As projects in downtown Lake Orion continue, the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) is looking toward the future with their development plan. Recently, the DDA created an online survey for the public to voice their input regarding upcoming or possible future projects. “Our sunset date is December of 2020, that means that we would be done […]
Lake Orion High School will kick off the 2019-20’ school year with a new Assistant Principal. Gretchen Hynes will be filling the role that was left vacant by Shawn Durso. Durso spent one year with the district before accepting a new position at Oak Valley Middle School in June. This is not Hynes’ first position […]
LOHS students reach out to support peers Lake Orion Community Schools Superintendent Marion Ginopolis will regularly share thoughts and updates about district-related topics in The Review. Given the continued high rates of teens in crisis and suicide among adolescents and young adults, a number of years ago Lake Orion Community Schools initiated a promising and […]
A Luau by the Lake was held last Thursday at Northern Flooring & Interiors, raising more than $15,000 for renovation of a building at Crossroads for Youth that will be transformed into a residential dorm for girls utilizing their services. The project is being coordinated through Design for a Difference, coupling socially conscious businesses together […]
The OCSO Orion substation responded to 392 calls from July 29- August 4, 2019 • Felony Arrests: 0 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 5 • Accidents: 12 Man gets time to reflect on actions Deputies responded to the 500 block of Kimberly at 4:01 p.m. July 29 for a domestic assault. After deescalating the situation and making […]
It’s time for Congress to begin a formal impeachment inquiry. I can arrive at no other conclusion after (Special Counsel Robert) Mueller’s testimony to Congress last week. Mueller did his job; now it’s on Congress to do theirs. President Donald Trump may lie, but the evidence does not, and Mueller found plenty of it. His […]
The citizens of Lake Orion complain about Bruce, our neighborhood homeless person who lives on Lapeer (M-24). There is an elderly lady who lives by Paint Creek Trail who, in my opinion, causes more of a problem than Bruce. She is not on the main street so no one complains about her. She comes out […]
I’m sorry, Bruce today, Tom, Dick and Harry tomorrow — like the streets of Los Angeles, California. Come on, we have to “nip this” now. Liberty? Ok, I don’t want to follow the speed limit, am I going to get away with speeding? “Liberty to live as one chooses” — per your guest writer last […]
As a child my mother taught us the song, “Open Up Your Heart” by Bing Cosby. It is a fun, energetic song that has a lot of positive vibes when you sing it. In the song it says, “If I forget to say my prayers, the devil jumps with glee.” I never wanted that devil […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Fire trucks, police cars, a cement mixer, road commission construction vehicles, bulldozers and backhoes. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office sent a SWAT vehicle. These were just some of the vehicles at this year’s Big Rig Gig at Friendship Park on Friday, giving kids the chance to climb on and through […]