Mark Brancheau believes he’s as close to a ghetto as he ever wants to be. The South Broadway homeowner lives near the area known as Pelton’s Pointe in the Village of Lake Orion. For the past few years, the property and nearby houses have been for sale. At one time, Larry Paine, restaurateur, wanted to […]
Doing almost two years of research has paid off for the Village of Lake Orion. Village council members decided Nov. 28 to change health insurance coverage from Blue Cross/Blue Shield to the Municipal Employee Retirement System Plan 6. According to LO Finance Director Jan Adams, the village will save in excess of $75,000 annually. Adams […]
My friends living in Harbor Springs sent this to me to share with my readers. They don’t have much to do in Harbor Springs this time of the year. If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food […]
Amanda Narsh came into our office last Thursday. Her son Alex found a ring in his Halloween bag full of goodies. She wanted to put a little ad in the paper saying the ring had been found. The ring was a class ring with a graduation year of 1931. It’s everyone’s guess the ring fell […]
Residents in the village should expect exceptional service from Scott Baker, the new Lake Orion Department of Public Works superintendent. He demands it of himself and he demands it of his employees. His motto while assistant director of municipal services for Plymouth was to provide answers, get things done..now, and follow up. Baker’s brought that […]
I’m sure some day the new Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly will be beautiful. It’s not now. I visited the 544-acre site several weeks ago for a burial service. I was actually looking forward to seeing the cemetery. I had visions of the national cemetery in Arlington, not the farmer’s field off Belford Road. […]
My dentist, Dr. Keith Allain, emailed me recently, chastising me about not calling him about my grandchildren’s teeth. If you remember, I wrote a couple of weeks ago that Brock’s and Ryan’s teeth were freaking me out. Both had two sets of teeth in the front — adult ones coming in and baby teeth still […]
Bowling is making a comeback in this country. Bowling centers (formally known as bowling alleys) are enticing people back to a game that’s been prevalent in this country since the late 1800s. The Lake Orion School District has joined the bowling bandwagon. School board members on Oct. 26 agreed to include bowling as a varsity/junior […]
A committee made up of both village and township officials will try to figure out a way to resolve a problem with a proposed hydrant maintenance agreement. Village of Lake Orion officials have been trying to collect fire hydrant maintenance fees past due to the village. At $15 per hydrant for four years, it’s estimated […]
When a Leonard man, 49, ended his travels on M-24 during rush hour traffic on Oct. 21, the road was littered with vehicles he’d smashed along the way. His hitting spree began shortly before 5 p.m.. By the time he passed Elizabeth Street, he had caused five separate accidents involving up to nine vehicles. According […]