Not many people experience 90 degree weather and two inches of snow in the same vacation, but I did. This year the club I belong to managed to find a location that would put up with 41 rowdy people from around the country. The destination: Breckenridge, Colorado. I’m ashamed to say I’ve missed a few […]
A Park Island resident can’t understand why the Village of Lake Orion has such a high penalty rate for late charges on water bills. ‘I feel the late fee of 10 percent is totally unreasonable,? Howard Daenzer told village council members at their meeting on Aug. 23. Besides his residence, he owns four other pieces […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor People who support the activities of Orion Area Youth Assistance hope village officials will rethink not providing some funding this fiscal year. They would like $1,000. No money was budgeted for OAYA in the 2004-05 budget by Lake Orion Village Council members. According to OAYA’s Genny Wandrie, Orion’s […]
Jason Fleck, 28, is in Oakland County Jail charged with assaulting his girlfriend and a police officer. The incident took place on Bellevue Island Aug. 21 at 7:20 a.m. According to Lake Orion Police Lieutenant Harold Rossman, officer Rob Barker was on patrol when he was stopped by a man worried about his daughter. The […]
Something’s wrong at Waldon Middle School’s new football field. The grass is spotty and it doesn’t look very healthy. Because of the poor condition of the grass, no football games will be played at the school this season. The middle school’s team games have been rescheduled at other fields. Right now, according to Lake Orion […]
If future summers are anything like this year, I would like to see athletes compete in some type of Olympics every year. If we can’t be outside enjoying nice hot weather, we might as well be glued to the TV set until midnight every night. And let’s keep the games in Greece. There’s got to […]
A retired teacher has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Lake Orion School Board. Bill Walters, who lives in the Village of Lake Orion, was selected by the board after an interview process on Aug. 18. Eleven people had submitted applications to replace Lori Penman. She resigned officially Aug. 1 because she […]
If you have a computer, you have to download Jib Jab for some good laughs. My boss, Don Rush, was the first to unveil to us this two minute video on Jib Jab called ‘This Land.? Since then, I’ve been telling and showing people this parody of George W. Bush and John Kerry. I read […]
In an effort to cut transportation expenses, the Lake Orion School District is implementing a hub and shuttle busing plan for focus schools this fall. The district’s focus schools include Carpenter, Orion Oaks and Stadium. All focus school students in one of three busing areas will be picked up on the same buses and driven […]
What a difference two weeks make. At the July 26 Lake Orion Village Council meeting, council members decided to not concur with a planning commission’s recommendation to deny a lot split for Timothy and Colleen Leh of Newton Drive. They had to table a vote on the lot split because an appropriate resolution for approval […]