It’s sad that one of the village’s greatest assets is being under utilized. And unless residents bombard the village with phone calls, Green’s Park will probably stay empty for most of the year. The idea of keeping the park on M-24 open all year round has been talked about in a positive way for a […]
A ‘Gator? may not be welcome downtown. Lake Orion Council members on March 22 were leery about a possible purchase of a John Deere Gator (a small utility vehicle) by the Downtown Development Authority Board. Buying the vehicle came up when council members were discussing several requested budget adjustments from the DDA. ‘I have a […]
The second week of March I received a letter from some guy named Anton Anderssen. He wrote that he was a community education teacher who teaches ‘Martha Stewart? type classes in some 20 different school districts in the Metro Detroit/Ann Arbor area. I didn’t print his letter because of our policy of not printing letters […]
Insurance people are expected to make one more visit this week to the burned downtown area. If final OKs are given, demolition of the buildings could begin soon after. According to LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel, architect Steve Auger is drawing up plans for the new Sagebrush Cantina. It sounds as if the plans […]
Additional high tech equipment continues to make a police officer’s life easier in the Village of Lake Orion. Back in November, cameras in police cars were upgraded to digital. They replaced VHS cameras that have been an industry standard since 1998. Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh said the VHS format has been a proven […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor A night of companionship and friendship with fellow workers turned into a nightmare for a 21 year old. Timothy Sorensen, 25, has been charged with raping a Lake Orion woman in June 2003 at a Village of Lake Orion apartment. Sorensen’s last known address was in Ortonville. According […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor Do you remember the first time someone asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up? When you were six, you probably said fireman. When you were 10 the answer was a baseball player. By the time you arrived at high school, adult pressure to come […]
It felt good to talk to five LOHS teachers last Friday. They actually dropped by to pick my brain, to see how knowledge of the English language and journalism work well together. The teachers need this information because of the career focused education program that started at the high school a few years ago. While […]
Village officials made it clear Monday night they’re going to do whatever they can to help the Zaraga family reopen their restaurant as fast as possible. Diya Zaraga, along with his architect Steve Auger, presented two concept plans to Lake Orion’s Planning Commission. The idea was to have PC members pick one and have Auger […]
Despite some misgivings by the fire chief and some council members, the annual Flower Fair will take place as requested by Downtown Lake Orion. Orion Township Fire Chief Jeff Key wasn’t happy about some downtown streets being closed off during the event on May 22-23. ‘In view of recent events, I don’t see how we […]