Ducks who hang out in Children’s Park won’t be fed any special food that comes out of a coin-operated dispenser. Lake Orion’s Village Council on Oct. 12 declined to take any action to establish a duck feeding zone in Children’s Park on South Broadway. The feeding zone would have been located between the municipal parking […]
Here’s some words from various sources we all need to hear. Senility… Now that I’m ‘older,? here’s what I’ve discovered. ? I started out with nothing and I still have most of it. ? My wild oats have turned into prunes and All Bran. ? I finally got my head together; now my body is […]
I thought I could look young on my driver’s license forever. It didn’t happen. After 10 years of mailing my application in, someone decided I needed to stop by a secretary of state’s office. Oh no, I thought, I’ll have to take the dreaded driver’s test and a vision test. I wasn’t too worried about […]
Who’s going to win the presidential election? If polls are accurate, it seems George W. Bush will return to office. But…. The University of Phoenix alumni magazine tells we should pay attention to some weird predictors out there that are really on the mark. For instance, of the 14 presidential elections since 1948, the taller […]
Travelers on Atwater Street can expect some relief from bad road conditions in 2005. Lake Orion Village Council members will probably OK a paving project for the busy road sometime this fall. According to LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel, a timeline has been drawn up to have bid requests go out late winter or […]
Although my recent vacation in Colorado was awesome, getting there wasn’t so great. I’m betting they’re still talking and laughing about us at Flint Bishop airport. My travel companions (Vicky, Teri, Bree) and myself were dropped off at the airport by Teri’s husband Don before 9:30 a.m. The plane was scheduled to take off at […]
Wanted, a person who will take good care of a very special sign. Members of the Orion Historical Society salvaged the Franklin Settlement Camp sign when the camp property was sold on North Lapeer Road in Lake Orion. The property became a subdivision developed by Robertson Brothers. According to OHS member Sara Van Portfliet, the […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor At least one council member would like to see residential and commercial utility lines be put underground in the village in the future. Bob Hollenbeck suggested to other Village of Lake Orion Council members on Sept. 13 that they require electric, telephone and cable lines be buried. ‘When […]
I knew last Wednesday the Europeans were going to win the Ryder Cup. I’ll tell you why later. It was my birthday last week and my ex-husband decided to celebrate my getting older by buying Ryder Cup tickets, leaving Oklahoma and coming up to Michigan for a week. Tickets were available (unless you were a […]
School district officials are still telling parents to be patient about busing routes or the lack of them as the 2004 school year moves into the middle of September. Parents in the Bunny Run area told Lake Orion School Board members on Sept. 8 they aren’t pleased their children have to walk to Blanche Sims […]