Downtown Lake Orion is going to the dogs later this week, as downtown hosts Dog Days of August on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. According to Mark Kelly, in charge of development and special events for the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), the three days will feature sidewalk sales throughout downtown businesses (check out this week’s special […]
School may once again be approaching the minds of children around Lake Orion as September draws closer, but for one Lake Orion group, one school has never not been on their mind ? the Howarth School that is. Restoration work continues on the building under the supervision of the Orion Historical Society through community support. […]
Olde World Canterbury Village may be the home to Christmas all year round, but on Aug. 11, it will also be the home to ‘Where the Pretty Bugs Live? when The Village Quilt Shoppe hosts a local quilt show. The show will be held throughout Canterbury Village grounds, weather permitting (otherwise, the quilts will be […]
Music filled the air at Civic Center Park on Tuesday, July 31, during the Darci Seipke Benefit Concert. Lots of fun was had as Ernie May and His Banjo Friends entertained the crowd, while $371 was raised to help towards medical expenses for Darci’s kidney transplant. The Seipke Family is thankful for all those that […]
The Orion Art Center will be hosting art, music and much more next Monday at the second annual Healing Power of the Arts opening reception. The reception, held on Aug. 13, will be from 7-9 p.m. at the OAC. Renowned artist Susan Teague will be sharing uplifting stories of her art as well as offering […]
As reported previously in The Review, the first annual Pink Ribbon Trailblazers Stroll, Ride, Run ‘Fun’draiser was held last Saturday along the Polly Ann Trail. The event benefited breast cancer services at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital in Pontiac. Proceeds raised will fund mammograms for underserved and uninsured women in Oakland County. For every $108 […]
When most customers go into Hanson’s Running Shop, in downtown, they would not be surprised to find that the person helping them is a runner. It wouldn’t even be a surprise to most that the runner is a professional runner for the Hansons-Brooks Distance, powered by Saturn. Some customers may even realize that they are […]
Fifteen-year-old Ashley Corriveau, she knows exactly what she wants out of the future: a trip to the Olympics. In the meantime, she gets to settle for being the first Lake Orion Liquid Lightning swimmer to compete in both sectionals, held in Miami of Ohio University, and the Zone Meet, held in Kansas. Corriveau, a junior […]
New records continued for the Lake Orion Liquid Lightning last week as the team had 10 swimmers qualify and compete in individual events at the state level. ‘It’s very exciting to have the kids in individual events,? said Liquid Lightning interim head coach Susan Roesch, noting that this is the most individual qualifiers the competitive […]
Flint Street Gallery owners Leila Freijy and Chris McKenna are calling for entries to the gallery’s next juried show. ‘We think this will be a fun show,? said McKenna. ‘Something a little different.? Finished works submitted for consideration must measure 12’x12?, including frame (either a 12×12 canvas or 6×8 work framed 12×12). Acceptable 2D media […]