By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — Kickoff for the first game of Lake Orion High School’s varsity football season is just eight days away and the Dragons are gearing up for another competitive season. Practices began Aug. 7, with players running drills, learning plays and conditioning at Dragon Stadium in preparation for the […]
Five-year Master Plan now under development By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — Orion Township is “Where Living is a Vacation” and the Orion Township Parks & Recreation Department wants to live up to that motto while developing a new five-year Master Plan. Parks & Recreation Director Aaron Whatley hopes that everyone in Orion […]
500 kids participate in reading program By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — The Orion Township Public Library held its Summer Reading Finale on Saturday, treating families to a magic show and raffle prizes for all the great work they did reading over the summer. But the real magic was that around 500 kids […]
LOHS music program will get $5,000 toward new instruments By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — This month, legendary musician Barry Manilow named Lake Orion High School band Director Michael Steele as the winner of the Music Teacher Award from the Manilow Music Project. The award carries with it a $5,000 cash prize as […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), announced this week that Orion Road, Stoney Creek Road and Conklin Road intersection in Orion Township will be closed for construction until mid-November. During construction, the intersection will be fully closed to traffic. The Orion Road detour is Adams Road to Silverbell Road to Lapeer Road (M-24) to […]
Please consider helping end hunger in our community by supporting the Village Food Pantry and purchasing a Simply Give donation card from Meijer in Lake Orion on Aug. 12 or Sept. 9. On those dates Meijer will double match your purchase effectively tripling your contribution. So, when you purchase a $10 Simply Give donation card […]
At the July 24, 2023 meeting, the Village of Lake Orion council unanimously approved allowing summary minutes for meetings that only give the motion and vote, the minimum required by law. It apparently takes too much of the clerk’s time to do full minutes, ignoring the fact that is what the village clerk has been […]
The Orion Art Center is so grateful to Donna, Rob, Christine and Hailey Reighard for opening their gorgeous lake home to host the “Sunset on the Lake” event last Friday evening. We appreciate all of the hard work and preparation they did to ensure a lovely evening for our guests! The event was a wonderful […]
Let’s get it straight! The proposal for the November ballot is to remove the Tax Increment Tax Ordinance 36.05! It has nothing to do with the DDA’s Charter Ordinance 30.01. The DDA will not be dissolved by the passing of this referendum! The DDA and it’s proponents will be trying to confuse these facts as […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor LAKE ORION — A citizen-led petition drive to repeal the ordinance that funds the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority has made it to the Nov. 7 ballot. However, DDA Executive Director Molly LaLone says that even if voters pass the proposal it will likely not make a difference in how […]