It was an evening of art, song, and most of all, healing. The Orion Art Center held an opening reception on June 9, for The Healing Power of the Arts exhibit, a collaboration between the OAC, The Art Experience, and Common Ground Sanctuary, in conjunction with the Indianwood Psychology Group, and Paint a Miracle. The […]
It doesn’t seem possible that summer is officially here. It wasn’t all that long ago that I was rushing around buying Christmas presents, and preparing to take over as editor of The Review. It’s now six months later, but it doesn’t seem like that much time has passed. In Lake Orion, the Jubilee Carnival and […]
After instructing 4,400 students in nearly 34 years with Lake Orion Schools, you might say Waldon Middle School band director Michael Edwards has earned a break. Edwards, the husband of Carpenter Elementary Principal Rose Edwards, retired at the end of this school year, and plans to spend some time visiting family and friends, and also […]
The Lake Orion Village Council has voted to recommend that the Michigan Liquor Control Commission approve an application from the Sagebrush Cantina to transfer a liquor license. Sagebrush owner Dia Zaraga has asked to transfer his Class C liquor license, currently in escrow, back to the new Sagebrush building, located at the same address as […]
Marine Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar became the 40th soldier from Lake Orion to be killed during active duty, when he died from wounds received during a roadside bombing in Iraq on June 26. According to Dr. Joe Mastromatteo, chairman of the Orion Veterans Memorial, Plouhar is also the first member of military personnel from […]
This past weekend I traveled to Canton to visit Michigan’s first Ikea store for the second time in as many weeks. When the store first opened last month, to much publicized fanfare, I scoffed at those camping out in the parking lot for days, and standing in line for hours before the store finally opened […]
School may be out for the summer, but there’s still a lot going on through the Lake Orion Early Childhood Programs at the Community Education Resource Center (CERC). Early Childhood Director Melanie O’Neil said all of the programs are accepting registration through the summer, including registration for the new Pre-Kindergarten program, replacing the Young 5’s […]
A 15-year-old girl was injured on Lake Orion on Sunday afternoon while riding a kite tube being pulled by a speedboat. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division said the girl was being towed on a ‘Manta Ray? kite tube behind her father’s 20? speedboat. The family, who is from Lake Orion, made three 32-mile […]
The Lake Orion Village Council would like the Orion Township Board to review the council’s reasons for not approving a hydrant maintenance agreement, and make the issue an agenda item for a future meeting. The council reviewed the agreement from Fire Chief Jeff Key on July 10, and decided it mistakenly considered Insurance Services Office […]
Summer is finally here, and along with the sunny days come area skateboarders taking to the streets. However, skateboarding enthusiasts caught on private property are subject to being ticketed for a 90-day misdemeanor, including up to a $500 fine. Lake Orion Police Department Chief Jerry Narsh is constantly warning parents, and has advised local businesses […]