championships. ~~~Three separate proposals will be on a school district ballot in September. One asks to build a new elementary school at a cost of $8,940,000. ~~~Since opening May 1, the Tastee Freeze, […]
The Lake Orion High School Varsity Baseball Team will play in Chippewa Valley Regional on Saturday in Clinton Township after taking out Rochester Adams to win their second straight district title. After defeating Oxford 4-1 in the district semifinal, the Dragons went up against the Highlanders on June 2, winning the game 18-3 in six […]
Oakland Christian School Superintendent Randall Speck recently announced the school has earned accreditation for the 2002-03 school year from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI). The association recognized the school on April 8, at its annual meeting held in Chicago. Oakland Christian School joins over 9,000 schools across a […]
Custodians at Oakview Middle School are getting a helping hand from some students through the school’s Junior Custodian Club. Oakview Head Custodian Cynthia Hilley said two seventh-grade students, Tim Lowe and Daniel Arthaud, were interested in starting a “fix-it” club. That idea evolved into what Hilley hopes could become a district-wide program. “We started with […]
Monday, May 26, a dog on Highland attacked another dog. *** Tuesday, May 27, an accident occurred at Elizabeth Street/M-24. A cluster of noisy juveniles were on West Flint. They were asked to move into the house and keep the noise down. *** Wednesday, May 28, an unauthorized vehicle was parked on property on Flint […]
Celebrate River Day at the Paint Creek Fest June 7, noon-3 p.m. This free community event takes place on the banks of Paint Creek in downtown Lake Orion. Orion Art Center is hosting arts and crafts and fun and games (nominal material fees) at the center. Other activities include fly fishing demonstrations (noon) in Paint […]
Currently, monuments in East Lawn Cemetery can be no higher than 30 inches. Anthony DeBoer and his family would like to place a monument at the gravesite of his wife that is 34 inches high. Monument restrictions were adopted by the Lake Orion Village Council in 1996. Paula Sims and Ann Marie Schlusler, Anthony’s daughters, […]