Lake Orion will be bursting with energy and bustling with activity this weekend, as the village kicks off another festive holiday season. If you have been burning the midnight oil or simply too pooped to participate of late, now is the time to get moving again. This Friday (Dec. 1), the Lake Orion Parade Group […]
It always pays to be on the right side of the law — even more so at holiday time. Members of the Lake Orion Police Officers Association demonstrated their generosity this week with a pair of timely donations to the community. Police Reserve officers Commander Dave Mirko and Sgt. Rob Reetz turned over $250 checks […]
The annual Orion Area Holiday Lighted Parade has become a holiday tradition for Lake Orion residents as well as visitors from neighboring communities. Now considered to be the fourth-largest lighted parade in Michigan, the number of marching units and other participants continues to grow. To provide continued financial support for the 13th annual parade, members […]
Scripps Middle School drama teacher Leann Lowe reports that neither the days, nor the Knights at the school, have been particularly silent of late. The reason, she says, is that about 90 seventh- and eighth-graders have been busy preparing for the school’s Fourth Annual Madrigal Dinner Theater. The event will include a four-course traditional holiday […]
I don’t like to reveal my age. First ? because I’m a gentleman, and secondly ? because I don’t want anyone to know. That being said, I’m going to divulge something which should give anyone who’s at all interested, a pretty fair idea of just how old I am. I’m old enough to recall the […]
While business owner Dia Zaraga still awaits official word on the status of his liquor license, it shouldn’t be long before the Sagebrush Cantina reopens for business. As evidence, there is a large sign in front of the Broadway Street eatery, welcoming job seekers to submit applications for employment. If that isn’t enough to suggest […]
Ever since moving from the administration building on North Lapeer Street in September, Lake Orion school officials have been looking forward to returning, says schools? Supt. Christine Lehman. Assuming there are no more weather-related delays, Lehman says she and other school officials will move back into the newly-renovated building by January 1, 2007. The building […]
Most teens have little interest in unearthing remnants from the past. But sixteen Upland Hills middle school students got down in the dirt last week to learn more about local history. The students were part of the archaeology phase of the Howarth Schoolhouse Relocation Project — which is listed on the State Historical Registry. The […]
Sometimes there are advantages to getting old. Especially when that which is aging is a building that has achieved historic designation. About 30-35 owners of homes and buildings in the village’s newly-established Historic District met at the Methodist Church last week to hear about tax incentives available to owners of historic properties. Bryan Lijewski, architectural […]
I don’t like to reveal my age. First ? because I’m a gentleman, and secondly ? because I don’t want anyone to know. That being said, I’m going to divulge something which should give anyone who’s at all interested, a pretty fair idea of just how old I am. I’m old enough to recall the […]