For anyone interested in celebrating Earth Day and helping the local community, there is a clean up event promoted by some of the local businesses in Long Lake.
On April 22, there will be an Earth Day...
Makena Yunker, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 12, 2014
Yesterday, each grade level at Orono High School (OHS) was called down to the auditorium to listen to a presentation put on by Impact Lives.
Impact Lives is a service learning organization that promotes...
James J. Hill Days took place Sept. 6-8 in downtown Wayzata. It’s a community-wide event that has been taking place for 38 years bringing together family, friends, and the local community.
“I love...
The Imagination Fair takes place today at the Orono elementary school gym. It is open to the public until 3:30 p.m. today, May 8. Show support to the school district and community by looking at these diverse,...
A vast majority of the news has been emphasizing the shootings around the country; however, due to the safety efforts within the community, people have and will continue to remain safe.
“I don't...
We at The Spartan Speaks would like to offer our sincere condolences to principal David Benson. On Saturday, Nov. 17, he lost his beloved wife. The Orono community has come together to show support for...
Beginning in the spring of 2011, a volunteer project was organized through the group Tobacco Free Youth Recreation (TFYR). Orono students became involved with the group through the high school club, Youth...
Melissa Benjamin, a social studies teacher at Orono Middle School, talked about the main goals of the middle school’s community service project. They included “making students aware of the challenges...
