By Jim Newell Review Editor Amidst the wave of red t-shirt-clad teenagers were the typical sights one would expect at a high school: laughter, smiles, conservation, a reluctance to go to class. What was missing from the scene? The texting, the lack of eye contact – the cell phones. A record 1,950 high school students […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Contribtor After 19 years as the varsity football head coach at Lake Orion High School, Chris Bell is stepping down from the position. Bell was promoted to the role of the District Athletic Director on September 1 and, in this position, it is necessary that he step down as the […]
The Lake Orion Varsity Wrestling team crushed 14 other Michigan wrestling teams, earning a first place title at the Bad Axe Hatchet Invitational on Jan. 14. Individually, junior Chris Kade (wrestling at 160 pounds) and sophomore Jaden Fisher (145 pounds) both took first place and won their weight class with records of 3-0; Kade by […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Perseverance and hard work. It sounds like the simplest of sports mantras, the formula for a successful game plan, but it’s much more difficult to believe in when your team starts the season with four straight losses. For a young Dragon’s varsity basketball team, their belief never wavered and their […]
By Shane Stockwell Review Contributing Sports Writer It was “White Out” night at Detroit Skating Club on Jan. 12 and the fans were energized. The Dragons were looking for revenge in their rematch against the Troy Colts, who bested Lake Orion 4-2 earlier this season. At the end of the contest and 59 minutes of […]
NORTH OAKLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHOIRTY Calendar for 2017 nota meetings ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD AT 4:30 P.M. DATE: LOCATION: January 19, 2017 Lake Orion Village Offices 21 E Church St, Village of LO February 16, 2017 Addison Township 1440 Rochester, Leonard March 16, 2017 NOTA Business Offices 467 E Jackson St, Lake Orion April 20, 2017 […]
Charter Township of Orion Board of Trustees Synopsis, Regular Meeting, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. Held Closed Executive Session to discuss an Attorney opinion letter and pending litigation. Invocation: Trustee Michael Flood. All rose for the Pledge of Allegiance. Recognized The Goodfellows as Orion Township Citizens of the Month […]
VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION PUBLIC NOTICE SYNOPSIS OF ADOPTED ORDINANCE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 26.92 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN WATER FRONT SETBACK At its Regular Meeting of January 9, 2017, the Lake Orion Village Council accepted for second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 26.92, an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance, Article 4, Single Family […]
By Jim Newell Review Writer For active-duty military men and women and their loved ones at home, just getting a phone call can make the difference in the trying times when they are separated by military duty. On Friday, Lake Orion High School students will help bridge that gap by establishing a connection between […]
By Jim Newell Review Writer One of the First Ladies of The Lake Orion Review – a fixture at the newspaper for 34 years – has died. Ellen Lucille Blom Carlson, a resident of Lake Orion for nearly 50 years, died in Huntington Beach, California on Jan. 5. She was 97. Ellen and her husband, […]