Time ran out on creating a column this week, so I’m sharing this story with you. Imagine it’s 2004 and Noah lives in the US. God speaks to him and tells him to build an ark because it’s going to rain in one year and all will be destroyed because water will cover the earth. […]
Time moves ever so slowly for the Village of Lake Orion’s DPW Director John Ranville. He’s been trying to talk village officials into improving their retirement program for non-union employees since 1989. Ranville’s been working for the village’s department of public works going on 37 years. ‘I will be retiring. I can’t stick around here. […]
Skip — Skipper — whatever you want to call him, this three year old Golden Retriever is truly an exceptional dog. His owners Carol and Carl Ruby recently received a plaque in Lansing at an award luncheon honoring Skip as the Therapy Companion Dog of the Year. Skip spends an afternoon every other week visiting […]
It’s beginning to look like my days with my extended family is coming to an end. Son Chad and his wife Tracey are hearing they’ll be able to move into their new home by the end of the month. For the most part, the time living with three other adults (also daughter Molly), two kids, […]
Based on advice by the school district attorney, administration told parents at the Lake Orion School Board meeting on Feb. 11 peanut products will continue to be banned at Blanche Sims Elementary School. Arlene Vaughn, mother of two children at the school had asked board members to have a committee develop a specific policy on […]
For six years, Devin Reed, a resident of Victoria Island, parked his flatbed trailer in the old lagoon area of Bellevue Island. He was told by Lake Orion Village Council members on Feb. 9 that he won’t be able to do it anymore. According to Reed, he uses the trailer everyday in his business and […]
Did I ever mention that Lisa and myself have new computers — Dells to be exact. Most of you are probably wondering what the big deal is. Well, we’ve never had new computers before. The Review’s equipment has always been some other office’s hand-me-downs. Imagine a tannish hard drive that lies flat below the monitor. […]
Two times a year — spring and fall — Joe and Melinda Rogers warily watch the ice on Lake Orion. The Victoria Island residents for four years dread ‘weak ice,? the time when ice is too thin to walk on. That’s when getting to the main land becomes complicated. The Rogers must use a boat […]
Daniel Pasternak, 40, didn’t have a good time on Valentine’s Day. He was arrested by Lake Orion Police officers and charged with two counts of felonious assault at his arraignment on Feb. 16. The alleged assaults took place at a residence on West Flint after a 911 call to dispatch around 12:30 a.m. According to […]
Every so often I have to become a movie critic. It’s some hidden desire that I’m sure most journalists have if they like to go to movies at all. Being a movie critic seems like one of those dream jobs — being actually paid to go to movies or to interview someone like Russell Crowe. […]