New restaurant certain to bring back fond memories

Dante Vannelli was a fixture in the Orion area for about 25 years, operating Gus? Steak House (in the location currently housing Kruse & Muer), from 1973 to 1997. Now Vannelli is back where he belongs, returning to the area earlier this month with the opening of Vannelli Express at 179 N. Park (the location […]

Bumpy roads getting attention of all involved

‘Deplorable.? It was a word used by three different White Oak subdivision residents to describe the condition of East Clarkston Road at last week’s township board meeting. Their subdivision is accessed through E. Clarkston, a gravel road that frequently serves as a cut through from M-24 to Orion Road. Rick Hein, Sue Hughes and Mark […]

Maynard’s Oakland bound

Getting 36 wins in the past two seasons has helped put Lake Orion basketball on the map. Now the program can add a Division I college basketball recruit to their list of recent successes. Junior Drew Maynard announced last week that intends to play for Coach Greg Kampe’s Oakland University squad after his graduation from […]

Play ball: Season starts with shutout, mercy for Orion

Championships aren’t won in the first game of the season, and Lake Orion Coach Andy Schramek has been around long enough to know that. The Dragons fell 2-0 at Birmingham Groves last Friday afternoon in the season opener for both teams. Orion then rebounded in a big way with an 18-2 mercy of Rochester. The […]

Dragon softball to defend crown with different look

Each season, high school sports teams are forced to deal with the graduation of a few key players of the previous year’s team. But Coach Denny Davis and the Lake Orion softball team will have to deal with the loss of eight key seniors, a list that included seven starters, four four-year starters, two All-State […]

Still waiting

Over 25 people spoke during the township board’s ‘Brief Public Comment? session at Monday night’s meeting on the Pine Island Marina issue, which has been ongoing since 2004. The issue was on the board’s agenda, but not during the portion of the meeting that was open to the public. ‘It’s one of those issues we […]

Some sports to change seasons

A nearly nine-year lawsuit regarding certain sports seasons in the state of Michigan appears to have reached an end, and the Michigan High School Athletic Association expects changes to be implemented next school year. The United States Supreme Court opted not to review an order from the lower courts, meaning six different sports will change […]

Who ya gonna call?

Orion Township and the Village of Lake Orion continue to squabble over a figure for dispatch services, though both sides think they are getting close to a solution. The issue was first reported by The Review last December. The township contracts with the village for its fire dispatch services, which cost nearly $70,000 in 2006. […]

Schools keep control of preserve

After some discussion between Orion Township representatives and Lake Orion Community Schools officials, the district has decided to continue its operation of the Moose Tree Nature Preserve. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum David Beiter said both sides liked the idea of allowing the public to use Moose Tree, but the dollars just didn’t add up. ‘If […]

Art and wine to collide, with mysterious results

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Next week, however, art enthusiasts across Lake Orion will gladly exchange those thousand words for a simple clue. It’s all part of the Orion Art Center’s ‘Mystery Art Tour and Wine Tasting,? set to take place on Friday, April 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. The […]

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