Dear Editor, The Orion Township Board needs to shake off the trance-like state most of you have been in for the last few years and try to regain the trust of the residents before 2012. The former Supervisor has moved on and so should his policies, the reign by intimidation is over. This new Board […]
By Joe St. Henry Review Editor Last year’s inexperience could play in the favor of the Lake Orion boy’s varsity soccer team this fall, according to Coach Matt Paukovits. The young team featured a number of underclassmen in 2010 and still won ten games competing in the OAA Red Division. Paukovits says that varsity game […]
Editor’s note: Ortonville resident, 1963 Brandon High School graduate and Vietnam veteran Jan Mayhew, 62, served as an aircraft and maintenance repair specialist near the Vung Tau. He was in Vietnam for five years and seven months. His PTSD story follows: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) began affecting me during active military duty. Shortly after I […]
Brandon Twp.- Non-residents wanting to participate in township recreation programs will have to pay an additional fee? $60 for individuals participating in a single program, or annual $125 fee for a family. The township board unanimously approved the fees at their Feb. 4 meeting. ‘We haven’t heard from Groveland residents, but we don’t represent them,? […]
By Megan Bildner Review Intern Jumping out of a plane? When most people think of how to celebrate their birthday, few think of such a stunt ? let alone someone who is turning 91. But that is exactly what Florence Hill of Orion Township wanted to add to her long list of personal accomplishments. She […]
Based on a very informal poll of 50 people, Lake Orion residents are puzzled by the new red bicycles placed around downtown. Few know what the bikes are supposed to do, if anything. Some think they are art. ‘I wasn’t really sure what they were,? said bicycling fanatic Dustin Will. ‘I figured since so many […]
Brandon Twp.-A 26-year-old township man will spend at least the next decade in prison for attacking a neighbor woman in September. Michael Lee Friske was sentenced to 10-20 years in prison on Wednesday in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Chief Judge Wendy Potts on charges of first degree home invasion, assault with intent to […]
Rebuilding Together Brandon Twp.- Rebuilding Together, a home improvement program which low-income elderly or disabled individuals and families qualify for, is accepting applications. Township residents who need home repairs such as roof, windows or door improvements, are encouraged to pick up an application at the clerk’s office, 395 Mill St. Applications should be turned in […]
The 10U Orion Chargers are American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) North Central Region Runner-Ups. The tournament was held July 14-17 in Chesterfield Township. The Chargers played against other AABC Teams from Michigan and Illinois that qualified to play in this event. The team features: (front row) Josh Slayton, Ryan Stockwell, Jake Rydquist, Brandon Nepjuk (Bat […]
Atlas Twp.- It’s been more than 80 years since the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line in Highland Park’where from 1909 to 1927 more than 15 million cars were produced. At least one estimate suggests more than 50,000 running Model Ts’in a variety of conditions, are still scattered across the country. Area […]