Man charged with raping co-worker

BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor A night of companionship and friendship with fellow workers turned into a nightmare for a 21 year old. Timothy Sorensen, 25, has been charged with raping a Lake Orion woman in June 2003 at a Village of Lake Orion apartment. Sorensen’s last known address was in Ortonville. According […]

Finding the way to right career choices

BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor Do you remember the first time someone asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up? When you were six, you probably said fireman. When you were 10 the answer was a baseball player. By the time you arrived at high school, adult pressure to come […]

Notes

It felt good to talk to five LOHS teachers last Friday. They actually dropped by to pick my brain, to see how knowledge of the English language and journalism work well together. The teachers need this information because of the career focused education program that started at the high school a few years ago. While […]

Go do it!

Village officials made it clear Monday night they’re going to do whatever they can to help the Zaraga family reopen their restaurant as fast as possible. Diya Zaraga, along with his architect Steve Auger, presented two concept plans to Lake Orion’s Planning Commission. The idea was to have PC members pick one and have Auger […]

Flower Fair OK, but not without some criticism

Despite some misgivings by the fire chief and some council members, the annual Flower Fair will take place as requested by Downtown Lake Orion. Orion Township Fire Chief Jeff Key wasn’t happy about some downtown streets being closed off during the event on May 22-23. ‘In view of recent events, I don’t see how we […]

School board looks again at alternative funding source

Efforts are underway to reactivate the Lake Orion Community Schools Foundation. With the board of education continuing to trim monies from the school district’s budgets, some parents in the community want to help bring extra dollars in to fund special projects. Foundations are typically formed to seek out revenues from charitable sources or to sponsor […]

Notes

Don’t you wish you could be a little kid again, at least during the holidays? If you’re a kid, you don’t have to worry about buying appropriate stuff. You just have to be gracious about accepting whatever anyone gives you. (Parents put the pressure on to make sure you say thank you.) At Easter, if […]

Attacked resident asks for answers

It was a nice day in June when Keith Pascoe and his wife Patty visited Children’s Park in the Village of Lake Orion. While pushing his granddaughter on the swings, Keith was dragged to the ground and knocked unconscious by a mentally ill man who had once lived in a home in the village. Chad […]

Attacked resident asks for answers

It was a nice day in June when Keith Pascoe and his wife Patty visited Children’s Park in the Village of Lake Orion. While pushing his granddaughter on the swings, Keith was dragged to the ground and knocked unconscious by a mentally ill man who had once lived in a home in the village. Chad […]

Village saves $75,000 in health care switch

Doing almost two years of research has paid off for the Village of Lake Orion. Village council members decided Nov. 28 to change health insurance coverage from Blue Cross/Blue Shield to the Municipal Employee Retirement System Plan 6. According to LO Finance Director Jan Adams, the village will save in excess of $75,000 annually. Adams […]

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