A lot of talk about providing design rules has been going on in the village for a long time. Village council members early in January declined to go along with a recommendation by the planning commission to come up with some regulations that speak to appearance or architectural styles. While saying no to village-wide regulations, […]
A letter-writing campaign asking for fair funding for schools wrapped up last week. Lake Orion School District officials had been asking parents to send letters to Michigan’s governor, Jennifer Granholm, telling her how they feel about the current status of state funding. Scripps Middle School’s principal, Ken Gutman, personally delivered over a 120 letters to […]
Usage rather than design will continue to be the number one focus in the Village of Lake Orion’s zoning laws. Village council members on Jan. 10 declined to incorporate a new ‘form-based? approach into its conventional zoning ordinance.. Members of the village planning commission had recommended Form-Base Coding be included into the current rewrite of […]
It’s a celebration of women and The Change. It’s called Menopause The Musical and it’s been at Detroit’s Gem Theatre for 10 months. According to our waiter at the restaurant in the theatre, it will continue to wow audiences into July. Six of us last Thursday night snacked on mussels, crab cakes, gourmet pizzas before […]
Citing some health issues, Dr. Craig Younkman announced at the school board meeting on Jan. 12 he was retiring this June from his job as superintendent. He also said he wanted to pursue other opportunities in a different field outside of education. Lake Orion School Board members appointed Christine Lehman, currently assistant superintendent of human […]
The most confused people in this year’s school election might be the voters. Last year, Lake Orion School Board members decided to hold their election on May 3, six weeks earlier than in the past. This change was due to a new state law that required a limit on how many elections could take place […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor A large section of open water in the Park/Peninsular area is causing havoc with snowmobilers and nearby residents. Lake Orion Police dispatch received two emergency phone calls on Sunday afternoon about three hours apart reporting possible snowmobilers had gone into the lake. One caller was wrong. The other […]
Main Street Oakland County in the Village of Lake Orion is healthy and well, according to a year end assessment. Nick Kalogeresis of National Main Street in Chicago and Bret Rasegan of the Oakland County Planning Unit came to town last week for their third check up on how the program is going. They met […]
The vinyl records are gone. The cassette tapes are collecting dust. Soon I’ll be throwing out the VCR. My kids think a cell phone is a necessity, not a luxury. Televisions get bigger and programs are broadcast in high definition. Digital cameras produce instant photos. Video cameras are no bigger than the palm of your […]
A perfect diet… Lose any weight yet? I’ve read that the average person puts on five to 10 pounds during the holiday season (Thanksgiving). Then of course, these same people who don’t have any will power (about 90 percent of the country’s population) decide they have to get rid of it before the bathing suit […]