By Jim Newell Review Editor Orion Township’s Parks and Recreation Department is wrapping up its five-year master plan update and will have the plan open for public review in December. “It’s been about a year process with our master plan. We’ve been working with a company to develop it,” said Parks and Recreation Director Aaron […]
Lake Orion Community Schools bond proposal passes By Jim Newell Review Editor Voters approved the Lake Orion Community Schools $160 million school improvement bond request by 12,137 votes (55.36 percent) to 9,786 votes (44.64 percent) in the Nov. 6 general election. All vote totals are according to the Oakland County Elections Division unofficial results […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor “Gone Fishing” says the sign up on the door. But please remember to help protect the environment by recycling your monofilament fishing line. That’s what Devon DePauw, a 2015 Lake Orion graduate, hopes Orion’s fishing enthusiasts do when snipping their lines or spotting discarded fishing line in the waterways. DePauw, […]
Congratulations Representative-Elect Elissa Slotkin! We warmly welcome your leadership to District MI08 (8th Congressional District). I hope that you will address the crisis of Alzheimer’s disease, (making it) a priority in the next Congress. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are 180,000 Michiganders over the age of 65 living with Alzheimer’s, and 514,000 more providing […]
Civility and Democracy were the biggest winners in Tuesday’s elections in Lake Orion. After a well fought battle over the bond issue, it was so gratifying for me to hear from other precincts that civility and a sense of friendliness existed at the polling locations. Sure, we disagreed on issues but the most important thing […]
The Lake Orion High School Marching band’s four-and-a-half-month-long season came to an end at the Michigan Competing Band Association (MCBA) State Championship on Nov. 3. The Dragons ended the show with a score of 93.025 overall, which earned them fourth place in the state. Jaclyn Holmes and Jacob Voight were each awarded a $2,000 Outstanding […]
NOTICE TO USERS OF LAKE ORION Notice is hereby given that beginning the week of October 29, 2018, 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 […]
Notice of Availability of Draft Plan for Public Review The Charter Township of Orion has prepared a draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan to guide the future development of parks and recreation in Orion Township. The public is welcome to view a copy of the draft plan for review and comments. The plan is available […]
General Election Results – Nov. 6, 2018 All vote totals are according to the Oakland County Elections Division unofficial results for the Nov. 6 general election. Online: https://www.oakgov.com/clerkrod/elections/Pages/default.aspx. Lake Orion Community Schools Bond Proposal Voters approved the Lake Orion Community Schools $160 million school improvement bond request by 12,137 votes (55.36 percent) to […]
Editor’s note: Lake Orion Community Schools issued this press release Tuesday night after the votes were tallied. (LAKE ORION, MI, Nov. 6, 2018) – Lake Orion Community Schools’ School Bond Proposal was approved by voters on Nov. 6, 2018. According to the Oakland County Elections Division, of the 21,923 votes cast in the Bond Proposal election, […]