The 2005 Lake Orion Lion’s Club Jubilee will be in town beginning June 28-July 3. Downtown area village Streets will be closed to traffic starting at 6 a.m. June 28 for placement of the carnival rides. Downtown streets will reopen for vehicle traffic July 3 at noon. Use an alternate route in your commute to […]
Delinquent utility accounts will be on the Village of Lake Orion’s July 1 tax bills. Village laws require those accounts that have been past due for 30 days or more be put on the bill. As of June 8, there were 154 delinquent accounts in all for a total of $22,712. The largest overdue account […]
The final phase of upgrading the 911 dispatch center at Lake Orion’s Village Hall was approved by village council members on June 13. Write-Line of Worchester, Massachusetts was awarded the project for a cost of $14,238. Three companies responded to the village’s request for bids. The major work consists of removing the existing counter tops […]
A vote to keep dogs out of Children’s Park was split 3-3 by village council members on June 13, thus failing due to a lack of majority. Lake Orion Village Council members have been considering the idea because of worries over allowing dogs in the park where children are playing. Dogs are already banned from […]
Due to the increased demand on the municipal water supply for lawn irrigation during warm weather, the Village of Lake Orion has implemented a voluntary odd/even sprinkling restriction effective June-October. Service customers with odd numbered addresses are asked to restrict their outdoor water usage to odd numbered calendar dates. Service customers with even numbered addresses […]
The Lake Orion Review has three winners for this year’s Fathers Day Coloring Contest. In the Age 4, category, the winner was Allison Lee Anker of Lake Orion, age 4, for her likeness of her father Jeremy. In the Age 5-7 category, the winner was Michael Pappas of Lake Orion, age 6, for his likeness […]
Staff at Orion Township Library recently learned the library had achieved the Michigan Quality Services Checklist highest level of certification. The library is only the second library in the state to achieve this status. The Library of Michigan congratulated the library’s director board and staff for their demonstrated efforts to meet the needs of the […]
Ten Years Ago June 21, 1995 ~~A joint meeting of members of the Lake Orion Village Council and Downtown Development Authority are considering extending the life of the Tax Increment Financing program for another 10 years. Village officials first adopted the TIP plan in May 1985. ~~The new school district dress code includes banning all […]
By Jim Sherman, Sr. One doesn’t have to spend much time in Alcona County before the subject of cougars comes up. We were drawn there by a tale (tail) told by Fred Latta, Oxford developer/builder. He said a cougar had jumped a pregnant cow near Glennie, bit its tail off, and scratched hide off its […]
Pork producers for years have been listening to consumers wanting leaner pork. Though genetic selection has improved lean growth rate in pigs, it has also caused a decline in meat quality. Now, thank God, our pork could start tasting better. The US Department of Agriculture recently awarded to a Michigan State University research team a […]