It’s about time. A bakery in Montana is making half loaves (eight slices and two heels) of bread to sell. It also plans on selling hamburger buns in packages of four instead of eight. These bakery people expect to sell these smaller loaves of bread to empty nesters, people living alone, or small households. As […]
What would Lake Orion do without the annual Christmas parade? It brings people downtown that probably never set foot in the village any other time of the year. But that’s all right. At least they’re here to see the village at its best. I wandered up and down the streets last Saturday night taking photos. […]
On the advice of his attorney, Christopher Bowman pleaded guilty to being in possession of a firearm while intoxicated and assault and battery in an incident that took place Oct. 27 at his Lake Orion apartment. Felonious charges against the 37-year-old were dismissed during a Nov. 22 preliminary exam at Rochester’s 52/3 District Court , […]
A 199-foot communications tower will be constructed behind the village hall. Lake Orion Village Council members on Nov. 22 gave the OK to become part of Oakland County’s plan to improve the emergency services communication system throughout the county. Business owners in the downtown area came to the council meeting and wrote letters saying they […]
Reader Mary Beth Anker says she’s a veteran shopper. She sent me a list of tips for shopping survival and success on the day after Thanksgiving. Although I wasn’t able to print the tips last week, I think Mary Beth’s advice can help throughout the Christmas shopping season. 1. Pick a shopping partner wisely. My […]
Funds for the last phase of upgrading the village’s dispatch area have finally been given the green light by Lake Orion Village council members. LO Police Chief Jerry Narsh told council members on Nov. 22 he anticipates an additional $11,000 to complete the project that was started earlier this year. Another $8,000 for the remodeling […]
Costs for installing a 15 inch storm drain on Park Island Road will be split between a developer and the Village of Lake Orion. A few weeks ago, some councilmen had been reluctant to spend up to $15,000 on the project and thought the size of the pipe was too big, but voted on Nov. […]
Yes, there is a Holly Hill Bakery and you can find it in Dearborn. The gingerbread creation by Susanne Corker of Lake Orion is being displayed in the Gingerbread Village at the Festival of Trees (at the Ford Conference Center) through Nov. 28. According to Corker, the house will be sold at the festival with […]
Could the recent announcement that Sears and Kmart will probably merge be the nail in the coffin that ends the dynasty of a business that’s been around since 1886? You laugh and say that could never happen, but where is Montgomery Wards and Hudsons? You all thought those retail stores would be around forever. When […]
A 110-foot tower that sits near the door of the village’s police department could be replaced with a 199-foot (to the tip of the antenna) high, eight feet wide one, if Oakland County has its way. The proposed tower is part of an upgrading project that will improve the emergency services communication system through the […]