By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor The public is invited to comment this Monday on a tax increment financing development plan as recommended by the newly established Orion Township Corridor Improvement Authority Board. Township trustees could approve the plan after the public hearing Monday. Supervisor Chris Barnett appointed the seven person board to create a development […]
By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor Lake Orion High School sophomore Madeline Braley is not only one of the first youth volunteers on the Orion Township Environmental Resources Committee (ERC), she is also the creator of the first ever Orion Community Green-Up. This Saturday, May 14, Braley, along with her crew of volunteers, will take on projects […]
By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer Lake Orion’s varsity softball team charged into Saturday’s tournament like a locomotive following an 11-1 victory over North Farmington on Thursday. The lady Dragons went to the Lake Shore Tournament on Saturday and started off well against Coloma. The Dragons were down 3-1 going into the last inning when […]
It took a little extra grit and time, but Lake Orion’s boys lacrosse team sealed a league title by going undefeated in OAA Red Division play last week. The Dragons won their final division game against Bloomfield Hills 11-10 in double overtime. The victory secures the Dragons as the OAA Red Division Champions. Their record […]
Lake Orion’s boys’ track team not only won the OAA Red Division title but they did so in a perfect manner. The boys clinched the title last week with a convincing 88-40 win over Rochester. The victory concluded the dual track portion of the OAA season for the Dragons. They went undefeated. In the meet […]
Nancy Ilo Ortwein, age 82, of Imlay City and formerly of Lake Orion, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at Lake Orion Nursing And Rehabilitation Center of Lake Orion, MI. Nancy Ilo Bromley was born September 16, 1933 in Lake Orion, MI. She was the daughter of Everett Henry and Thelma (Stanaback) Bromley. She grew up […]
Mary Lou Sam, age 70 of Bonita Springs, and formerly of Lake Orion, passed away April 30, 2016. Mary Lou was the loving wife of Ronald for 48+years; dear mother of Scott (Elizabeth), Todd (Ovidia), and Timothy (Tanya); cherished grandmother of Alexander, Katie, Todd Jr., and Travis; sister-in-law of Judith (Gary) and Marianne. She is […]
Sharon K. Smith, 75, of Harrison, MI and formerly of Lake Orion, was born August 10, 1940 in Des Moines Iowa, and went to be with the Lord, on April 25th, 2016 at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sharon was employed as a secretary of the supervisor of Orion Township and later retired […]
By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor A 5-2 vote determined that Lake Orion Community Schools will be asking voters to approve a new two mill tax this August. The Building and Site Sinking Fund Tax Proposal would generate $3.4 million for the district the first year, and grow by 1.5 percent each year over the ten-year […]
By Dan Shriner Review Editor After several weeks of obviously contentious negotiations between Lake Orion and Orion Township, the township board on Monday night voted to include language to allow village residents to vote for a police millage, perhaps in November. For the past 24 years, Orion Township and Lake Orion residents voted on police […]