With JoAnn Van Tassel in the midst of her final week as Lake Orion Village Manager, the village council outlined some procedures Monday for how the position will be handled over the next few months. Clerk Arlene Nichols accepted the interim manager’s position and was approved unanimously by council. She will continue to handle her […]
The Lake Orion cheerleading program is on solid ground. Well, except for some of their stunt round. But that’s part of the routine. Coach Nancy DeAvila enters her sixth season as the varsity head coach. She was selected as regional coach of the year last season. The squad finished sixth at last year’s Division I […]
The Lake Orion boys? hoops squad fell to 1-1 on the young season after a tough 71-66 loss to visiting Southfield-Lathrup on Friday night. The Dragons led by as many as 15 in the second quarter, but Lathrup closed the half on a 10-2 run, to cut the deficit to 31-24. Foul trouble struck LO […]
The number 20 might not have been a winning one in the state lottery last Thursday, but it was still a lucky one for the Lake Orion girls? basketball squad. Bethany Watterworth and Courtney Zott each scored 20 points, as the Dragons overcame a slow start to top visiting Oak Park by 20 points in […]
For the second time in school history, the Scripps Cadet Band has been chosen to perform at the Michigan Music Conference. The 59-member band, made up of seventh and eighth graders, will perform at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids on Jan. 26. ‘We’re one of only two middle school bands chosen in the state,? Director […]
Saturday night — Britney Nelson’s 16 second-half points made a game of it for host Stoney Creek, but Lake Orion’s 14-point halftime lead was too much to overcome in the end as the Dragons held on for a 58-50 victory in an OAA III contest Friday night. ‘I think that the more Stoney pushed us, […]
Working for a community paper, it’s my job to take national stories and make them local. So that’s what I set out to do last night after learning about the Tigers? blockbuster trade, talking with dozens of Orion-based baseball fans. It took several hours, two meals, a basketball game, and too many text messages and […]
With four different elections likely in the 2008 calendar year, it’s shaping up to be a busy one in Clerk Jill Bastian’s office. None will be more difficult than the Jan. 15 Presidential Primary. For one, the timing of recent court rulings threw a wrench into typical absentee voter ballot procedures. Add to that the […]
The Schrauger family is coming to the Village of Lake Orion, as the family selected a home site last week in the Neuton Meadows Subdivision. A press conference is expected within the next week to make the official announcement. Meanwhile, the family has been offered a home in Orion Township, by Robert Cicilian and family, […]
The Lake Orion Review wants your help in finding the best holiday spirit this season. From now until Dec. 13, you can submit your photos to us (via e-mail at lakeorionreview@sbcglobal.net or swing them by 30 N. Broadway downtown). Photos can be of people or decorations, or both. There are no rules and regulations to […]