It isn’t fancy, but it’s been his home away from home for a long time. Retired John Ranville’s former office in the DPW building off of Atwater is cluttered with ‘tools of the trade.? ‘I’ve never sat in another chair,? he laughed as he pulled out an Army surplus relic and sat down to talk […]
I recently finished a book telling a story about scientists in England in 1998 trying to send a message back to scientists in 1966. Their message was to inform the docs to prohibit a certain chemical from being developed because it caused toxic blooms in the oceans. The blooms killed everything in the water. In […]
In the news… Because of the long weekend, I had a chance to catch up on the deep pile of reading material I’ve been saving. So here’s some samples. Are you kidding? Lots of people are on the low carb weight loss regime. The little I’ve tasted hasn’t impressed me much. How do you get […]
Other than build a parking structure or maybe another parking lot, a transportation consultant believes there are things village officials can do right now that will help the parking situation downtown. As a member of the Main Street program, Lake Orion has access to experts that will offer advice on improving the downtown area. John […]
The phone rings one night last week. ‘Hello grandma? Do you have any chores I can do?? asks grandson Cole. It seems the kid needs money to buy a new Game Boy and his parents must have told him he’ll have to earn it. Now I wish Cole was 12 or 13. Then he could […]
It’s hard to believe in such a few short years, the Baldwin corridor near I-75 has become a place to avoid. I became wrapped up in the excitement of Great Lakes Crossing, the knocking down of Zim’s Bowling Center and construction of Baldwin Commons, and the Auburn Mile shopping area. No more having to drive […]
An 81 year old resident on South Washington Street in Lake Orion was allegedly assaulted by her son in a incident that took place on June 17 at 10:15 p.m. Her son, James Smith, 47, is currently in Oakland County Jail, held on a $75,000 cash bond. Village police were sent to the residence after […]
A man, who was living in the Rustic Cabins on South Broadway, drowned in the waters of Lake Orion on June 12. William ‘Bill? Duffy, 53, was pronounced dead at Pontiac Hospital at 4:27 p.m. The 911 call came into Lake Orion’s Police Dispatch office at 3:35 p.m. According to LO Police Chief Jerry Narsh, […]
It took a jury 45 minutes last week to find Michael Vance guilty of sexually assaulting an eight year girl. The trial was June 7-10 before Judge Fred Mester in Oakland County Circuit Court. Last November, the 36 year old Pewamo man was arrested on seven charges of first degree criminal sexual conduct and three […]
Bits and pieces…. Forgive me if I didn’t pick your fish. For the first time ever, someone thought I would be a good person to judge the Orion Art Center’s annual fish painting contest. It’s my guess OAC couldn’t find any one else to do it. I’ve got plenty of experience judging young writers. For […]