Here’s one to hopefully brighten your day! Just this week my wife, Mary, and I went to Costco for gas. We pulled into the gas pump area and there was a car just like ours already in the pump area – a white Chevy Malibu. As the elder gentleman got out of his car I […]
Last week, we asked our followers “Now that the Village of Lake Orion’s marijuana ordinance for dispensaries has passed, how do you feel?” We had 42 people respond to the poll on Facebook, with 32 people selecting The people have spoken; five people said Not in my community!; four people indicated that We could use […]
While in the process of writing a report based on a Zoom meeting on Community Media Partnerships I viewed last week, it occurred to me that our community Media Center (ONTV) at least matched what BRIC TV (Brooklyn, NY) and SPNN TV (St. Paul, Minn.) did for their communities during the crises. In many ways, […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Contributing Writer Detroit native and World War II veteran George Gehling, 94, may be a little forgetful at his age, but his memories of serving his country nearly eight decades ago are vivid. Some of them are sad, while others uplifting. It has not always been easy for him to […]
Lake Orion’s Downtown Development held their annual Sing and Stroll Holiday Tree Lighting event on Nov. 12 in Children’s Park. Families enjoyed caroling and holiday treats before Mr. and Mrs. Claus flipped the switch, lighting the tree and holiday lights throughout the downtown. Guests were asked to provide their names and contact information for contact […]
Orion Neighborhood Television was honored at the Philo Festival of Media Arts last month, earning two awards for excellence in local programming. At this virtual event, ONTV was named the winner in the community event professional category for its “Miracle League Grand Opening” program. “ONTV had multiple cameras at the event to cover the opening […]
On Nov. 7, Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on the 800 block of N. Conklin Road after receiving a phone call from a third party of suspicious circumstances that required the police to conduct a welfare check on a 79-year-old Orion Township woman. The woman’s 53-year-old daughter had allegedly been acting unusual […]
Dalrymple tops in the trustee race By Jim Newell Review Editor While there is one new face on the Orion Twp. Board of Trustees, voters decidedly supported the three Republican incumbents in the race. Incumbents Brian Birney, Julia Dalrymple, Michael Flood, Jr., and challenger Kim Urbanowski will each serve a four-year term on the board […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Late Nov. 3, results for several local elections were completed, including a slightly contentious race for Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education, which ended in the election of Danielle Bresett and Susan Flaherty, as well as the re-election of incumbents Scott Taylor and Birgit McQuiston. Overall, the election for […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Village of Lake Orion voters decisively passed an ordinance proposal on Nov. 3 that would allow and set up guidelines for marijuana facilities within village limits. The ordinance passed with 1,122 (65.27 percent) supporting the proposal and 597 votes (34.73 percent) against. The 65 percent support exceeds that of the […]