Notes

This is what we people who perch on the waters of Lake Orion live for — a hot summer. At least most of us do. I’m sure there are a few lake people who crank up their air conditioning and hide behind their windows watching the boats go by. For me, it’s been a summer […]

2nd barge for 2005 fireworks?

If Glenn Stokes has his way, area fireworks fans will be seeing all of next year’s holiday show shot off from two barges. Stokes is responsible for the annual Fourth of July firework’s display. He told Lake Orion Village Council members on Aug. 8, he’s trying to get another barge for the event. This year […]

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 […]

Cass Street — public or private?

Homeowner Donald Ruff recently asked village council members if they have any plans to pave his street, Cass. The council told him they needed to find out if the street was public or private. Lake Orion Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel at the Aug. 22 council meeting indicated Cass should be considered a public road. […]

5 seek council seats on Sept. 13

For the first time ever, voters in the Village of Lake Orion are going to the polls in September. Five candidates are on the Sept. 13 ballot vying to fill four village council seats. Incumbents Bill Siver and John Ranville hope to return for another term. Newcomers seeking a spot on the council are Julie […]

Child seriously injured in M-24 accident

One 10-year-old child was seriously injured in an accident that occurred Sept. 10 at 6:40 p.m. at the Atwater/M-24 intersection in the Village of Lake Orion. A preliminary investigation of the accident backed up traffic on M-24 until after 10 p.m. The accident involved a minivan with two adults and three children inside and a […]

Notes

No plane traveling for my friends and I this year over the Labor Day weekend. After missing our flight out of Flint when we flew to Denver last year, we figured we would be better off driving to Tennessee. Of course, who would have thought we would be on the road during the highest gas […]

Bus stop stays where it is

A mother who can’t understand why the school district is not changing a bus stop that’s allegedly in front of a sex offender’s house, recently found out why. Other parents in the neighborhood want to keep the bus stop right where it is, according to Lake Orion School District Assistant Superintendent Dave Beiter. Forty four […]

Village officials not giving up on left turn problem

Injury car accidents, fender-benders … you name it — they’ve all occurred frequently at the M-24/Atwater intersection. The latest accident, where a child was seriously injured, has spurred new attempts by Village of Lake Orion officials to install a left arrow at the intersection. Both LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel and LO Police Chief […]

Notes

Here we go again — changing the rules. After spending a few years of life slathering my body with sun screen, I’m now reading if I do that too much, it may contribute to my death far more than it prevents any health problems. As we all know, vitamin D is good for us. For […]