Voters will get a chance to pick four Lake Orion Village Council members out of a slate of seven candidates in the March 10 general election. Incumbents who are seeking another term include Mark Brancheau, Bill Siver and Harry Stephen. Keith Campell, Charlotte Patton, Ed Roberts and Ken VanPortfliet are the other candidates. The top […]
It’s only fair that since I poked fun of Oxford Leader CJ last week, that I “eat crow” this week. I soon discovered after slipping on that sumo wrestling suit on Friday night that I wasn’t in very good shape. Beads of sweat dripped down my face, my feet wobbled and I continuously gasped for […]
You can mark your calenders for the Lions Club Jubilee this July, but you might want to hold off for next year. Bud Rossman, who owns a building in downtown Lake Orion, presented petitions signed by 50 people to the village council on March 4. The petitions requested the village council ban future carnivals in […]
Village council member Mark Brancheau lost his bid to retain his seat in Lake Orion’s general election on Monday. His unofficial vote total of 136 was the fifth lowest of seven candidates. Only the top four vote getters were elected. Current council member Harry Stephen collected the highest number of votes with 178. Newcomer Charlotte […]
In these days of uncertainty over a possible war and a continuing sluggish economy, I thought I’d share this poem I read with you. It was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York hospital. Slow Dance Have you ever watched kids On a merry-go-round Or listened to the rain Slapping on […]
Eleven years ago, Larry Gruber walked into the vacant financial director’s empty office at the Lake Orion School District administration office. First order of business was to work with superintendent Bob Bass to figure out how to eliminate a $1.5 million deficient. Gruber admitted he left the Huron Valley School District because he was offered […]
Although Governor Jennifer Granholm decided not to reduce per pupil funding in her proposed budget for this year, Lake Orion School District Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman said her proposal is based on a lot of uncertainty. “I fear it’s too optimistic,” he told school board members on March 12. “We still might see some executive […]
I realized while interviewing former financial director, Larry Gruber, that my job as a reporter for the school district has come full circle. I first starting covering school board meetings 12 years ago. Fred Snow was the school district superintendent. The school district had been going through some trying times. Passing bond issues was impossible. […]
Construction inspections in the village will still be done by the state, while village officials continue to ponder alternatives. Lake Orion Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel recommended at the March 24 council meeting that the village either contract with or join the Construction Code Authority based in Lapeer. The Construction Code Authority is a municipal […]
I may be criticized here, but I haven’t spent all of my time watching the Iraq war unfold on television. My son Jason tells me he’s addicted, can’t stay from watching war coverage. When I stopped by his house on Sunday, he was scrolling through an Arab television station website. I’m not sure why; he […]