Week in Review: Blossom Ridge Plan Reduced, Fresh Apple Cider and More
Here's what happened in and around Oakland Township and Lake Orion last week.
A lot happened last week and we want to make sure you didn't miss a thing, so here are some of the highlights:
- Lake Orion Schools Evaluate Bids from 3 Custodial Vendors: Board of Education gets ready to interview the businesses as current employees fight plan to privatize services.
- Lake Orion Teen Filmmaker is Biggest Winner in Michigan Student Festival: Jonathan D'Ambrosio leads statewide field with three Best in Show awards.
- Blossom Ridge Plan Reduced in Size, Board Tables Decision: Some residents have changed their minds about the proposed senior living community in Oakland Township, but officials want more time to review the plans.
- Want Cider? Yates to Open Friday for 10 Days of Spring Apple Joy: Last fall's bumper crop has led the cider mill to a bonus spring pressing — for the first time in 20 years.
- Gov. Snyder Signs Law Making Motorcycle Helmets Optional in Michigan: Do you think bikers should be required to wear a helmet?
- Friday the 13th: Facts Behind the Superstition: Friday the 13th is widely known to represent a day of bad luck.
- Library Picks: 'Alice's Piano,' 'Fairy Tale Interrupted': Here are three new biography books to check out at the Orion Township Public Library.
- The following information was supplied by the Lake Orion Police Department: Police Blotter: Stolen Purse, Trespassing Complaint.
- Highlights from Oakland County Sheriff's Office - Oakland Township Substation reports: Police Blotter: Car Tires Slashed, Mirrors Broken, Mailboxes Damaged.
- Highlights from Orion Township Substation reports through last week: Police Blotter: Woman Scams Residents, Stolen Generator and More.
- Lake Orion Council Discusses Lifeguards at Green's Park, One-Day Liquor Licenses: Village officials decide to vote on cutting lifeguards and how to deal with their loss and to drafting an ordinance on liquor permits.