A proposal to offer a valet parking service in downtown Lake Orion should be back on the Village Council’s next agenda, but numerous downtown businesses are hoping the idea will not go forward. Lloyd Coe, owner of Ed’s Broadway Gifts and Costume, presented signed petitions to the council at their July 24 meeting, stating that […]
The Lake Orion Boat Club hosted their 11th annual Rib-Off competition on July 22, with 10 cooks competing in categories of presentation, tenderness and taste. This year’s winner, cook Anthony Savage of Lombardo’s in Oxford, had his name inscribed on the annual trophy, and this year also received a trophy of his own to take […]
The Lake Orion Village Council would like the Orion Township Board to review the council’s reasons for not approving a hydrant maintenance agreement, and make the issue an agenda item for a future meeting. The council reviewed the agreement from Fire Chief Jeff Key on July 10, and decided it mistakenly considered Insurance Services Office […]
Summer is finally here, and along with the sunny days come area skateboarders taking to the streets. However, skateboarding enthusiasts caught on private property are subject to being ticketed for a 90-day misdemeanor, including up to a $500 fine. Lake Orion Police Department Chief Jerry Narsh is constantly warning parents, and has advised local businesses […]
Work should begin in mid-August on a remodeling of the Lake Orion Community Schools Administration Building on Lapeer Street, located in the Village of Lake Orion. The building will get an interior remodel, including new carpeting and different colored walls, a new conference room and storage space, and work done in the meeting room to […]
Ted Schmidt of Lake Orion said he was searching for a parking spot in downtown Lake Orion one day when he came up with the idea for his latest business venture. Schmidt approached the Lake Orion Village Council on July 10 to request that they allow him to operate a fee-based valet parking service in […]
This past weekend I traveled to Canton to visit Michigan’s first Ikea store for the second time in as many weeks. When the store first opened last month, to much publicized fanfare, I scoffed at those camping out in the parking lot for days, and standing in line for hours before the store finally opened […]
School may be out for the summer, but there’s still a lot going on through the Lake Orion Early Childhood Programs at the Community Education Resource Center (CERC). Early Childhood Director Melanie O’Neil said all of the programs are accepting registration through the summer, including registration for the new Pre-Kindergarten program, replacing the Young 5’s […]
A 15-year-old girl was injured on Lake Orion on Sunday afternoon while riding a kite tube being pulled by a speedboat. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division said the girl was being towed on a ‘Manta Ray? kite tube behind her father’s 20? speedboat. The family, who is from Lake Orion, made three 32-mile […]
Marine Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar became the 40th soldier from Lake Orion to be killed during active duty, when he died from wounds received during a roadside bombing in Iraq on June 26. According to Dr. Joe Mastromatteo, chairman of the Orion Veterans Memorial, Plouhar is also the first member of military personnel from […]