Impressive qualifications or lots of hometown experience — that’s the problem Lake Orion Village Council members have been struggling with for two months. They remain undecided after another attempt to hire a new department of public works superintendent at the council meeting on May 23. The position has been vacant for almost a year. Council […]
Bits and pieces of traveling… Took a couple of days off to head up north. It still boggles my mind that gas prices can vary so much from one place to another. When we left on Thursday, local gas stations were selling gas for $2.13/$2.15. Up at Oscoda, one station was selling gas for $1.97 […]
It’s 1977 and I’m reading The Detroit Free Press. In it is a story about an relatively unknown movie called Star Wars directed by an unknown man named George Lucus. The article tells me this movie is attracting a lot of fans because of its spectacular special effects. Star Wars interests me because I’m a […]
The snow’s gone; the sun’s out and so are skateboarders, bikers and rollerbladers. ‘It seems like every kid under 18 has a skateboard and they’re pretty good at it,? Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh said. And one of the big allures for skateboarders is using an inanimate object that allows them to jump up […]
A resolution approving or not approving Oakland Intermediate School’s proposed 2005-06 budget isn’t sitting too well with Lake Orion School Board members. They ended up disapproving the resolution on May 11. According to LO Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman, county school boards, by law, are now required to pass this type of resolution. Younkman believes the […]
Thanks Detroit Edison. Because of you, I’ve been able to fill column space over the years when there didn’t seem to be anything to write about. My latest interaction with the utility company came about because of the fallen tree limb that was pictured on the front page a few weeks ago. The day the […]
After an absence of several years, a classic car display is coming back to the Village of Lake Orion. It’s being sponsored by the Main Street Promotions Committee. Village council members OK’d the car show after a public hearing on April 25. Originally, the committee asked for South Broadway to be closed from Front to […]
I confess, I’m a big fan of several reality shows. I can’t wait until American Idol, The Amazing Race and Survivor are on each week. I’ve watched Survivor from its very first season. Each season seems to have its own twists, at least enough to keep me interested. But….I have to admit I wouldn’t do […]
One incumbent school board member has a challenger, the other does not in the May 3 election. Two seats need to be filled. Newcomer Steve Lawless and current Lake Orion School Board member Jim Weidman are both seeking a four year term. Bill Walters, who was appointed to fill a vacant seat last fall, has […]
School officials on the May 3 ballot are asking for a restoration of an operating millage that expired in 2004. A yes vote allows the Lake Orion School District to continue to levy 18 mills ($18 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on non-homestead and non-qualified agricultural property (businesses, rental property and second homes in […]