By Jim Newell Review Editor March is National Reading Month and schools across the Lake Orion district have embraced activities that encourage kids to read: reading books as a school, fun activities, dressing up as characters, reading scavenger hunts, reading Olympics. And welcoming guest readers. JoAnn Van Tassel was one of the guest readers who […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Susan Carroll Review Writer It’s a playoff-like atmosphere when the Lake Orion and Oxford Special Olympics basketball teams meet and Friday’s matchup at the Lake Orion High School Fieldhouse was no exception. The cheers from students, faculty, parents and supporters rocked the fieldhouse to the rafters in a shoot-out between […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Ah, late winter in Michigan, spring on the foreseeable horizon. With the warming weather and then the quick, unpredictable drops in temperatures Michigan roads are undergoing the freeze-thaw effect. With that comes potholes – the Michigan roadway state plant, it seems. But is there any recourse for drivers whose cars […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Floor hockey, basketball, ping pong, board games and gym activities. And pizza to fuel the fun. Just watch out for the cops. They might steal the basketball or swipe the puck during floor hockey. The Lake Orion Police Association – the officers of the Lake Orion Police Department – brought […]
The Lake Orion School Liaison Deputy Officer was informed by Lake Orion High School Administration at 11:58 a.m. Feb. 22 of social media posts by a student containing two images of firearms. The social media posts were related to domestic relationships between several students between 15 and 17 years of age. The liaison officer and […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor After six-and-a-half months and an extensive search, Orion Township has a new fire chief. The Orion Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Robert Duke as the new fire chief at its Feb. 20 meeting. Duke’s tentative start date is April 1, pending contract negotiations with the township. “I’m extremely […]
As we look toward Washington to take action to reduce the number of shooting incidents in our schools, I pursued a more ‘local’ effort. On February 15th, I sent an email to our State Representative John Reilly (District 46). I suggested that he take a leadership role in proposing a State House Bill that has […]
Navigating Michigan roads this winter is tantamount to walking through a mine field. It’s been said that our roads are the worst in the nation. That was stated long before the current experience of potholes surfaced, which have, in some cases, become so large and dangerous that highways have been closed for emergency repairs. Traffic […]
Grace Stetsko races down the giant slalom course at Pine Knob on Feb. 14. Stetsko and three of her teammates qualified for the state finals on Feb. 26. See page 10 for more results.
By Jim Newell Review Editor In what has become an all-to-familiar tragedy, another gunman has gone on a shooting rampage, this time killing 17 people at a Florida high school. Nikolas Cruz, 19, is the suspect of a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL on Feb. 14. Cruz, who now […]