Another one bites the dust…la, la, la. I hope you all will be hearing that old song a lot in the next couple of weeks. I swore at 10 p.m. on Sunday night I wouldn’t stay up to watch all of the Pistons? game. Midnight’s a bad time to go to bed when you have […]
I’m sharing something with you that I read recently. All throughout history men have appeared to have the upper hand in dictating how the world has been run. But in actual fact, it seems it’s been more about compromise with the fairer sex. Women let men think they are the boss and it seems to […]
With more rain expected this week, the rising waters of Lake Orion may cause problems with some lakefront owners. Lake Orion DPW Director John Ranville told village council members at Monday night’s meeting that the village no longer has any control over the lake level due to the record amount of rain experienced in this […]
I remember a time when you could watch all the reality you could ever want on the Discovery or History TV channels. And the shows always had an ending. Now the reality craze has moved to mainstream channels and our lives will never be the same. I remember a time as a stay-at-home mom, when […]
It’s not that Vicki Vanderheyden has a problem with Webber Elementary School, she just wants her cognitive impaired daughter Katie to stay at Stadium Elementary. She protested the move of special needs kids next fall to Webber at a Lake Orion School Board meeting on May 12. She claims the performing arts program at Stadium […]
It’s taken months, but a former Lake Orion School District employee finally received some answers about a proposed career center satellite office in the CERC building. Gloria Smith, who was the district’s career coordinator, made an appearance at a school board meeting in April. She questioned why a Job Link Career Center satellite office still […]
With no feedback from residents, Lake Orion Village Council members on May 10 decided to keep Green’s Park hours the same as they were last year. Stan Ford, swim program coordinator, two weeks ago urged the council not to change the hours. He stressed there could be safety issues if the park was kept open […]
Suspicious cart spotted in downtown Lake Orion. No, you won’t find it this week’s Police Log, but it could be. For some unknown reason, a Kroger grocery cart has found its way into the neighborhood. I’m assuming its home is located on North Lapeer Road. But maybe it meandered over here from Baldwin or even […]
Due to increased costs to operate an extensive athletic program and decreases in state funding, Lake Orion School Board members are considering asking parents to pay to have their children play sports. If that plan is adopted, the pay-to-play will begin this fall for high school and middle school students. High school athletes would have […]
I don’t think Deb Waldo liked me very much at first. We met when I started coming to the police department every Monday to jot down information for the police log and fire call. After several weeks, she asked someone, sarcastically, if I was always so perky and happy all the time. (This information was […]