Ten Years Ago
June 30, 1993
~~~One man suffered second degree burns on 8 percent of his body when a 16-foot motor boat’s engine exploded on Lake Orion on June 24.
~~~New officers for Lake Orion’s American Legion Post #233 include Harry Bendzinski, senior vice; Larry Denis, junior vice commander; Russ Hurley, adjutant; George Beaver, treasurer.
~~~Orion Township won’t be paying half the costs of chloriding for 28 roads after this year because officials learned it isn’t allowed under state law.

Twenty Years Ago
June 29, 1983
~~~A $3.9 million plan to widen M-24 in Lake Orion was approved Wednesday by Michigan’s Highway and Transportation Department.
~~~The officer in charge of Lake Orion’s Post Office said mail delivery could be stopped to roads in the Bunny Run area within 30 days unless road repairs are made.
~~~Mick Steiner, spokesperson for an organization attempting to recall State Senator Philip Mastin, announced the necessary 19,927 signatures have been obtained to place the recall question before district voters.

Thirty Years Ago
June 28, 1973
~~~Orion Township trustees approved purchasing 18.96 acres of land on Joslyn Road from Otis Case for $3,000 per acre.
~~~Ora Foster of Buckhorn told of a hitchhiking incident while he was stationed in England in 1942. He said he was standing along the road when a big black limousine stopped in front of him. Queen Mother Mary of England offered him a ride.
Looking Back was obtained from back issues of The Lake Orion Review.