By Jim Newell Review Editor Orion Township officials and staff held an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 1 to celebrate the completion of the new, $18 million Orion Township Municipal Complex. Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett said the new Municipal Complex – which includes the Orion Township Hall government offices and the […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s village council held a special meeting on Monday where Lake Orion Community Schools provided a presentation on the upcoming Blanche Sims Elementary project. John Fitzgerald, LOCS Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance, Rick Arnett Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Wes Goodman Director of Operations along with representatives from […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer For decades, the Orion Township Public Library has been a bright spot in the Orion community. Its past directors have contributed to progress and updates that have had long-lasting impacts on the community as a whole. After several months of searching for a replacement director to fill the position left […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Even though Orion Township residents will head to the polls until the August primary, some will be casting their ballots in new precinct locations from now on. The township board voted 6-0 on Monday to permanently relocate six voting precincts and establish a set location for the Absent Voter Counting […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer At its regular meeting on Jan. 26, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education unanimously re-authorized School of Choice (SOC) slots for the 2022-23 school year. The capacity for non-resident students is not to exceed 10 percent of building population for Kindergarten through eighth grade and Learning Options for […]
The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met on Jan. 26, where the board approved a bid award for the Stadium Drive Elementary phase 2 site renovations and Scripps Middle School building and site improvements bid package 2. “For Stadium Drive, it’s really the site work that’s going to go on there that’s been […]
Scripps Middle School thespians will present MmmBeth, a one act comedy by Allison Williams, next Tuesday and Wednesday. The play, a spoof of the Shakespeare tragedy MacBeth, begins at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 in the cafeteria at Scripps Middle School, Lake Orion High School thespians Elijah Vernagus and Maggie Bayley are directing […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Frozen fairways, concrete tee boxes, rough, snow-covered putting greens, frozen golfers: not a typical day on golf course. The water hazards were typical, though. Golfers who could not wait for Spring hit the links of Lake Orion on Saturday for the Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary Club’s Annual Ice Cup Golf […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer During their meeting on Jan. 26, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education was joined by district educators at the elementary level to discuss their Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programming. Carpenter Elementary Principal Adam Weldon and elementary teachers from around the district; Kate Dimeo (Webber Elementary), Melissa Kilgore (Carpenter […]
Fundraisers net more than $9K for victims of boarding house fire By Jim Newell Review Editor On Jan. 14, residents of a boarding house at 35 N. Broadway Street in downtown Lake Orion watched from the street as firefighters battled the blaze ripping through their home. Many fled the house with only the clothes they […]