Board to set twp. budget and millage rates

The Orion Township Board of Trustees will hold their truth-in-budgeting public hearing on the proposed 2009 budget at 8 p.m. on Sept. 15, as part of their regularly scheduled meeting. The board must also set millage rates for 2008 and submit them to Oakland County. Copies of the proposed budget are on file at the […]

Anti-bullying program at Oakview

By Olivia Shumaker Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion school district has made many strides in the past few years toward promoting anti-bullying programs. On Thursday, Jan. 24, Oakview Middle School took another step forward. That evening, the school was host to singer Ryan Beatty, visiting with the organization Defeat the Label to talk with […]

Happenings

Public invited to Patriot Day event The Orion Veterans Memorial will host a Remember 9/11 Patriot Day Ceremony on Thursday (Sept. 11) at 7 p.m. The public is invited to join at the memorial to honor our firefighters, police officers, EMS and military who have dedicated their lives to protect our freedoms and liberties. The […]

Brief–Key committees for Jacobsen

State Rep. Brad Jacobsen will serve as vice chair of the Government Operations Committee and on the House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Technology; Education, and Judiciary. ‘Transportation, energy and education are big issues facing our state and I look forward to working on tough reforms that lie ahead,? said Jacobsen, R-Oxford.? Jacobsen […]

Brief–Orion Baseball Registration

Walk-in registration for the Lake Orion Youth Baseball League will be held at the Pool Lobby of the Lake Orion High School on Sunday, February 10, 2013, from 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. New registrants between the ages of 5-18 may present proof of age documents, try on uniforms to confirm sizing and ask any questions. […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I agree with JoAnn Van Tassel.’A public meeting should be held on the matter of the proposed $11.6 million dollar Public Safety Complex.? As she was quoted in the Wed., Aug. 27 edition of The Review, ‘The water and sewer fund is not funded by the taxpayers. It is a business that is […]

Brief–Indianwood Path planning resumes

The Orion Board of Trustees authorized the Safety Path Committee to resume planning a safety path extension. The path will begin at Fire Station #4 and continue on to the Indianwood roundabaout,travel east on the northern edge of Indianwood Rd, connecting with an existing path at Paint Creek Elementary. At that point the path will […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I’m writing to you about a very irresponsible act by our very own Lake Orion Schools Transportation Department.? The week before Labor Day, we received a letter from the Transportation Department stating the pick-up and drop-off times of 8:08 a.m.’and?3:58 p.m.? My son’s first full day of kindergarten, Sept. 4, just so happened […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Visiting Angels, America’s choice in homecare, has joined forces with Desert Angels to provide ‘heavenly? support to our troops! Throughout the month, Visiting Angels will be collecting letters and goodies to send in care packages to our brave servicemen and women overseas. We are asking for your help to let our troops know […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Now that Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is again running for the above-mentioned position, on the Republican ticket, I would like to share a little nostalgia, going back to Feb. 20, 1977, on the ‘Lou Gordon Show,? when Gordon had as his guests then County Prosecutor Patterson and Chairman of the Michigan […]