Here are just a few of the many contributions from our local DDA: · The DDA collaborates with the village council to identify ways to better serve the community and has set aside a significant portion of new capture (75 percent to the village) for village-approved infrastructure projects. · The DDA uses taxes collected from […]
After I had moved to Lake Orion from Detroit in 2004, I was surprised to see a homeless man usually sitting on his bike. I ran into him again, sitting on his bike, in front of the Wine Barrel (?) party store. The owner says he sleeps behind there from time to time. It was […]
I am a supporter of our Downtown Development Authority (DDA) in Lake Orion. I have lived in Orion Township since 1989 and in the Village of Lake Orion since 2018. In the years I’ve lived here, I’ve seen the downtown grow, prosper and develop into a viable area that benefits everyone. Having an interesting and […]
Every generation wants to see the next generation do good, right? They want to see their success so they watch, critique their actions and contemplate the changes in the next generation, always looking for the ways they fall short, or in ways in which they do good, are good and live good. Who doesn’t want […]
Please consider helping end hunger in our community by supporting the Village Food Pantry and purchasing a Simply Give donation card from Meijer in Lake Orion on Aug. 12 or Sept. 9. On those dates Meijer will double match your purchase effectively tripling your contribution. So, when you purchase a $10 Simply Give donation card […]
At the July 24, 2023 meeting, the Village of Lake Orion council unanimously approved allowing summary minutes for meetings that only give the motion and vote, the minimum required by law. It apparently takes too much of the clerk’s time to do full minutes, ignoring the fact that is what the village clerk has been […]
The Orion Art Center is so grateful to Donna, Rob, Christine and Hailey Reighard for opening their gorgeous lake home to host the “Sunset on the Lake” event last Friday evening. We appreciate all of the hard work and preparation they did to ensure a lovely evening for our guests! The event was a wonderful […]
Let’s get it straight! The proposal for the November ballot is to remove the Tax Increment Tax Ordinance 36.05! It has nothing to do with the DDA’s Charter Ordinance 30.01. The DDA will not be dissolved by the passing of this referendum! The DDA and it’s proponents will be trying to confuse these facts as […]
So many spiritual books are available to read and one that is new to me is a wonderful book called “I Am, I Create” by Erin Werley. True to its title, in it you will find how God created. This is not a new teaching to any of us. We learned long ago, in the […]
Today many people are involved in personal development so they view the body in a holistic way. Meaning – the whole body, mind, spirit and all its energy fields, auras and frequencies as being synergistic. The whole thing! In that mindset we know what affects one, affects the other. As a spiritual teacher I also […]