Girls’ lacrosse team is 5-0, ready for challenges

Girls’ lacrosse team is 5-0, ready for challenges

By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer The beginning of Lake Orion girls’ varsity lacrosse season was viewed as a lead-in to much tougher things to come. Before Monday’s nail-biter victory of Gross Pointe North, the team crushed their prior four opponents by more than nine points each time. In getting to closer to OAA Red […]

Softball team gears up for OAA Red with 8-0 start

By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer As the spring weather moved in and brought with it a much-desired heat wave, Lake Orion’s varsity softball team has also warmed up. The Dragons, made up of five seniors, four juniors, five sophomores and a solo freshman, Tessa Nuss, has an 8-0 record leading into a busy week. […]

Boys’ track team wins Brandon Invitational

Boys’ track team wins Brandon Invitational

The running Dragons continued their good week with a win at Brandon last Saturday, April 15. An all relay format allowed the Dragons to show off their depth. In the Field Events, seniors Cameron Shadaia and Justin Cathers combined to win the Shot Put event, and junior Eric Hoffman and freshman Zach Dinverno won the combined Pole Vault. […]

Villalonga wins People’s Choice Award with seascape paintings

Villalonga wins People’s Choice Award with seascape paintings

By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor When Harry Villalonga paints, he remembers the ocean. “Every time I see the water it takes me back to that time when my dad saved me from drowning. And I love the water so much now,” he said. Many of his paintings are centered on the ocean, its wild waves, […]

Dutcher, Shirley

Shirley Dutcher, a former Lake Orion resident, was born July 16, 1931 and passed away January 13, 2016. Shirley was born in Lake Orion on Beardon Road, married and built the home on the corner of Joslyn and Clarkston Roads. She ran a daycare for many years there. They then retired to Tennessee, and later […]

Lhota, Thomas G., 73

Thomas G. Lhota; of Lake Orion; passed away April 9, 2016 at age 73. Tom was the beloved husband of Patricia for 53 years; loving father of Kimberly (Brian) Cramer, Thomas E. (Christi Severn) and Jeffrey J. (Leslie); and dear grandpa of 8. Tom was retired as a self-employed mechanical engineer and was a charter […]

Sewer maintenance relief program could hit taxpayers under new ordinance

By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor In a 4-3 vote Lake Orion Village council moved forward with establishing an ordinance that would place the responsibility of sewer line maintenance and repair on property owners. The introduction and first reading of the Sewer Lead Reasonability Ordinance was passed at the council meeting Monday night with possible adoption […]

Sewer maintenance relief program could hit taxpayers under new ordinance

By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor In a 4-3 vote Lake Orion Village council moved forward with establishing an ordinance that would place the responsibility of sewer line maintenance and repair on property owners. The introduction and first reading of the Sewer Lead Reasonability Ordinance was passed at the council meeting Monday night with possible adoption […]

18-year-old stops Craigslist scammers’ counterfeit enterprise

By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor A string of Craigslist scams around metro Detroit was halted at the front door of one Orion Township resident’s house when the 18- year-old man realized he had been paid with counterfeit money. The victim, Casen Jorgensen, who just moved from Waterford, was selling his MacBook computer on Craigslist for […]

If re-elected Thurber promises values, integrity and legacy

By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer Orion Township Treasurer Mark Thurber wants to keep his seat and announced this week that he is seeking re-election in November. He will be going up against current township Trustee Donni Steele who’s also running for the same position. Thurber is running his campaign slogan around three simple words […]