By Jim Newell Review Editor For Justin Jackson, a senior at Lake Orion High School, seeing what the professional welders at MPD Welding, Inc. do could be a glimpse into his future. Jackson and 12 of his classmates toured MPD Welding in Orion Township as part of Oakland County’s third annual Manufacturing Day on Oct. […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor It was a day of firsts Saturday as the inaugural Orion Township Fire Department Run with Fire 5K race/walk was the first event to traverse the new Paint Creek Trail extension in the Village of Lake Orion. The fire department hosted the run and free kids run to promote Fire […]
The Orion Historical Society is offering a free t-shirt for new and renewed memberships in the society until the end of the year. The membership will last through Dec. 31, 2018. An individual membership costs $25. A family membership runs $35 and includes two t-shirts. A student wishing to join is charged $15. Additional shirts […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor It appears Sylvia Marie Majewska will spend up to 25 years in prison for killing her son and granddaughter nearly three years ago. On Oct. 4, the 68-year-old Addison Township resident pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder in Oakland County Circuit Court before Judge Denise Langford Morris. […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor When Nancy Houlihan and her son, Joe, started their Chips for Charity franchise, it was an opportunity to earn some money, set their own hours and give back to the community. Chips for Charity is a mobile service that fixes chips in car windshields, donating a portion of their proceeds. […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer The Lake Orion High School girls varsity swim team hosted Midland National Dow on Oct. 3, with the Dragon swimmers shouting “go…go…go” at ear-deafening decibels to encourage their fellow athletes to swim strong, swift and hard. In the 200-yard medley relay, Lake Orion came in 2nd with a time of […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer Last Friday (Sept. 29), during a sunny fall morning after a slight shower, the eighth-grade science class from Scripps Middle School gathered at the banks of Paint Creek in Children’s Park in preparation of putting their science skills to the test. The kids’ job for the day was to test […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Some people called it graffiti, some art, but whatever the perspective, Orion Township’s covert removal of “The Rocks” from Paint Creek last week drew outrage, condemnation, reminisces of visits to the colorful landmark and pleas from residents to save some of the concrete slabs as a part of Orion’s history. […]
The story about the the removal of “The Rocks” was posted the evening of Sept. 26, on The Lake Orion Review’s Facebook page. On Sept. 27, 14 hours after the post: 46,107 people had been reached, with 363 shares and 107 comments. As of Tuesday morning, the story had reached more than 80,000 people, with […]
Detroit Film Company shoots ‘Nain Rouge’ with Orion extras By Jim Newell Review Editor Keep telling yourself, “It’s only a movie, it’s only a movie.” Anyone in Lake Orion on Friday afternoon may have seen the angry mob descending on Village Hall; heard the cries for help and demands for answers; and witnessed the “mayor” […]