Larger storm drain pipe coming to Park Island Road

Costs for installing a 15 inch storm drain on Park Island Road will be split between a developer and the Village of Lake Orion. A few weeks ago, some councilmen had been reluctant to spend up to $15,000 on the project and thought the size of the pipe was too big, but voted on Nov. […]

Holly Hill Bakery: More than gingerbread

Yes, there is a Holly Hill Bakery and you can find it in Dearborn. The gingerbread creation by Susanne Corker of Lake Orion is being displayed in the Gingerbread Village at the Festival of Trees (at the Ford Conference Center) through Nov. 28. According to Corker, the house will be sold at the festival with […]

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Could the recent announcement that Sears and Kmart will probably merge be the nail in the coffin that ends the dynasty of a business that’s been around since 1886? You laugh and say that could never happen, but where is Montgomery Wards and Hudsons? You all thought those retail stores would be around forever. When […]

Council unhappy with proposed 199-foot tower

A 110-foot tower that sits near the door of the village’s police department could be replaced with a 199-foot (to the tip of the antenna) high, eight feet wide one, if Oakland County has its way. The proposed tower is part of an upgrading project that will improve the emergency services communication system through the […]

Village elections move to September

The next scheduled election in the Village of Lake Orion takes place in September 2005. Council members on Nov. 8 opted not to require any elections in November. According to a new Michigan election law, the village had to choose to hold its elections for seats on the village council either in September of odd-numbered […]

Victim claims her attack by Bowman overblown

April Freeman said Chris Bowman is the real victim in an incident that ended up with the former ice skating champion being arrested on Oct. 27. Bowman has been charged with assaulting Freeman and being in possession of a gun while intoxicated at an apartment in the Village of Lake Orion. ‘This has been blown […]

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Commentators on two different TV stations for Michigan State’s last two football games have used the word devastating in describing their loses. That’s not the word I would use. The dictionary defines devastate as: to lay waste, make desolate, ravage, destroy, to make helpless, overwhelm. So let’s see. Was MSU overwhelmed against Michigan and Ohio […]

School board picks May elections

Elections to vote for school board members have changed from June to May. After a public hearing on Oct. 27, Lake Orion School Board members decided to hold an annual election in May. The board chose not to have school elections in odd years in November. The change in election times was mandated by a […]

Former star skater arraigned on village assault charges

He was known as Bowman the Showman when he ice skated in the 1980s and early 1990s. He played Benjamin in the TV series ‘Little House on the Prairie.? Now, Christopher Bowman, 37, has been charged with assault at his apartment in the Village of Lake Orion. The incident took place on Oct. 27. According […]

Village/Bellevue property owners work on lakefront ownership

For years, there’s been discussions between certain property owners on Bellevue Road and Lake Orion Village officials as to who owns the lakefront property on the east side of the road. The section runs from the curve near Unger Park to ‘Goat Hill.? Homeowners use these pieces of land in front of their houses and […]

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