Flowers at Jacobsen’s ready for sale

Bruce Jacobson with plenty of vibrant spring color is like most of us . . . ready for the good weather. Luckily for him, he can tend to these beautiful plants longer than we can — he’s from Jacobsen’s Flowers and Gifts, on M-24.

Board approves Household Hazardous Waste Day

The Orion Township Board has approved a contract with Oakland Township and Onyx Environmental to hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day at Eagle Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility on May 22. The event will run 9 a.m.-2 p.m., with a cost of $57 per vehicle for the township for the collection of hazardous waste items […]

Orion’s power mom

By Allan Nahajewski Special Writer for The Review If you were to line up a few of your Lake Orion neighbors and try to guess which one is a national weightlifting champion, there’s a good chance you’d guess wrong. Meet Debbie Hudson, age 50, 5-foot-3, 127 pounds, mother of three daughters, and the U.S. weightlifting […]

Lake Orion students spend spring break in ‘The D?

By Ben Gerdeman Special for The Review Many students spend their school’s spring break by heading south for a dose of sunshine and relaxation. Sixteen Lake Orion High School students passed up the sun and fun to spend their spring break (April 5?8) volunteering with the Motor City Blight Busters and Habitat for Humanity Detroit […]

Art Center fund raiser for Dragon On The Lake

While the dragon ice sculpture gleamed, spirits were high at the Orion Art Centers gala fundraiser last month at Addison Oaks ballroom. Longtime art center supporter Sandy Mabery served as honorary chairperson. Deena Centifonti of Fox2Detroit talked about community spirit and the exciting dragon boat races coming to the Dragon on the Lake Summer Festival […]

From The Oxford Leader

Tuesday, March 2 Abandoned auto in the southeast quadrant municipal parking lot. Medical emergency on Chinkapin Rill with a suicidal subject. Medical emergency on Crestmoor Dr. Vehicle lockout in the southeast quadrant municipal parking lot behind the Oxford Tap. Wednesday, March 3 Employees at Jets Pizza reported a suspicious circumstance when an unknown individual ordered […]

Gritz back in the race

After three terms and 12 years as a member of the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education, Bob Gritzinger planned on not running again. He is not on the May 3 ballot. But, as of last week he is back in the race, running as a write-in candidate. ‘Events of the past week’specifically a […]

Looking Back

Ten Years Ago March 9, 1994 ~~~Six people are candidates in this year’s village council election. Incumbents include Harry Stephen, Douglas Dendel and Morris Cucksey. Other candidates are Nancy Pawley, Marce? Cyrowski and Kevin Laider. ~~~Orion Township employees voted 17-2 on March 1 to have union representation. ~~~Voters in Oakland Township will be using optical […]

Brief

Be on the look out for Lake Orion Lions with white canes. White Cane Week, which begins April 23 and continues through May 11, involves street sales conducted by Lions Club Members at various locations in Orion Township, but primarily on Baldwin Road at the intersection of Brown Road. Because the Lions Club is a […]

Brief

Orion Township awarded contracts for lawn care to two area bidders, Monday night. The contracts were for services requested for mowing playing fields, grounds, fire stations, safety paths, trails, and roundabouts. Operations Director Allan Feys recommended giving the contract to Titan Lawn Care of Orion, and Hi Hill Lawn Service, also of Lake Orion.