Does anyone remember a story I ran a few years back about the scuba diver found in a tree after a forest fire. I read this in a newsletter sent to me. The gist of the story was no one could figure out how the scuba diver got in the trees and where he came […]
I didn’t mention any heated discussions in my first page story last week on some council members being upset about not receiving any reports from the Downtown Development Authority. But I will now. The most unsettling banter took place between council president Tom Albert and DDA board member Brad Jacobsen. That’s when I lost my […]
When is a cell phone not just a piece of equipment to talk to friends and family — when it’s a lifesaver for many seniors in the community. Last week Lake Orion’s Chief of Police Jerry Narsh left over 100 cell phones at the Orion Senior Center. His goal is to make sure every senior […]
Not much progress has been made with an attempt by a few homeowners on Bellevue Island to clean the silt out of a bay they live on. A few weeks ago, one of the residents, Cathy Comparoni, told Lake Orion Village Council members the four lakefront owners would pay for dredging the bay. She asked […]
How did Michigan become a dumping ground for Canada’s trash? For those of us who get an up close and personal look at M-24’s Mount Trashmore on a regular basis, it’s hard to imagine anyone soliciting to have more trash come into our state. Based on information provided by US Congressman Mike Rogers (who represents […]
Plenty of hard work and spending extra hours at school finally became worth it for everyone at Carpenter Elementary School at the end of January. That’s when they learned they were one of 11 elementary schools selected by the state as a Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School. “This prestigious award is a tribute to our […]
People who sent in job applications for building trades inspectors for the Village of Lake Orion will have to wait to see if they’ll be hired. Village council members on Feb. 10 asked LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel to contact Michigan officials and explain the problems the village has been having with state inspectors […]
I took a quick poll when I was at the police department doing the logs on Monday. I asked two police officers if they would have preferred dealing with a two foot snow storm this past weekend as opposed to the bitter cold that we experienced. Both had no problem saying yes to the snow […]
Not too long ago, administrators were warning us tough financial times were ahead for the school district. That time came sooner than expected. State officials have already announced that more than $130 million will have to be cut from the school aid budget. Much of this aid depends on the state’s collection of sales tax […]
Call me crazy, but I volunteered to participate in this Friday night’s “celebrity” sumo wrestling event. Paul, the Lions Club member who talked me into this event, caught me at a bad time. I was feeling bored — that feeling you get in January and February. But when I saw who my opponent was going […]