Wrapping up Halloween was different this year. Could be my imagination, but it seems like our fall temperatures have been warmer than usual. This gave me a chance to spend more time outside, enjoying fall, than in prior Octobers. Walking a puppy in the late hours of the night, I appreciated the better weather and […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education authorized a ground lease agreement with TowerCo 2013 LLC for a cell tower on district-owned property on East Clarkston Road during their Oct. 26 regular meeting. The original agreement, which was reviewed by the board during their meeting on […]
The Oakland Chargers 10-and-under youth baseball team won the Owosso Pumpkin Smash tournament on Oct. 16. The Chargers, made up of players from Lake Orion, outscored their opponents 38-20 in the final three rounds on their way to the championship title. The Chargers defeated the Regulators 12-0 in the quarterfinal game, then dispatched the Elite […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — In October, the Michigan Library Association announced the honorees for the 2022 Michigan Library Awards, naming Lake Orion Community Schools’ Rebecca Lowe as the School Librarian of the Year. Lowe is the Media Specialist at Scripps Middle School. “Everyone has talked about Becky over and over, about […]
Ladies sweep Kettering in semi-finals By Megan Kelley Staff Writer CLARKSTON — Lake Orion High School’s varsity volleyball team ended their season last Thursday in the district finals against the Clarkston Wolves at Clarkston High School. The Dragons took on Clarkston earlier in the season with the Wolves delivering Lake Orion their only loss in […]
Dennis Charles Stephens passed away on September 16, 2022, at Tore’s Home in Brevard, NC. He was born on October 20, 1937 in Alma, MI to Kenneth Benton Stephens and Genevieve Keltner Stephens and lived in Lake Orion from November 1987 until his retirement from the City of Troy in February of 2007. Dennis completed […]
Jean Anne (Hauxwell) Tripp, formerly of Oxford and Lake Orion, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Jean graduated from Lake Orion High School in 1971 and married Dean Tripp on March 10, 1972. They were happily married for more than 50 years. They had one son, Eric Tripp, who was born on Oct. […]
Voter registration, absentee ballots available on Saturday By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — With the Nov. 8 General Election less than a week away, Orion Township Clerk Penny Shults wants to remind voters who are voting absentee to get those ballots filled out and turned into her office soon. “We have about 7,000 […]
North Oakland VFW Post 334 will host ceremonies in honor of Veterans Day beginning at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Orion Center. The ceremony is open to the public. Navy veteran Lee Smith, an Orion Township resident, will emcee the ceremony, providing the welcome, opening remarks and closing. VFW 334 Chaplain Jim Muys will […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — For 32 years, Dr. Sam Caruso, owner of Caruso Chiropractic has held an annual canned food drive one week during the month of November with all donations being given to the Oxford/Orion FISH Food Pantry to feed those in need during the holiday season. “I just always […]