For six years, Devin Reed, a resident of Victoria Island, parked his flatbed trailer in the old lagoon area of Bellevue Island. He was told by Lake Orion Village Council members on Feb. 9 that he won’t be able to do it anymore. According to Reed, he uses the trailer everyday in his business and […]
Did I ever mention that Lisa and myself have new computers — Dells to be exact. Most of you are probably wondering what the big deal is. Well, we’ve never had new computers before. The Review’s equipment has always been some other office’s hand-me-downs. Imagine a tannish hard drive that lies flat below the monitor. […]
Two times a year — spring and fall — Joe and Melinda Rogers warily watch the ice on Lake Orion. The Victoria Island residents for four years dread ‘weak ice,? the time when ice is too thin to walk on. That’s when getting to the main land becomes complicated. The Rogers must use a boat […]
Daniel Pasternak, 40, didn’t have a good time on Valentine’s Day. He was arrested by Lake Orion Police officers and charged with two counts of felonious assault at his arraignment on Feb. 16. The alleged assaults took place at a residence on West Flint after a 911 call to dispatch around 12:30 a.m. According to […]
Every so often I have to become a movie critic. It’s some hidden desire that I’m sure most journalists have if they like to go to movies at all. Being a movie critic seems like one of those dream jobs — being actually paid to go to movies or to interview someone like Russell Crowe. […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor Voters going to the polls on March 8 will have a choice of eight candidates for four spots on the Lake Orion Village Council. Hoping to return to office are incumbents Tom Albert, Douglas Dendel, Bob Hollenbeck and Ken Van Portfliet. Others on the ballot are Patricia Kartje, […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor Six buildings destroyed in last week’s fire in downtown Lake Orion will be demolished. According to LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel, village engineers Hubbell, Roth & Clark and the state’s building inspector Phil Dodd have concurred the structures are unsound. After the fire, Orion Township Fire Chief […]
I attended the story of the century in my pajamas. Thanks to a call by Mary Harkins, I saw every person on the day of the fire I’ve ever known in this town without wearing make up and combing my hair. Leaving a bowl of Grape Nuts on the table, I dashed to the car […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor More than $3.5 million in proposed reductions/eliminations could give a boost to an unsettled 2004-05 school district budget. According to Lake Orion School Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman, Michigan school districts have lost $222 million in funding from the state over the last three years — and there’s no […]
Safety and liability issues could kill any chances of Green’s Park staying open year round. Members of the Village of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee recommended to village council members on March 8 to increase the hours of the park, located on M-24. The recommendation asked that the park stay open from dawn […]