As long time customers of DTE Energy we just wanted to compliment the DTE Energy team on how they handled the monumental crisis in Michigan. We did not lose power here in Lake Orion and our lights never flickered and thus we were the lucky ones. The way in which the DTE Energy team handled […]
Thank you to everyone in our community who helped to make our annual dinner-dance a huge success, especially the following: Platinum Sponsor: AKA Architects Gold Sponsors: Powers Distributing and Powers Leasing Bronze Sponsors: OHM, Orion Keg & Wine, Lake Orion Shell, and Ace Hardware Also thanks to our merchants who donated door prizes: Kruse & […]
We are indeed a nation of dissenters. It’s ingrained in our national identity from the earliest days when our forefathers dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest a tax; to telling those who attempt to trample our rights, “Don’t Tread on Me”; to the right to stand at our windows and yell, “I’m mad as […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Pam Belding joined the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority in February as the new administrative coordinator, replacing Janet Hartman. Belding will assist Executive Director Molly LaLone with planning DDA events, communications and regular administrative tasks. Hartman, who has been with the DDA for 12 years, and her family are relocating […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Spencer Kelly is cleaning up in the business world – literally. The 15-year-old Oxford Virtual Academy student is the founder and owner of The Expedition Soap Co., which sells handcrafted soaps made in small batches using a variety of all-natural ingredients. “Anyone can start a business here. That’s why I […]
Long time Lake Orion Review readers may fondly remember the days when the newspaper published the cartoon, Through the Knothole. The cartoon, written by Cherie Meyers, was a one-frame cartoon of mice, with themes ranging from current affairs, to the holidays and an exploration of the four seasons in Lake Orion. Meyers returns to The […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor For five years Penni Robertson has stepped into Flintridge Street near Joslyn Road holding her stop sign high and beckoning Carpenter Elementary students to cross the street, one eye on the motorists, the other on her charges. Now, when Robertson wades out into the street – with a smile for […]
By JimNewell Review Editor Renovation plans for Fire Station No. 1 on Anderson Street in the village are moving forward after the Orion Twp. Board of Trustees approved the creation of an ad hoc committee to review the bids and conduct contractor interviews. Also at the board meeting on Monday, the trustees unanimously approved the […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor As part of Lake Orion Community Schools restructuring plans, one elementary school principal has been laid off due to the closure of Pine Tree Elementary beginning in the 2017-18 school year. Three other elementary building principals have been reassigned to new schools to help the students with the transition process. […]
The Lake Orion Lions Club and The Lake Orion United Methodist Church would like to thank all the people that attended the Taste of the Town that was held at Canterbury Village on Saturday, Feb. 25th. We especially want to thank all the restaurants the donated their food and time to serve the 150 people […]