Many repairs were able to be made to the historic Scripps Mansion, on the campus of Guest House on Joslyn Road in Orion Township, thanks to last year’s Art, Autos & Architecture event. Guest House President and CEO Daniel Kidd, along with Guest House Vice President of Development and Public Relations Patricia Zawadzki, are hoping […]
I recently finished a book telling a story about scientists in England in 1998 trying to send a message back to scientists in 1966. Their message was to inform the docs to prohibit a certain chemical from being developed because it caused toxic blooms in the oceans. The blooms killed everything in the water. In […]
Adrienne Luna (left) of Lake Orion and Paula Tutman (WDIV TV, Rochester Hills) were all smiles at the first Bernie Smilovitz Celebraty Golf Classic on June 21 at the Tam O’Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield. The outing raised $50,000 for the Food Bank of Oakland County.
We are writing this letter to urge all Orion Township voters to vote for Jill Bastian for township clerk. She is a wonderful person and a great public servant. Bastian’s’s intelligence, caring and enthusiasm have improved the township in a variety of ways. She has worked tirelessly to help our public library, our community schools […]
When Niles Olson contacted me about writing a paragraph about him, he told me ‘not to flower it…just what I know about him.? That quote at least partially defines Olson. He’s an honest, sincere and generous person. I can’t relate to his ambition, but he has put his whole being into all he tackles and […]
I’m a lifetime resident of Orion Township and am supporting Richard Tomczak for the office of Orion Township supervisor. He’s a well-qualified individual who has served two terms as township trustee. Service to his community takes a high place in his life. His record shows he places the interests of the residents and our quality […]
On July 3rd , those of us who watched the fire works in Lake Orion enjoyed the great display except for the colors were mixed up. We had some friends from Ontario, Canada with us and we did a whole lot of bragging of the great display. They couldn’t believe that the people were putting […]
On a recent visit to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, we were confronted with a swan nesting area near the main walkway. SMARTLY…signs were posted warning… ‘Swan Nesting Area? ‘Swans may be aggressive? ‘Use caution in area.? Seems like the Lake Orion area could use such an approach since PEOPLE are trying to take […]
I guess I hit a sore spot for reader Nancy Vona after phoning in my response to the Lake Orion swan issue. Nancy, obviously you didn’t read the entire article regarding my comments on euthanizing the swans on the lake because of their aggressive behavior against jet skiers. Obviously, you didn’t read my comment that […]
Ten Years Ago July 13, 1994 ~~~Arlene Nichols of Park Island was appointed Lake Orion’s clerk by village council members. ~~~Baldwin Cafe and Speedy Pizza were damaged by a fire that started when a pizza oven in Speedy Pizza was left on and started the ceiling on fire. ~~~Tony Rothschild was elected school board president. […]