On Tuesday, Sept. 11, Lake Orion village residents will get a chance to visit the polls and elect four individuals to the Village Council. Council President William Siver, President Pro Tem Kenneth Van Portfliet and council members Robert Hollenbeck and Douglas Dendel all have terms that are expiring, leaving four vacated seats. Van Portfliet has […]
Jim Weidman is no stranger to the Lake Orion school district, and after years of volunteering and serving on the school board, Weidman has accepted a new role as school board president. Weidman, a former teacher, is in his seventh year on the school board and has formerly served as a trustee. ‘With Leeann’s departure […]
In a day described as ‘absolutely phenomenal? by Glitz Salon owner Cherie Barnett, Glitz Salon’s annual Cut-A-Thon raised over $22,500 to benefit the Children’s Leukemia Foundation (CLF). The salon cut over 600 heads of hair, with haircuts being offered at $15 a piece, plus over 100 ‘princesses? had their hair styled into princess up-dos. The […]
The Bryson family spent this past weekend and parts of this week moving to a town ‘where living is a vacation? as dad Tony Bryson accepts his new position as administrator for Lake Orion Baptist School. Bryson, along with his wife, Leigh Ann, and three children, Abigail (seventh grade), Micah (fifth grade) and Joshua (third […]
At Monday’s meeting, the Village Council adopted Ordinance 7.11, a parking amendment that would allow the council to develop short-term parking in downtown Lake Orion. Ordinance 7.11 comes as an amendment to Ordinance 7.08, which allows for two-hour parking in downtown. ‘All this does is allow you, by a separate resolution at a later time, […]
Hank’s Fly Fishing is a busy place for the next few weeks as they host many events for the community. On Thursday (July 26) Hank’s is hosting ‘Your Credit-FYI,? a presentation that will provide information that everyone should know about their credit. It will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. The presentation will be given by […]
‘Fraud is everywhere and it’s here in Lake Orion,? Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh told the Sunshine Rotary Club at their meeting last week. ‘Anybody, any of us, can become victims of fraud.? According to Narsh, about one in 10 Americans will be victims of fraud. Most typically, this fraud comes in the form […]
The Lake Orion Board of Education held their organizational meeting for the 2007-2008 school year last week. Among the items discussed, the board nominated and elected their new board officers for the school year. Trustee Jim Weidman was nominated as the new board president, a position that became vacant after former board president Leeann Bartley […]
When I was out on a story recently, I was told that Orion is ‘a small community with a big heart.? Having lived here most of my life, I know that Orion is a great place to grow up and it is also ‘where living is a vacation? (though the jury is still out on […]
When Tiffany Weber-Phillips graduated from Lake Orion High School in 1990, she didn’t realize that she would be back one day to help make decisions regarding the district. But as of July 1, that is exactly what she is doing as the newest member on the Lake Orion Board of Education. With three children attending […]