Lake Orion’s football season ends with tough playoff loss to Romeo

By Joe St. Henry Review Sports Writer Lake Orion’s return to the MHSAA football playoffs was short lived, with the Dragons falling to the Romeo Bulldogs in a hard-fought first round game last Friday, 14-3. Like much of the regular season, Lake Orion was haunted by turnovers, penalties and other mistakes against the defending state […]

Down Ballot Elections Are Important

If you do not like the choices for President at the top of your ballot, you can simply abstain there and continue down the ballot making choices that will impact our local community.  I feel lucky to personally know four people who I can support for seats on the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of […]

Reelect Birgit McQuiston for LO School Board

Please join me in reelecting Birgit McQuiston as a member of the Lake Orion School Board on November 8. Having been engaged in various activities with Birgit over the last 4 years, I know she is extremely capable of dealing with the complexities of the current school financial issues, as well as navigating toward the […]

Public Notice — Orion Twp.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 7:05 p.m. in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: PC-2016-22, Text Amendment to Zoning Ord. No. 78, Article II, Section […]

Public Notice — Lake Orion

VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION PUBLIC NOTICE FALL LEAF PICKUP SERVICE The Village will again provide curbside leaf pick up to Village residents. We encourage you to rake your leaves to the curb as early in the season as possible, as Michigan weather conditions are unpredictable. The schedule for leaf pick up is as follows: Section […]

Public Notice — Lake Orion

NOTICE TO USERS OF LAKE ORION Notice is hereby given that beginning the week of October 24, 2016, the level of Lake Orion will be slowly lowered about one (1’) foot to reach the normal low water mark for winter. Lowering will not flood Paint Creek and the lowering will be completed by the third […]

Beckwith, Jane E.; 80, of Gingelville

Jane Ellen Beckwith; of Gingelville; age 80; passed away October 25, 2016. Jane is the beloved wife of Frederick J. for 59 years; loving mother of Carol Elizabeth (Richard) Compagnoni; Jeffrey Beckwith and John Thomas (Tracy) Beckwith; loving grandmother of Kristine (Rich) Capak, Courtney (Dan) Muncie, Rachel Compagnoni, Colleen (Eugene) Bringman, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Beckwith and […]

Please Vote– -Your Future is in your HANDS!

I, like most of you have been watching the upcoming election. Aside from its entertainment and shock value, it has been a disgraceful embarrassment and I can understand why people are so disillusioned in voting. I’m writing this letter not because I am a candidate, but because I’m actually, for the first time in my […]

Resident finds local election more inspiring than national one

The national political scene has been a big headache, but I’m pleased that our local election here in Lake Orion is far more inspiring. We have some terrific candidates running for office this year, people that I am proud to support. For the school board – incumbents Scott Taylor and Birgit McQuiston have shown the […]