Leap on down to the 5th annual Taste of the Town on Saturday

Leap on down to the 5th annual Taste of the Town on Saturday

By Jim Newell Review Editor Need a little something to spice up a Saturday night? Especially when that day is Leap Day? The Lake Orion Lions Club and Lake Orion United Methodist Church host the 5th annual Taste of the Town fundraiser beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 29 in the Grand Ballroom at Boulder Pointe […]

Orion Township named Pure Michigan Trail Town

Orion Township was one of three Michigan communities named as 2020 Pure Michigan Trail Towns by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) during the Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism yesterday in Grand Rapids. These three communities join the four trail towns named last year, for a total of seven Pure Michigan trail towns […]

Vacation Year Round!

The signs at the entrances to Lake Orion say it all: ‘Where Living Is A Vacation!. Anyone who lives in this idyllic community knows firsthand that this friendly town is a quiet respite from the noise and confusion and unrest prevalent in a lot of other cities and communities. There are many reasons why people […]

Twp. parks & rec. millage doesn’t support village parks

Orion Township has numerous parks and trails for residents to enjoy. They recently passed a millage for park improvement. The voters approved up to one mil for five years. According to the January 22 Lake Orion Review (Orion Twp. Parks & Rec. director discusses millage, upcoming projects, page 2), Orion Township Parks & Rec Director […]

Let’s talk government waste

The three years that Trump-nocchio (President Donald Trump) has been in office he has wasted hundreds of millions of dollars flying to his golf resort, protection for his family and going to rallies. Money that won’t be coming back to the taxpayers. And now he wants to take more from us. I don’t think so. […]

Take the Leap

It’s a leap year which we can only participate in every four years when the month of February adds one more day. I mentioned “participate in” because there is a little underlying excitement when February 29th comes around. It is out of the ordinary, out of the mundane. And, it makes many of us question […]

Orion Veterans Memorial panels fall off

Orion Veterans Memorial panels fall off

By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Veterans Memorial is a hallowed place in the community, a place where its veterans, family, friends and supporters gather to commemorate the military service of Orion’s own. Over the past two decades, the veterans have worked to many the memorial an attractive monument in which they and the […]

Orion Oaks ROCK Club

Orion Oaks ROCK Club

The Responsible, Outstanding, Caring Kids that make up Orion Oaks Elementary School’s ROCK Club were unified wearing their club t-shirts on Friday. The club, led by Orion Oaks teacher Dan Martin (far left) seeks to teach 3rd-5th grade students how to be strong leaders and all around good members of society.  

Recharged Dragons hitting their stride at the right time

Recharged Dragons hitting their stride at the right time

By Teddy Rydquist Review Sports Contributor Concluding a three-game road swing, the Lake Orion Dragons boys’ basketball team slogged through a disappointing showing at North Farmington High School on Feb. 18, falling to the Raiders, 62-18. The offensive output was a season-worst for Lake Orion, but there was one major positive takeaway: Senior forward Drew […]