With no feedback from residents, Lake Orion Village Council members on May 10 decided to keep Green’s Park hours the same as they were last year. Stan Ford, swim program coordinator, two weeks ago urged the council not to change the hours. He stressed there could be safety issues if the park was kept open […]
Suspicious cart spotted in downtown Lake Orion. No, you won’t find it this week’s Police Log, but it could be. For some unknown reason, a Kroger grocery cart has found its way into the neighborhood. I’m assuming its home is located on North Lapeer Road. But maybe it meandered over here from Baldwin or even […]
Due to increased costs to operate an extensive athletic program and decreases in state funding, Lake Orion School Board members are considering asking parents to pay to have their children play sports. If that plan is adopted, the pay-to-play will begin this fall for high school and middle school students. High school athletes would have […]
I don’t think Deb Waldo liked me very much at first. We met when I started coming to the police department every Monday to jot down information for the police log and fire call. After several weeks, she asked someone, sarcastically, if I was always so perky and happy all the time. (This information was […]
Parents are being warned they’ll see more students at each bus stop and the stops will be farther apart when school starts this August Currently, Lake Orion School District buses stop 3,700 times a day. When a new transportation plan is finalized this summer, the number of stops will be around 1,200. According to school […]
This is my third annual tip column on using products you probably have in your house for some very uncommon uses. These came from a company in Peachtree, Georgia. ? Lemon juice and salt will remove rust stains from a counter top. This one’s real handy because we’ve all stored sauces with tomato in them. […]
A group of six Downtown Lake Orion volunteers thinks the village is ‘cool.? They call themselves The COOL (Cultural Opportunities for Orion Lifestyles) Commission. The commission’s chairperson, Lisa Sokol, asked village council members on April 26 if her group could apply for a Cool Cities grant that could bring up to $100,000 into the village. […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor For 24 years Stan Ford has been working at Green’s Park and is worried that keeping the swim park open for longer hours will create safety issues. Ford, the swim director at the park on M-24, asked Lake Orion Village Council members on April 26 not to open […]
So many things to do in the township and not enough money to do them. That’s what taxpayers are now facing with discussions ongoing about the possibility of building a new community center. If only we could turn back time..before the economy took a nose-dive. Voters were saying yes to every millage request asked of […]
A gazebo may or may not be built at Green’s Park. The Village of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Committee wants to seek proposals for building a 12 foot gazebo. Members of Main Street’s Design Committee thinks a picnic pavilion might be better suited for the park on M-24. Lisa Simpkins, a member of the […]