After a lengthy application process, the Orion Historical Society expects to hear any day now formal word that Lake Orion has been approved to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Lake Orion Village Council recently received and filed the final report for the project, completed by the Mannik & Smith Group, […]
Downtown business owners wanting to display portable signs are being given a break by the Lake Orion Village Council–a lower fee, but also a request to make sure those signs are registered with the village. The fee was lowered in response to a request from Lake Orion barber Larry Dennis, who owns a shop on […]
The Lake Orion Village Council heard a rather unusual request at their July 24 meeting–a production company has asked to be allowed to shoot a scene for a movie in East Lawn Cemetery. Jason Hammonds, owner of Open Door Productions, a Lake Orion based film/media company, requested to use the cemetery on Orion Road for […]
This is my first, and hopefully last, column about my cat, Isabelle. I don’t have any real (i.e. human) children to write about, so you’re going to have to read about the only kid I’ve got, my cat. I got her when she was about six weeks old, a little over seven years ago. I […]
Voters going to the polls on Aug. 8 will determine who will continue on to the Nov. General Election as the Republican candidate in races for District 3 Oakland County Commissioner, 46th District State Representative, and US Congress Representatives for the 8th and 9th Districts. The race for 12th District State Senator is uncontested in […]
Summer is prime movie season. On any given weekend there have been at least two movies I’ve wanted to see. And since I love going to the movies, I love summer! The only thing I don’t love are the ticket prices. Ouch. So far my favorite movie of the summer is Superman Returns. Even if […]
A proposal to offer a valet parking service in downtown Lake Orion should be back on the Village Council’s next agenda, but numerous downtown businesses are hoping the idea will not go forward. Lloyd Coe, owner of Ed’s Broadway Gifts and Costume, presented signed petitions to the council at their July 24 meeting, stating that […]
The Lake Orion Boat Club hosted their 11th annual Rib-Off competition on July 22, with 10 cooks competing in categories of presentation, tenderness and taste. This year’s winner, cook Anthony Savage of Lombardo’s in Oxford, had his name inscribed on the annual trophy, and this year also received a trophy of his own to take […]
The Lake Orion Village Council would like the Orion Township Board to review the council’s reasons for not approving a hydrant maintenance agreement, and make the issue an agenda item for a future meeting. The council reviewed the agreement from Fire Chief Jeff Key on July 10, and decided it mistakenly considered Insurance Services Office […]
Summer is finally here, and along with the sunny days come area skateboarders taking to the streets. However, skateboarding enthusiasts caught on private property are subject to being ticketed for a 90-day misdemeanor, including up to a $500 fine. Lake Orion Police Department Chief Jerry Narsh is constantly warning parents, and has advised local businesses […]