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, […]
By Jim Newell Review Writer Lake Orion Village Manager Darwin McClary is likely leaving the village and accepting a position as city manager with the City of Ypsilanti. The City of Ypsilanti holds its next council meeting on Jan. 10, after The Review went to press, to vote on officially offering McClary the position. Resolution […]
Blanche Sims: A overall, A’s for academics and teachers, C-plus for diversity Orion Oaks: A-minus overall, A in academics, A-minus for teachers, C-plus for diversity Paint Creek: A-minus overall, A in academics, A-minus for teacher, C for diversity Pine Tree: A-minus overall, A-minus in academics, A for teachers, B in diversity Stadium Drive: A-minus overall, […]
By Jim Newell Review Writer Plans to extend the Paint Creek Trail into the Village of Lake Orion are moving forward after the owners of Lake Orion Lumberyard agreed to an easement through their property. Lake Orion Lumber Company signed the easement papers on Dec. 29. “The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority is pleased to […]
By Jim Newell Review Writer Many Orion residents and craft beer connoisseurs already know that 51 North Brewing Co. had its last call with a New Year’s farewell party. The restaurant-brewery, located at 51 N. Broadway St., had become a fixture in downtown Lake Orion, with many people enjoying the venues’ food, music and specialty […]
By Shane Stockwell Contributing Writer The Lake Orion Dragons opened up the New Year with back-to-back games Friday and Saturday against Romeo and Notre Dame. On Jan. 6, the Dragons were on the road against the Romeo Bulldogs, a team that has been great the past couple of years. The first period of play was […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Writer Faith in Action of Oakland County will proudly host their 3rd annual “Dancing with the Stars” event featuring several local celebrities as contestants. The annual event will be held on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the San Marino Club, located at 1685 E. Big Beaver Rd. in Troy. Faith […]
The Varsity Dragons battled their way through six rounds at the Adams Invite for a fourth place finish Jan. 7 at Rochester Adams. Tyler Vestrand and sophomore Jaden Fisher (152 pounds) went undefeated for first place. John Moll (125 pounds) placed in second place in his weight class. Junior Chris Kade (160 pounds) […]