On Sept. 19 the Orion Township Board helped present the Bronze award to six girl scouts who were part of Junior troop 75737 and troop 74458. The girls built bat houses that were installed at Friendship Park to house 800 bats. The team presented information on bats, bat houses and bats in Michigan. The girls […]
Quite FrankLee, a local band made up of solo artists, Frank Bash and Levi Bootcut, rocked out with the crowd at CJ’s Sandbar and Grill on September 24. Bootcut and Bash used to play in a band together and still appreciate each other’s broad musical abilities. As Quite FrankLee, Bootcut and Bash play a variety […]
Local Lake Orion author, R.L. Herron has been awarded a Bronze Medal in the Young Adult-Horror category in the Reader’s Favorite 2016 International Book Award Contest for his novel “Blood Lake”. In “Blood Lake”, R.L. Herron chronicles the life of John Burnett, the latest member of his family to confront a Cherokee curse laid upon […]
Police are looking for suspects after a slew of fires early Sunday morning, including multiple dumpster and vehicles, and a building fire along the 500 block of Clarkston Road. A deputy on patrol saw a dumpster fire at Orion Market around 3:20 a.m., and a passerby told the deputy they had just called the fire […]
Walter Hyry; of Lake Orion; passed away September 18, 2016; at age 92. Walter was the beloved father of Katherine (Bill) Carlsen and Don (Kathy) Hyry; step-father of Timothy Gates; grandfather of Kimberly, Brian, Nicole, Dan and Jason; great grandfather of Kayla, Anna, Jace, Allison and Hunter. He was preceded in death by first wife, […]
Robert H. Ackerman “Ackie”, 89, lost his long battle with Alzheimer’s disease Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Winkler Court in Fort Myers, Florida. Robert was born October 9, 1926 to Harold and Marion (Combs) Ackerman in Roseville, MI, the younger of two children. In 1934, he moved with his parents and his sister Katherine to […]
Stewart H. Crawford, age 63, passed at his beautiful home in Lake Orion on September 1, 2016 being cared for by his loving wife Mary. Stewart fought a long and courageous battle with cancer living beyond all expectations. He generously donated his body to the University of Michigan for organ harvesting and research. In memory […]
On the front page of the Sept. 7, 2016 Review this quote appeared. “With class back in session this week, the LO school district faces some ongoing challenges,including managing the recently voted in sinking fund, potential school closings and redistricting.” Please tell me this is NOT what I just read..Now, (after the election of course, […]
By Jim Newell Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion school board is considering closing up to two schools, if any, though which ones are yet to be determined. The board also is considering selling some of its property, up to four different parcels, or none. If it sounds noncommittal, it is. Superintendent Marion Ginopolis and […]
For those who are considering the ‘Human Rights Ordinance’ in our community please be aware that there are unintended consequences playing out across this country. I understand that there are good, reasonable people on both sides of this issue but what concerns me are the militant LGBT activists who are now using these laws to […]