The bids are in and installing artificial turf at the Lake Orion High School football and soccer fields is going to cost the school district $1,578,000. Money from the 2000 bond issue will pay for the new turf. According to LO School Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman, some additional funding is coming from wise investments the […]
Only the smartest people I know can read this column. This week it’s a test for dementia. So if you’re afraid you won’t do well, skip Notes. You’ll be a happier person. Below are four questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can’t take your time. Answer them immediately! Let’s […]
It’s taken a lot longer to begin construction of a new Sagebrush Cantina than owner Dia Zaraga thought it would. After a kitchen fire destroyed the popular Lake Orion downtown restaurant in March 2004 and other businesses nearby, Zaraga was optimistic rebuilding could begin almost immediately. It wasn’t a problem with village officials. ‘The village […]
A month or so ago, a representative of a company that’s contracting with Detroit Edison stopped by my house. My son Jason was doing his ‘have to help my mother remodel her bathroom? project. The man told him the company was planning on trimming branches away from the utility lines. The tree they were going […]
Ongoing problems with the retention pond on the Village Homes property may force village officials to take default action against the developer, the home builder and current owners of units in the Planned Unit Development at M-24/Converse Street. Lake Orion Village Council members are considering going to court because the pond has not been maintained […]
A 3-3 vote by village council members on March 28 has delayed anyone being hired for the long vacant position of Lake Orion’s Department of Public Works superintendent. A simple majority vote is needed to pass or turn down an agenda item question. LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel had recommended hiring Bill Pottinger, currently […]
I’m a blue person. I love the color and my house reflects it. Somehow my remodeled bathroom is green. My kids describe it as mint chocolate chip ice cream green. My son Jason has installed a wood door. The door and all the trim are stained medium dark (cherry) with a hint of red. The […]
Developers of a proposed office/residential site at M-24 and Pelton’s Pointe finally received approval for their preliminary plans on March 28. But it took more than two hours for Village of Lake Orion Council members to vote on the issue that’s taken three years to get before the council. And the OK came with a […]
Well over 30 years after the downstairs bathroom had been ripped out and remodeled by the ex-husband, my son Jason convinced me it was time to tackle the job again. It could have had something to do with the shower leaking, creating damp flooring that someday would probably go crashing down into the house’s crawl […]
Don’t we all live for the college basketball tournament this time of the year? Well, I know I do. I’ve had a few friends complain as to why CBS needs to tie up prime time for two weeks to broadcast a sports event that not a whole lot of people have an interest in. It’s […]