The Village of Lake Orion passed its 2005-06 audit with flying colors, based on a report issued by Rana Emmons of Post, Smythe, Lutz & Ziel, village auditors. Emmons told council members Monday that based on the village’s financial report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, the village is financially sound. ‘The […]
By more than a 2-1 margin, voters said no to bond and millage proposals for a new tri-township senior center. On the bond proposal to borrow $5.95 million for up to 20 years for an older persons? building, ‘no? votes totaled 9,341, or 67 percent, while 4,324 voted in favor. When asked to add 0.25 […]
An investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department suggests that an oft-repaired paddleboat and lack of flotation gear were factors in the drowning death of 35-year-old Anthony Green last Monday. The report reveals that although the Pontiac man was a swimmer, the 46-degree temperatures in Buckhorn Lake contributed to Green’s inability to make it to […]
While the Village and Sagebrush Cantina owner Dia Zaraga have apparently agreed on the specifics regarding a Dumpster for the business, an official re-opening date for the restaurant remains in limbo. Police Chief Jerry Narsh explained that when the popular downtown eatery burned, Zaraga’s liquor license was placed in escrow by the State Liquor Control […]
This is being written a day in advance of Tuesday’s election results. But regardless of who wins or what the political landscape looks like on Wednesday, one can hardly keep from being exceedingly thankful this election cycle is finally over. I don’t know about you, but I’d grown downright sick of the venomous, mean-spirited rhetoric […]
Democratic candidate Jim Marcinkowski was the beneficiary of some high-level support this week when former ambassador to Iraq, Joe Wilson, showed up on his behalf at the Poppyseed Deli in Lake Orion. Wilson was at the center of a controversy that involved allegations that top White House officials leaked the name of his wife as […]
When World War II veteran Joe Zikewich began his quest to create a memorial honoring American servicemen and women lost at sea, it was with reverence to his former shipmates on the U.S.S. Lexington. Zikewich was aboard the Lexington in 1943, when the aircraft carrier was hit by a Japanese suicide plane, killing 47 of […]
As a direct descendant of the Mayflower, Lake Orion resident Linda (Doten) Romanowski feels a special kinship with the brave souls who left England for the New World to escape religious persecution in 1620. Romanowski’s ancestor, Edward Doten, was one of the original signers of the Mayflower Compact, and as such represents the spirit and […]
Lake Orion DDA Director Lois Golden says the community owes a debt of gratitude to a pair of outstanding citizens and historians. Golden credits James Ingram and Sara Van Portfliet with having been instrumental in obtaining National Register Designation for the community last August. ‘The Orion Historical Society and many other people were very involved […]
The recent wine-tasting party at the home of Steve and Cindy Danton lifted the spirits of their nearly 70 guests — while raising more than $2,000 for the Lake Orion Art Center. Art Center Director Reggie Harrison said the event was such a success, that a similar fundraiser is planned for Jan. 5, 2007, at […]