Taste the town this Saturday at Kings Court

After the 2016 Winterfest Carnival and several successful pancake breakfasts, the Lake Orion Lion’s Club and the Lake Orion United Methodist Church decided to partner again for another tasty fundraiser.? This Saturday, starting at?6 p.m., both organizations are hosting a Taste of the Town at the Kings Court Castle within Canterbury Village.? Several local restaurants […]

One house destroyed in two recent house fires

By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer Firefighters from Orion Township responded to two fires in less than a week of each other and one home was destroyed. The first fire took place last week and the firefighters were met with some not-so-stellar weather. The firefighters that responded to last week’s devastating blaze had to deal […]

Township man attacks father with sword

A 62-year-old Orion Township man was hospitalized last week after he was allegedly attacked by his son, who family members said was weilding a large sword. Keith Douglas Taylor, 19, was arraigned April 21 on charges of assault with intent to murder, as well as a secondary charge of assault with intent to maim. He’s […]

Green expo draws crowd

In celebration of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, Orion Township held its first-ever Growing Green Expo April 22 at Canterbury Village. The event featured more than 60 vendors offering a wide array of products and services for home and business. ‘It was a great event, especially for the first time,? said Clarkston resident Cory Johnston, who […]

Public Hearing for Veena Village

Thirty new homes could pop up on land near Silver Bell and Giddings roads in the near future.? On March 2, an engineering firm from Troy will present conditional site plans to the Orion Township Planning Commission at a public hearing for Veena Village,a proposed 30-home development.? The applicants are requesting a rezoning of the […]

Intense Lady Dragons fall to North Farmington

FARMINGTON HILLS ? Lake Orion’s girls? basketball team put on great effort last week against North Farmington trying to capture the OAA White Division title in a game Coach Steve Robert called one of the most intense battles he has seen in his long coaching career. Had the girls won the game, it would have […]

Briefly

Cuts for a cure Studio Glitz will host a Cut-a-Thon, Sunday, May 2, from 4 p.m.-7 p.m., to benefit ‘Glow, Team, Glow,? a local team participating in the Komen Detroit Race for the Cure! Services include haircuts for women, men and kids’including shampoo, cut, and blow dry’as well as facial waxing, and Glitz will donate […]

A class act

Planning an expo isn’t a simple task. There’s a whole list of things to do, like creating and implementing a theme, developing advertisements and a marketing plan, recruiting vendors to participate and laying out the floor plan. And at this year’s Community Business Expo, sponsored by the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce, all the work’s […]

Lake Orion’s lady bowlers are co-champs in OAA Red

The Lake Orion girls varsity bowling team took on the Oxford Wildcats on Friday night ending with a tie for their final OAA match of the season. The Dragons are co-champions of the OAA Red Division with Oxford. Standout performances by the Dragons go to Lexi Babicz with a 443 series bowling a 223 and […]

District wants to start classes before Labor Day

This fall, Oxford students could be reporting to school on Aug. 25 if the State of Michigan accepts a waiver from Oxford Schools to start classes before the Labor Day holiday instead of after. According to Superintendent Tim Throne this proposed schedule comes on the back of the state’s mandate to increase the number of […]