Wanted, a person who will take good care of a very special sign. Members of the Orion Historical Society salvaged the Franklin Settlement Camp sign when the camp property was sold on North Lapeer Road in Lake Orion. The property became a subdivision developed by Robertson Brothers. According to OHS member Sara Van Portfliet, the […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor At least one council member would like to see residential and commercial utility lines be put underground in the village in the future. Bob Hollenbeck suggested to other Village of Lake Orion Council members on Sept. 13 that they require electric, telephone and cable lines be buried. ‘When […]
I knew last Wednesday the Europeans were going to win the Ryder Cup. I’ll tell you why later. It was my birthday last week and my ex-husband decided to celebrate my getting older by buying Ryder Cup tickets, leaving Oklahoma and coming up to Michigan for a week. Tickets were available (unless you were a […]
School district officials are still telling parents to be patient about busing routes or the lack of them as the 2004 school year moves into the middle of September. Parents in the Bunny Run area told Lake Orion School Board members on Sept. 8 they aren’t pleased their children have to walk to Blanche Sims […]
Not many people experience 90 degree weather and two inches of snow in the same vacation, but I did. This year the club I belong to managed to find a location that would put up with 41 rowdy people from around the country. The destination: Breckenridge, Colorado. I’m ashamed to say I’ve missed a few […]
A Park Island resident can’t understand why the Village of Lake Orion has such a high penalty rate for late charges on water bills. ‘I feel the late fee of 10 percent is totally unreasonable,? Howard Daenzer told village council members at their meeting on Aug. 23. Besides his residence, he owns four other pieces […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor People who support the activities of Orion Area Youth Assistance hope village officials will rethink not providing some funding this fiscal year. They would like $1,000. No money was budgeted for OAYA in the 2004-05 budget by Lake Orion Village Council members. According to OAYA’s Genny Wandrie, Orion’s […]
Jason Fleck, 28, is in Oakland County Jail charged with assaulting his girlfriend and a police officer. The incident took place on Bellevue Island Aug. 21 at 7:20 a.m. According to Lake Orion Police Lieutenant Harold Rossman, officer Rob Barker was on patrol when he was stopped by a man worried about his daughter. The […]
Something’s wrong at Waldon Middle School’s new football field. The grass is spotty and it doesn’t look very healthy. Because of the poor condition of the grass, no football games will be played at the school this season. The middle school’s team games have been rescheduled at other fields. Right now, according to Lake Orion […]
If future summers are anything like this year, I would like to see athletes compete in some type of Olympics every year. If we can’t be outside enjoying nice hot weather, we might as well be glued to the TV set until midnight every night. And let’s keep the games in Greece. There’s got to […]