Sometimes it helps to just away from it all, but when the demands of modern day life make vacations impossible, stay-cations become the next logical choice. Partnering with The Big Deal, Spring Hill Suites Marriott and Culver’s of Orion awarded Orion Resident Rose McGee 12 one-nightstays at the hotel (one per month) and 12 $25 […]
Today The Lake Orion Review announces it has a new editor, Joe St. Henry. We are pleased to make this announcement, because for too many months, your newspaper of record has operated without an editor. This newspaper (the oldest business in our community) and you the reader, deserve much better. That’s why we held out […]
School-board trustees need to reduce spending by about $2 million this year. How to do that will be the topic at Monday’s Clarkston Board of Education meeting. The public is invited to attend. ‘We’re squeezing the budget really tight to save that $2 million,? said Bruce Beamer, executive director of business services. ‘I don’t know […]
Collin Walls was tossing a football with his grandson during a recent trip to Florida when the answer to a long-pondered question finally came to him. After serving 32 years as Springfield Township supervisor, Walls will not seek reelection in November. ‘It’s time for a change for Springfield,? he said, ‘And time for a change […]
Dear Editor, I would like to thank The Lake Orion Review and Don Rush for the wonderful article about my father, Leo Sabatini. It was so long ago that Dad owned the store, and was part of the Lake Orion Community that we wondered if people would remember. Our family was very touched by the […]
I like telling stories. My wife has heard the same ones over and over – especially when we get together with my high school and college buddies. (She is right — we are all legends in our own minds.) Over the years, however, I have learned it is also great to tell other folks’stories, too: […]
Petitions should be available this week for those looking to reform Michigan’s government. ‘I think a lot of people have been sitting on the sideline anxious to see exactly what the petition language was going to be,? said Henry Woloson of Independence Township. ‘We’ve gotten a lot of interest, and now it’s up to the […]
As planning consultant for Independence Township, Dick Carlisle of Carlisle/Wortman Association traditionally included recommendations with his reports to the Planning Commission. That service is no longer required ? commissioners ended it Thursday with a 3-2 vote. ‘We felt it was misleading to the petitioners,? said Sam Moraco, commission chairman. ‘It was somewhat inappropriate that the […]
Orion Area residents have proven themselves a generous and compassionate bunch. One July 17, at Eagles Aerie 3613, friends and family gathered to remember Marty Lietke, an area man who recently passed away. He is survived by his wife, Patty, who is afflicted by Multiple Sclerosis. Lietke spent his final days working, when he could, […]
If an activity exists, there are enthusiasts for it and the classic summer game horseshoes is no exception. While it took some time to get the younger members of Lake Orion Village and the farmer’s market involved, in less than an hour young and old flung the heavy shoes through the air. Three notable horseshoe […]