I’m sitting on this hill. Down below me are cars crashing into each, trying to be the last one still running. Families sit in stands or are on blankets to watch the smacking, crashing spectacle. Kids move through the crowds carrying coolers full of ice cream — selling it for a dollar. It’s the annual […]
A class at Lake Orion High School was openly criticized by several long-time teachers at the July 14 school board meeting. Mike Bendle and Greg Cole asked board members to eliminate the ‘seminar.? Their visit to the meeting was in response to the board’s rejection in June of a decision by staff and administration to […]
The fire destruction of commercial buildings this spring has changed the scope of an attempt to have some part of the Village of Lake Orion declared an Historic District. Steve Auger, chairman of the Downtown Development Authority, told village council members on July 12, the state is telling the DDA it probably doesn’t have enough […]
One Rochester Hills man probably won’t be invited to a duplex in the Village of Lake Orion anymore. Michael Woodall, 28, was arraigned July 9 on numerous charges involving an incident that took place last week. According to LO Police Chief Jerry Narsh, Woodall had befriended a family that lived in a duplex on West […]
It isn’t fancy, but it’s been his home away from home for a long time. Retired John Ranville’s former office in the DPW building off of Atwater is cluttered with ‘tools of the trade.? ‘I’ve never sat in another chair,? he laughed as he pulled out an Army surplus relic and sat down to talk […]
I recently finished a book telling a story about scientists in England in 1998 trying to send a message back to scientists in 1966. Their message was to inform the docs to prohibit a certain chemical from being developed because it caused toxic blooms in the oceans. The blooms killed everything in the water. In […]
In the news… Because of the long weekend, I had a chance to catch up on the deep pile of reading material I’ve been saving. So here’s some samples. Are you kidding? Lots of people are on the low carb weight loss regime. The little I’ve tasted hasn’t impressed me much. How do you get […]
Other than build a parking structure or maybe another parking lot, a transportation consultant believes there are things village officials can do right now that will help the parking situation downtown. As a member of the Main Street program, Lake Orion has access to experts that will offer advice on improving the downtown area. John […]
The phone rings one night last week. ‘Hello grandma? Do you have any chores I can do?? asks grandson Cole. It seems the kid needs money to buy a new Game Boy and his parents must have told him he’ll have to earn it. Now I wish Cole was 12 or 13. Then he could […]
It’s hard to believe in such a few short years, the Baldwin corridor near I-75 has become a place to avoid. I became wrapped up in the excitement of Great Lakes Crossing, the knocking down of Zim’s Bowling Center and construction of Baldwin Commons, and the Auburn Mile shopping area. No more having to drive […]