By Jim Newell Review Editor The 11th annual Dragon on the Lake festival wrapped up on Sunday, drawing in thousands of people from throughout Oakland County and surrounding areas to downtown Lake Orion. The festival is the Orion Art Center’s largest fundraiser of the year and helps fund its operations and community programs for the […]
Canterbury Village hosted their first ever Taco Fest this past weekend. The packed event saw over 20,000 visitors during its three day span with some waiting hours to try some of the best tacos Michigan has to offer. Complete with a taco eating contest, a burrito rolling contest, a hot pepper eating contest, margarita madness, […]
The second annual Football For A Cure game between Lake Orion and Clarkston high schools isn’t until Oct 18, but now is the time to sponsor a jersey to aid cancer survivors during their treatment. Anyone who wants to help tackle cancer head-on can sponsor a jersey. Players from both teams will wear the jerseys […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts organizations have seen several changes over the past two years, most notably including girls in scouting. But what will future generations of Lake Orion scouts learn when they open a soon-to-be buried time capsule? Perhaps what is was like for their mothers […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor From the cheers, smiles and tears of their friends and families. From the applause of the approximately 1,500 people who showed up in support of the special needs athletes, the overwhelming emotion was joy, evident from the smiles on the faces of the kids and young adults who were about […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer It’ll be a weekend of fun for the 11th annual Dragon on the Lake event from Aug. 22 – 25. The festival originated 11 years ago with just a few vendors and Dragon boat races, said Orion Art Center Director Karin Starick. “It just kept expanding to where now we […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor LAKE ORION – The intense focus, the unmistakable metal ping – followed by cheers from one side and groans from the other – is the sound of another ringer on the horseshoe pits. Lake Orion hosted the Michigan Horseshoe Pitchers Association state doubles tournament on Saturday and a singles tournament […]
A Luau by the Lake was held last Thursday at Northern Flooring & Interiors, raising more than $15,000 for renovation of a building at Crossroads for Youth that will be transformed into a residential dorm for girls utilizing their services. The project is being coordinated through Design for a Difference, coupling socially conscious businesses together […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Fire trucks, police cars, a cement mixer, road commission construction vehicles, bulldozers and backhoes. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office sent a SWAT vehicle. These were just some of the vehicles at this year’s Big Rig Gig at Friendship Park on Friday, giving kids the chance to climb on and through […]
Lake Orion’s annual Brave the Wave Jet Ski Race and Freestyle Competition event will take place on Saturday at Green’s Park from noon to 5 p.m. Grab your chairs and check out professional Jet Skiers as they perform stunts and tricks around Lake Orion. The event is free to spectators but you must have a […]