We have to love government once in a while or we would all start popping Prozac. The latest case in point is a village council discussion about the bottom draw down tube that was constructed in Green’s Park back in 1991. You have to understand I’ve been editor of this paper since 1989 and have […]
Educators and school administrators have always used results from the Michigan Education Assessment Program test as a benchmark for how well students in this state are being taught. Now as part of the federal government’s No Child Left Behind mandate, MEAP scores are being used for the Adequate Yearly Progress and Ed YES! programs. According […]
I consider myself a pretty good tipper, mainly due to having two relatives (daughter and daughter-in-law) who work in the restaurant business. If I didn’t tip appropriately, I would hear about it. It’s been a few years since I’ve frequented any type of “fast serve” anything. So I admit I was rather dismayed to find […]
It’s good news and bad news coming from the school district’s administration office. The good news first. The Lake Orion School district received $600,000 from Oakland Schools for special education funding. That money will cover a possible three fourths of a million dollar shortfall this school year. (Local school administrators anticipate a $75 to $150 […]
If you want a glimpse of real life, turn on your TV. Reality series have captured the attention of the nation whether we wanted them to or not. This past year we’ve been bombarded with shows about a famous chef opening a restaurant, a TV star’s wedding preparations, getting up close and personal with the […]
Less federal funds will be spent in the Village of Lake Orion as a result of the 2000 census. Council members learned Oct. 14 that their 2004 Community Development Block Grant allocation will be $9,709, a reduction of $4,233 from previous years. An area of the village that was previously eligible for funding (south of […]
Could a new home development in the village become a breeding ground for mosquitoes? The developer of Village Homes, located in the Converse Court area, is being asked by Lake Orion officials to correct problems with a detention pond on the site. The pond often has standing water in it. If designed properly, storm water […]
Frustration over an unexpected opinion by the village attorney stalled an attempt on Oct. 14 to move Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Committee back into action. Some kind of village council effort on okaying proposed bylaws for the committee had been expected to take place last Tuesday night. The parks committee has been unable to […]
Restoring some landscape that was disturbed due to two watermain breaks is going to cost the Village of Lake Orion $650, not the original estimate of $5,000. The first break occurred last June at a home on Cedar Bend in the Robertson subdivision. The village’s DPW repaired the leak, restored, replanted and replaced the landscaping […]
The 10 most-stolen cars in Michigan in 2001 include eight DaimlerChrysler products: 1. Jeep Cherokee (2000); 2. Dodge Intrepid (2000); 3. Dodge Stratus (2002); 4. Chrysler Sebring (2002); Dodge Intrepid (1999); 6. Pontiac Grand Am (2002); 7. Dodge Neon (2001); 8. Plymouth Voyager (1994); 9. Dodge Stratus (2001); and Chevrolet Caprice (1989). October is the […]