(This article was to have run in the May 31 edition of The Review. We apologize for the error, and will run it in next week’s edition.) It appears that the Gingell House and Proper School might be spared after all. Plans were in place for a team of developers to purchase the land on […]
Orion Township residents and Oakland County Drain Commissioner John McCulloch agree, there’s little doubt that something must be done about the Brown Drain. The question that faces all those involved is: How to fix the problem? Looking for answers to this question was the primary purpose of a May 23 meeting, held at Orion Township […]
Oakview Middle School held a ceremony on May 25, to celebrate their recently being named a ‘School to Watch.? Oakview was one of three middle schools in Michigan to receive the designation. The announcement was made a few weeks ago, and was reported in the May 10 edition of The Review. The school-wide ceremony featured […]
The Lake Orion boys track team coasted to the league title, while the girls squad finished in a tie for third at the OAA I meet at LOHS on May 23. The boys team, which won the outright title by also going undefeated (7-0) in the dual meet portion of the league, scored 115, to […]
With their hopes of repeating as OAA I champs dashed, the Dragon varsity baseball squad turned their attention towards making a trip to Battle Creek. Bailey Park in Battle Creek will host the semifinals and finals of the state tournament. It will take the Dragons five wins to get there, starting with two in district […]
A 40-year-old Orion woman managed to avoid serious injury after she was stuck by a vehicle while riding her bicycle on May 24. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, she was hit by a 19-year-old Lake Orion man making a right-hand turn onto westbound Waldon from southbound Joslyn Road. The cyclist was in the […]
Two and a half years ago, Mary DeWitt Hesson went to a bone marrow drive at St. Joseph Church in Lake Orion. This summer, she will be attending a Peter, Paul and Mary concert in Chicago. What happened in between the two seemingly unrelated events changed the outlook on life for three deserving people. Trevor […]
Students, staff and a sea of friends and family filled the pavilion at Meadow Brook Music Festival on June 2, for the last time the Lake Orion High School graduation ceremony will be held there. Starting in 2007, LOHS will hold its graduation at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights, due to space constraints at Meadow […]
Perhaps you’ve noticed those ‘tubes? out on Lapeer Road in recent weeks. They are among many things being used to collect traffic data by the M-24 Access Management Study. A steering committee, made up of officials from across the M-24 corridor, will also help in addressing issues facing the Orion Township’s most-used road. The committee […]
Orion Township firefighters battled a pair of house fires last week, with one claiming a home on Heights Road. The department responded to the report of a house fire on Pine Lake Lane, located off of Indianwood Road, at about 6 p.m. on May 31. That fire originated in a home office/basement area, according to […]