Last week, 16 kids spent their summer days preparing and performing at the Orion Art Center’s Theatre Arts Camp 2007. According to theatre camp director Karey Hart, who is also the theatre arts specialist at Stadium Drive Elementary, the campers created a script, characters, props and a set as part of their week long program. […]
It’s an issue referred to as the ‘P-word? in downtowns around the state and the country ? parking. ‘It is just a very common perceived, and I stress perceived, problem in downtowns across the nation,? said Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Director Lois Golden. As part of a way to combat this ‘perceived problem? and to […]
At last week’s Lake Orion Village Council meeting, council members heard the first reading of a proposed amendment that would allow for shorter parking times in designated slots downtown. This proposal, called Ordinance 7.11, stems from a request from the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board to consider the establishment of 20-minute parking spaces in downtown. […]
For Sagebrush owner Dia Zaraga, the idea of 20-minute parking doesn’t make sense. ‘None of these places are one-stop shopping,? Zaraga said, noting that someone might come to Sagebrush to eat, then stop at Ed’s Broadway Gifts for some candy and then see Elements and want to go over there. ‘If you are on limited […]
When Lake Orion graduate Kristen Watts got a flat tire a year-and-a-half ago, she didn’t realize that it would lead to love. But it was her trip to Tire Warehouse that introduced her to her future husband, Dylan Peterson. ‘I went to get it fixed and Dylan ended up being the one that fixed it […]
With the American Red Cross in dire need of blood, the Lake Orion Nursing Home is hosting its summer blood drive on Monday, July 16. According to Tiffany Wilson, director of medical records at the nursing home and co-chair of the blood drive, the summer is an important time to donate blood, as many of […]
Last week, The Review reported on the potential for 20-minute parking in downtown. Parking is always being a hot topic, and this time was no different, with plenty of opposing beliefs about what downtown needs. In our last issue, Downtown Development Authority Director Lois Golden explained the need for short-term parking, while Sagebrush owner Dia […]
As reported previously in The Review, Darci Seipke, a Lake Orion Class of 1998 graduate, was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes when she was three-and-a-half years old and, after dealing with the disease for over 20 years, she needs a new kidney. Her family also needs monetary help to offset the cost of her medical […]
Kids are ‘getting a clue? during the summer reading program at the Orion Township Public Library. According to Children’s Librarian Claire Poynter, it’s not too late to sign up your children for the summer reading program. The program is for infants through children entering fifth grade and runs through August 18. Poynter said that participants […]
At the end of September, Pam Scott will take a three-day journey. After dealing with her own fight with breast cancer, she will participate in the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk on September 28, 29 and 30. Scott, an Oxford resident and an employee at the T&C Federal Credit Union in Lake Orion, must raise $2,200 […]