Kids or ducks? Lake Orion Village Council members picked kids at their March 14 meeting. They’ve decided to apply for a goose round-up permit for use at Green’s Park on M-24. The permit would only apply for 2005. It’s estimated that between 40 to 50 birds hang out at the park during the summer months […]
For close to three years, developers of Orion Pointe have been trying to convince Village of Lake Orion officials of a plan to redevelop property bounded by M-24, Pelton’s Point and the lake. They’ll have to wait a while longer. Village council members delayed any action on Orion Pointe’s request for approval of its preliminary […]
Being part German and a Lutheran, the City of Frankenmuth has a fascination for me. I could use this headline, ‘Hard workers do well? if I were writing a story about this town between Flint and Bay City. I was baptized a Lutheran because of my mother. I’ve always thought of myself as a Hungarian […]
Local developers breathed a sigh of relief when Lake Orion Village Council members on Feb. 28 unanimously voted to let them go ahead with their 27-single-family unit condominiums on the west side of Newman Road. Council president Bill Siver, who is one of the developers, asked that he be allowed to vote. ‘I don’t feel […]
Storm drainage has become a problem in parts of the Village of Lake Orion. A recently completed storm sewer study indicates the price for improvements will be as high as $520,000. Doug Skylis of Rowe Incorporated told council members on Feb. 28 his company had found possible deficiencies in the capacity of the storm sewer […]
Americans put on a big show this past weekend and I was there. It’s an all-American show time that involves monster trucks. I don’t know much about monster trucks. I’ve seen the promos on TV where they seem to flip over a lot. The trucks have huge tires. I’m guessing if I stood next to […]
Instead of going to a movie or out to eat on a Friday night, a dedicated group of adults are spending their time at the gym, playing with kids. The weekly winter program, called Kids & Kops, was started by the Lake Orion Police Association in 1995. ‘I saw a need to do something (for […]
Molly talked me into trying out a pedicure while we were in Phoenix. I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve never had one, never wanted one. I’m sure I have the ugliest toes in the world and didn’t want anyone to get up close and personal with them. I’ve changed my mind. The woman who performed the […]
A proposed condo and office building project could end up causing some problems on Lake Orion’s Village Council. Councilman Tom Albert, who lives close to the area being developed, along with his neighbor Mark Brancheau, has hired a lawyer to protest the Planned Unit Development. President Bill Siver on Feb. 14 questioned village attorney Gary […]
Phoenix — a land of brown colors, cacti, golfers and of course the Grand Canyon. I managed to experience the cacti and the golfers, but missed the brown and Grand Canyon on my five day trip there last week. The golfers I could do without. Their bags full of golf clubs took up way too […]