Dear Mr. Young: My late husband, George and I came to Orion shortly after World War II. We have raised our children and grand-children here. Let me remind you that we all pay an assessment with our property taxes to control both the weeds and the algae blooms in the lake. Now you are proposing […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor For years residents have seen Evan Krefski on Lake Orion doing back flips, barrel rolls and 540-degree spins on his jet ski. Now, the Lake Orion native is showcasing his extreme jet skiing talents to the rest of the world and living a dream “job.” Krefski, a 2014 Lake Orion […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Plans to renovate Fire Station No. 1 at 93 S. Anderson St. in the village are going forward, with Orion Township hoping to begin the project in August. The price tag, however, has led the township to ask the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority to become a partner on the […]
Drawdown of the water level on Lake Orion is proposed to begin on Sept. 12. Lowering the water level allows for inspection of the dam, shoreline stabilization and for property owners to repair or reconstruct existing seawalls. Permits are necessary for work on the seawalls.Inspection and preservation of the shoreline is necessary as erosion is […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Township Fire Department fought two fires last week, one in the Keatington Condo complex and another on Sheron Road. At 8 p.m. July 13, the fire department responded to a report of a fire in the attic of a condo near the 2600 block of Thornbrier Court in […]
Why aren’t we banning Russia? They only want to destroy our country, but we keep letting them in. They (the U.S. Government) ban Latinos who payed billions in taxes to help our country and we keep them out. How stupid is that? Anyone in this country who supports (Russian President Vladimir) Putin should have their […]
Please let me take this opportunity to comment on the July 12 article which appeared in the Lake Orion Review titled “Village Council promises to address Lakeview Street flooding concerns at meeting on Monday.” Some of the statements in the article are misleading. Council President Ken Van Portfliet commented that they won’t pump sewage into […]
This past Tuesday we had the total enjoyment of listening to the Lake Orion High School Band at a concert in the Wildwood Pavilion. It was a magical evening! To realize that over one hundred students took time out from their summer vacation to practice three times for the concert and then spend the evening […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor For the past 30 years, volunteers have worked together to raise funds and organize SCAMP for kids with special needs, each summer starting with a picnic at Independence Oaks County Park, July 25. This year’s picnic at the Twin Chimneys pavilion is led by John Spokaeski, who has volunteered […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Brown Road Redevelopment Project officially kicked off on Thursday, and with the street reconstruction about to get underway, residents can also expect to see new business investment in the area. “This is a major milestone in an important community initiative to reposition and repurpose the long vacant and underutilized […]