Tickets are now available for an Oakland Township Parks & Recreation fundraising event, to be held at Twin Lakes Golf and Swim Club on Oct. 3. The event will support the township’s ‘Music in the Meadows? series. Whether you are a supporter of the outdoor concert series, top-notch musicianship, swing music, or Sheila Landis ? […]
Troy Athens scored two second half touchdowns to erase a 14-0 deficit, but Lake Orion scored late to preserve a 21-14 victory. After Athens had rallied to tie the game with just nine minutes left, the Dragons got a 33-yard Ryan Broth to Mike Nelson connection to put them in scoring position. However, an A.J. […]
Can you name the mascot of the sixth-ranked team in college football’s AP Top-25 poll? Any guesses? I’ll give you a clue? The school is South Florida. Still nothing? Or perhaps you’re still in disbelief that the sixth best college football team is said to be South Florida. There’s something strange going on in the […]
In case you haven’t heard: The Orion Area Parade Group, in conjunction with The Lake Orion Review, is pleased to unveil the first annual Orion Citizen of the Year award. Among other things the Citizen of the Year will be profiled in The Review, honored at the annual Holly Jolly Folly and serve as Grand […]
Some downtown business owners are concerned that recent and upcoming work on and under the streets will hamper fall sales, but the village said they are taking measures to make sure that doesn’t happen. Workers from the county were spotted in the area of Broadway and Flint streets last week, but Village Manager JoAnn Van […]
The Orion Township Fire Department will host two annual events in association with Fire Prevention Week. The Fire Apparatus Display will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 1-4 p.m. behind Township Hall. The event features displays from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department and Hazardous Materials Response Team, Star EMS, Survival Flight and area fire […]
When the Moose Tree Nature Preserve opened to the public this school year, those in charge had no idea what to expect. For example, Naturalist Jennie Klein wasn’t sure if last Saturday’s ‘Meet and Greet Open House? would generate 20 people or 200. Klein got her answer. It was 200. And that was just at […]
‘Gloves for Good? is back this fall with hopes of aiding 300 students of all ages in our area. Boxes have been set up throughout Orion Township to help in the cause. The gloves will be donated to the Lake Orion Boys & Girls Club to be provided to children in Auburn Hills, Lake Orion […]
Less than 48 hours after workers left their jobs at about 80 facilities across the country, including one in Orion Township, officials from General Motors and the United Auto Workers came to an agreement last Wednesday (Sept. 26). The strike was the first UAW national strike against GM since 1970 and affected 73,000 hourly workers. […]
It is upon us. There is little doubt that the election season of the next 13 months is critical. One need only look at some of the headlines in the last few issues of this ‘community? paper to figure that out. Strikes. Car accidents. Budgets. Believe it or not, there are better stories out there […]