NOTICE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION ELECTION COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016 – 3:00 P.M. PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that the Charter Township of Orion Election Commission will conduct the public accuracy test for the November 8, 2016 General Election on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., at the Orion Township […]
By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion school district named Kevin Kopec as the new varsity girls basketball coach at the end of September, and he’s a name that should be familiar to students and residents. Kopec has been at the high school since 2002, teaching social studies and American Government. He’s also […]
NOTICE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTION AMENDMENT TO ORD. 78, ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLES II AND VII MULTIPLE FAMILY The Charter Township of Orion Board of Trustees, at the regular meeting of Tuesday, November 1, 2016, to be held at 7:00 p.m., at the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Rd., Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Staff Writer Carpenter Year Round Elementary School recently had three “Buddy Benches” installed on their playground. Lake Orion High School junior Avery DePauw, from Boy Scout Troop 128, installed the Buddy Benches to complete his Eagle Scout Project. DePauw is a former student of Carpenter Elementary and wanted to use his […]
We encourage letters to the editor this election season so that citizens may express their views on local, state and federal candidates and issues. Election day is November 8, 2016. The last day we will print any letters to the editor pertaining to the November 8 election is in the October 26 issue of The […]
By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer For both Jerry Zubal and Johnny Heaton, the evolution to becoming professional musicians began when they were young – forming bands as school kids, playing with friends at sock hops and dances, feeling that sense of excitement when they played their first ‘real’ paying gig. The Oakland County natives […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Staff Writer Stephanie Gillam had planned on spending her days as a journalist, but after graduating from a university, she found that life had a different plan for her. “I was working a 40-hour a week job and didn’t know what to do in my spare time, so I started baking. […]
Superintendent lists several options to ‘right-size’ district By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion school district has known for some time it would need to take steps to cut costs and realign the district to fit the expected student population, and on Sept. 28 the administration executive team recommended closing Webber Elementary as […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Staff Writer The Human Rights Campaign Ordinance the Lake Orion Village Council passed at its Sept. 26 meeting takes effect on Oct. 5. The village meeting and ordinance itself left several questions unanswered for residents, including who will handle these complaints, who will investigate and who will decide if a crime […]
Online survey available for residents’ input By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer The Baldwin Road reconstruction project is still slated to begin next spring, but Orion Township is asking for input to help decide the aesthetics of the project through a community survey. The township hosted an open house on Thursday at the Orion Center, […]