If you have a Smart Phone, and most people do these days, you realize just how much our lives are controlled by that electronic item we travel with everywhere. There are apps on our phones that allow us to “find our car”, or “find our keys” or “find our friends” or the best, “find my […]
From the Road Commission for Oakland County — released June 27, 2018 Beverly Hills, Mich. — Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) Managing Director Dennis Kolar has announced that most RCOC road construction projects will be suspended at 3 p.m.Tuesday, July 3, for the July 4th holiday. Work will resume after 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 5. “The Road Commission wants […]
Lake Orion police are asking for the public’s help in locating a person of interest in a felonious assault with a baseball bat incident that resulted in serious injury to the victim. The assault occurred at a residence in Lake Orion around 3:45 a.m. on June 22, according to a Lake Orion Police Department news […]
The proposed roundabout at the Miller/Orion/Flint streets intersection is on the agenda for Monday’s Lake Orion Village Council meeting. The council will get an update from a representative from the Road Commission for Oakland County on the roundabout. Construction on the $570,000 project is expected to begin after Labor Day. The council meeting is at […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor There are another 520 Dragons who have turned their tassels, leaving their world at Lake Orion High School behind as the embark on a new journey to make their marks in the world. Lake Orion High School’s Class of 2018 Commencement Ceremony was Monday night at DTE Energy Theatre, and […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The village council approved a commercial rehabilitation exemption certificate for the building development at 120 S. Broadway St., commonly known as the four-story building being constructed on the west side of the road next to the Paint Creek Dam. The exemption, known as a tax abatement, was approved 5-0 during […]
Several class reunions are planned for Lake Orion graduates this summer. All Class Reunion. The first reunion of the summer will be held for all Lake Orion Community Schools alumni from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. June 20. This event is at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1400 Orion Road, Lake Orion. The cost is […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The aroma of elephant ears and kettle corn wafting in the air, the screams of the young and old alike as the Pirates of the Seven Seas ship first ascends and then plunges, leaving that empty pit feeling in your stomach. The ding of game bells and the “awes” of […]
A powerful heartfelt message for us all. I had the privilege of introducing our Lake Orion 2018 Honored Veteran Kenneth “Bill” Smith at the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce picnic and sharing his story: Three tours in Vietnam, the final year on a swift boat where every day might be his last. Bill thanked the […]
The Lake Orion Lions Club is sponsoring the 73nd annual “Light up the Night” Flare night spectacular June 29. Flares are purchased by the Lions Club and sold to the public at Wonder Cleaners and Laundry, 835 S. Lapeer Rd.; Ed’s Broadway Gifts, 2 S. Broadway St.; and around the lake. Flares have sold out […]