By Jim Newell Review Editor There could be some major changes coming to parking in downtown Lake Orion. And the village’s parking study ad-hoc committee hopes the changes will ease the congested parking problems in the downtown district. During its meeting on Monday, the committee discussed making the 15-minute parking spots permanent, pay-to-park options and […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The police officers of the Lake Orion Police Department are hosting a retirement party for former Chief Jerry Narsh on Friday to thank him for his 38 years of service to the Lake Orion community. Narsh’s retirement party begins at 6 p.m. Jan. 10 at 313 Pizza, 37 E. Flint […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County will receive more than $1.4 million in federal safety road-funding grants, of which Orion Township will see improvements on Clarkston and Baldwin roads. • The road commission will apply high-friction surface treatment on three curves on Clarkston Road between Thistle Valley Lane and Pine Tree Road. The estimated grant […]
LOCS Superintendent Marion Ginopolis will regularly share thoughts and updates about district-related topics in The Review. Lake Orion Community Schools is joining 529 local and 56 intermediate school districts across Michigan to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month. Too often the efforts of school board members go unrecognized so we will be celebrating School […]
The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce announced on Jan. 6 that they had selected Noelle Champagne for the position of executive director. In October, Kim Urbanowski announced that after three-and-a-half years she would be stepping down as executive director of the chamber in January. Champagne stepped into the role of Membership Services Coordinator for the […]
The OCSO Orion substation responded to 306 calls from Dec. 23-29, 2019 • Felony Arrests: 0 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 4 • Accidents: 19 Larceny casts shadow on wedding fun Deputies were dispatched to the 2000 block of Stanton Road at 3:33 p.m. Dec. 23 for a larceny of personal property complaint. Deputies met with the […]
Thank you to all those generous Lake Orion residents who dropped off a toy or two in one of the Lake Orion Lions Club’s donation boxes around town. And thanks to the businesses and organizations who featured a donation box at their location – Lakes Community Credit Union, Tangles Salon, The Lake Orion Review, the […]
I totally disagree! These buildings are ruining the charm of our town. The first one was bad enough. I suggest the builder look at the empty old high school and do his magic there. It can be used for shops and condos. It will not dwarf our downtown shopping district and take up precious parking […]
It was a great story about Anona Tolar and how she pursued her dream of acting (‘Lake Orion grad proves it’s never too late to pursue your dreams,’ Lake Orion Review, Jan. 1, 2020, page 4). Anona was from Lake Orion and she was known as Nonie Van Arsdel. No one knew her real name […]
Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority will be holding their LOcal Lens Photography contest this month for those interested in dipping their toes into the downtown art scene. For the second year, downtown visitors and residents can submit their downtown photos by posting them on Instagram using the #ExperienceLakeOrion and #LOcalLens for a chance to win […]