By Kyler Plackowski Life Scout, Troop 128 On August 1, 11 scouts and 8 adults from St. Mary’s in the Hills Troop 128 in Lake Orion traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a 10 day hike through the mountains of Philmont Scout Ranch. There were two treks, each with a different itinerary. Trek 1 hiked […]
Another year, another summer, and another Dragon on the Lake festival has come and gone. Some 20.000 people from Lake Orion and other communities near and far visited the the event. From Dragon boats to BMX racers to chalk artists and more, the event offered fun for all ages.
Auburn Hills police are still investigating the death of a 64-year-old Lake Orion woman, who was found Sunday afternoon in a car near the Meijer’s gas station on Brown Road. Foul play is not suspected in the incident and the body has been turned over to the medical examiner, police said. The identity of the […]
Over 15 years ago, Lake Orion resident Vernon Ashby’s son was discharged from the United States Army. He served in the Gulf War as an Airborne Infantry Paratrooper in the footsteps of his father, who was an Airborne Infantry Paratrooper in the 1950s. Christopher Ashby wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps, and so, enlisted […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Editor By a count of 6-1, the Orion Township Board on Monday night elected to rescind its April 18, 2011 approval of Waste Management, Inc.’s request to begin the process for expanding the Eagle Valley landfill. Prior to the vote, a confusing and sometimes contentious debate took place between the […]
Lake Orion celebrates its legend on the lake with all things dragon.
52/3 District Court, in Rochester Hills, held their first Sobriety Court graduation last Thursday, honoring eight graduates of the program. The inaugural class included one graduate from Lake Orion and two other current participants are also from Orion. ‘We are very proud of our first Sobriety Court graduating class,? Judge Julie Nicholson. ‘The participants have […]
A light agenda faced the Orion Township Board of Trustees Tuesday night after a couple of expected items were left off. A couple of residents expressed disappointment that both the Friendship Park investigation and Elkhorn Lake wetlands issue were not discussed. The board had given indication that both items would be on the agenda during […]
By Megan Bildner Intern for the Review Lake Orion’s scenery will become a bit more artistic for the next couple months with the Detroit Institute of Art picking LO to participate in the Inside|Out program. The Inside|Out program, sponsored by the DTE Energy Foundation, brings over 40 reproductions of masterpieces from the DIA’s collection to […]
The view from Beth Owen Canavan’s 14th floor Manhattan co-op, great to begin with, is even better after Hurricane Irene came through a week ago. ‘All of the buildings and all the windows have been powerwashed, so the view out has never been so good,? she laughed Monday. Canavan was feeling fortunate to have escaped […]