Not too long ago, administrators were warning us tough financial times were ahead for the school district. That time came sooner than expected. State officials have already announced that more than $130 million will have to be cut from the school aid budget. Much of this aid depends on the state’s collection of sales tax […]
Lake Orion, along with most of Oakland County, got plenty of the white stuff on Saturday night as a winter storm moved through the area, leaving up to eight inches in some spots. Mountains of snow, such as these along M-24, could be seen all over town on Monday morning.
The Orion Township Board of Trustees was unable to come to a decision on whether or not to move forward with parking and road improvements to Civic Center Park at their Feb. 18 meeting. Civic Center Park is located next to Orion Township Hall on Joslyn Road. With Orion Township Clerk Jill Bastian absent from […]
A class project has turned into a first-time publishing of a children’s book for Webber Elementary School teacher Roslyn Helberg. Helberg, who teaches the gifted education program for grades 1-5 at Webber, wrote a story about an adventurous penny named “Jake” for a class project four years ago. When she showed the story to a […]
A class project has turned into a first-time publishing of a children’s book for Webber Elementary School teacher Roslyn Helberg. Helberg, who teaches the gifted education program for grades 1-5 at Webber, wrote a story about an adventurous penny named “Jake” for a class project four years ago. When she showed the story to a […]
By C.J. CARNACCHI0 Oxford Leader Editor Keith Judson Curtis, founder, owner and operator of Curtis Floor Covering in Oxford, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 19. He was 77. “He was a great person to work for,” said son Harry Curtis, who worked side-by-side with his father for 38 years in the family business. “It was an […]
Board appoints clerk as FOIA coordinator Orion Township trustees has appointed the clerk as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) coordinator for the township. The FOIA coordinator is responsible for accepting and processing requests for the township’s public records under the FOIA, and for approving a denial of a FOIA request. Orion Township Clerk Jill […]
Call me crazy, but I volunteered to participate in this Friday night’s “celebrity” sumo wrestling event. Paul, the Lions Club member who talked me into this event, caught me at a bad time. I was feeling bored — that feeling you get in January and February. But when I saw who my opponent was going […]
Dear Editor, I would love to see Orion Township divided east of M-24 from Brown Road to Indian Lake to Kern and change the name to Eastway Township. The charter of this township would have a governing board of one supervisor and two trustees elected by the citizens. The clerk, treasurer, assessor and maintenance would […]
Dear Editor, Well, it must be election time in the village and here comes the biased attacks against certain council people. I thought a letter to the editor had to have a full name? Who is Sandy M? What about Elaine Stieb and her little “Notes” column? First she writes how Brad Jacobsen is this […]