By Cathy Kimmel-Srock Review Staff Writer Dylan Kade finally competed in his first in-person CrossFit competition; it just happened to be against the best in the world at the 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games, where he took fifth place in the world in his age category, Teenage Boys 14-15. Kade, who taught himself about CrossFit from […]
By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer That unmistakable metal ping, followed by cheers from one side and groans from the other, is the sound of another ringer on the horseshoe pits. Lake Orion hosted a Michigan Horseshoe Pitchers Association state doubles tournament last Saturday, with nine Orion residents competing among the pitchers. Twenty-three teams total […]
By Cathy Kimmel-Srock Review Staff Writer Builders Custom Flooring has a lot to be proud of: being a family-owned and operated business, being a pillar in the small business community for almost 30 years and being a fixture in downtown Lake Orion for 10 years. And now, they have something else to add to the […]
By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer From street racer in the early 1960s, to National Hot Rod Association racer, to outlaw tracks and back to NHRA driver, Della Woods has always had that rush to race. “I always had this need for speed,” said Woods, one of the first female funny car drivers. “Thank god […]
By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer Where some people saw a blank landscaping wall, Ron Birg saw a canvas. Or at least the opportunity to brighten up the view for himself and his neighbors. Birg, who lives at Heritage Place Apartments senior living community, got tired of looking out his sliding glass doors at just […]
By CJ Carnacchio Leader Editor Not many anglers can claim they’ve landed a fish in the world-record range, but Tom and Tim Berger can. The father-son team hooked a muskellunge (muskie or musky, for short) that was 60 inches long July 26 while fishing in Ontario, Canada’s North Channel. “We’ve seen and caught a lot […]
By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer In the vast scheme of evolutionary history many people know that mankind is only a blip in the evolutionary chain. But how many people know that all humans share a 99.9 percent genetic similarity? Or that man shares a 98.8 percent genetic similarity to chimpanzees? And a 60 percent […]
By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer The school board could possibly be closing a school next year, but administrators say they are not likely to sell it and would rather re-purpose it into something that could bring the district money. This was just one of the topics discussed at the Lake Orion Community Schools community […]
By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer On Aug. 13, the 10th Annual Natalie R. Nance Scholarship Gala will take place in Leonard but the scholarship’s ties are very much rooted in Lake Orion. The scholarship fund was created in memory of late LOHS alumni, Natalie Nance. While attending her junior year at Western Michigan University, […]
Logan Fleck, 5, of Lake Orion, stands aboard one of Waste Management’s trucks at the Big Rig Gig last week. See this week’s issue for more photos. Photo by Cathy Kimmel-Srock.