Public hearing scheduled for April 28 By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — During its meeting on March 24, Lake Orion’s village council directed Oakland County Equalization to prepare a proposed special assessment roll for District 1 of the village’s sidewalk improvement program by using costs contained in the third lowest bid obtained. […]
ChoiceOne operates 56 offices in west and southeastern Michigan By Hannah Ball Tri-County Times Editor Fenton — Fenton’s historic bank is now officially ChoiceOne Bank. On Monday, March 17, ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc, the parent company of ChoiceOne Bank, held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the former State Bank location in downtown Fenton to celebrate […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council approved an agreement with the DDA regarding responsibilities and cost allocation for capital improvement projects within the DDA district on March 24. The motion, made by President Pro-Tem Stan Ford, also authorized Village Manager Darwin McClary to execute the agreement on […]
Show costs approximately $40,000 By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — It’s a tradition in Lake Orion that draws people from all around Oakland and Lapeer counties, but the annual Lake Orion fireworks show is at risk of ending, and its organizers are seeking help from the community to light up the sky […]
Earlier this week I sent a friend a thank-you note for a concert she treated me to in December. I’m sure that broke an etiquette rule regarding how long after an event one should send a thank-you note, so to make up for it I included a photo of us at the show and said […]
In the March 12 issue of The Lake Orion Review there was a picture on the cover of four Lake Orion students making what appears to be gun hand gestures. (“Lake Orion fifth graders engage in Battle of the Books.”) On page three of the same issue, is a story about a Lake Orion High […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — A Lake Orion woman has died after a minivan pulled out in front of the motorcycle she was driving on Lapeer Road on March 19. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating that fatal crash that occurred on northbound Lapeer Road at Morgan Hill Drive at […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — The Lake Orion varsity girls soccer team started the season with a 4-1 rout over Lapeer on March 19 in the Dragons’ regular season opener at Lake Orion High School. Junior Morgan Wilcox put Lapeer on the board one minute and three seconds into the non-league […]
Lake Orion native and upcoming Saint Mary’s College graduate Maureen Galvin was named to Orr Fellowship’s 2025 cohort. Galvin’s two-year fellowship will be with Indiana-based company Valve+Meter Performance Marketing. She is one of 74 college seniors to be matched with a company for a fellowship. “We are thrilled to welcome this new group of talented […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority awarded three area businesses with façade grants for their reinvestment in the community during ceremonies on March 18. Executive Director Matt Gibb and Assistant Director Janet Bloom visited Irish Tavern, the Orion Art Center and the legal firm Spresser Ogden […]