By Megan Kelley Review Writer Scripps Middle School eighth graders headed out to Paint Creek on Monday for their 17th annual stream monitoring field trip to test the stream’s water quality/health. Students spent most of their day at Paint Creek by Meeks Park in Downtown Lake Orion testing several water components. In large groups, they […]
The Orion Township Fire Department responded to 143 calls for service from May 1-14, according to Fire Chief Robert Duke’s bi-weekly report to the township board of trustees. Of those calls, 110 were medical runs, four were personal injury accidents, six were for fires (outdoor, structure or vehicle in nature), there was one burn complaint, […]
The OCSO Orion substation responded to 319 calls from May 13-19, 2019 • Felony Arrests: 1 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 1 • Accidents: 15 Parole absconder’s hide no more Deputies received information at 9:35 p.m. May 16 that two subjects with felony warrants were located in the 10 block of Canary Hill Drive in Orion Township. […]
Everyone, I suspect, is familiar with the story of the tortoise and the hare. The hare was critical of the tortoise because of his slow manner. The tortoise responded by challenging the hare to a race. As such, the hare figured that it would be no contest, so along the route he stopped to take […]
A recent Facebook post featured a picture of a statue created by Jerry Anderson titled “Come unto me.” The statue features an aged woman knocking on death’s door. On the other side of death’s door, you see her as a younger woman entering the freedom of heaven. She appears happy, willing and ready as she […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Oakland County School Business Officials (OCSBO) met on Friday to name Lake Orion Community School’s Assistant Superintendent of Business and Finance John Fitzgerald the 2018-29 Oakland County Business Administrator of the Year. “It is with tremendous pleasure, seriously, that I am up here today to recognize John,” said Superintendent Marion […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Some may seem routine, others monumental, but each act of caring, whether a stone or a boulder, helps build a mountain of good will in the community. The Orion Area Youth Assistance (OAYA) hosted its 2019 Youth Recognition Awards on May 16, recognizing the selfless acts of 30 area middle […]
Lake Orion’s varsity baseball team continued league play on May 10 with a doubleheader against Rochester Adams. In game one the Dragons lost a heart breaker to the Highlanders after losing the lead late for a 5-4 loss. The Dragons had a hard time scoring; only plating runs in the first, fifth and sixth innings […]
The Dragons headed to Oxford High School on May 14 to take on the Wildcats for the second time this season. During their last meet up the game ended in a 1-1 draw and this time wasn’t much different with the game ending in a 3-3 draw. Lake Orion had the lead heading into the […]
The lady Dragon lacrosse team snagged two more wins this season against Rochester High School 11-5 on May 8 and Chippewa Valley High School 16-1 on May 13. On May 14 the Dragons hosted Eisenhower, falling to a final score of 18-9. — M.K.