Get ready. Get set. It is time for spring training for the Clarkston Youth Baseball Organization. But this ‘Spring Training? does not include bats, mitts, or baseballs – but sneakers will be needed for the Annual Clarkston Riverdawgs 5K run/walk at Clintonwood Park. This opportunity provides families and solo runners an opportunity to explore Clintonwood […]
Texted by her daughter about a bomb threat at Clarkston High School, a concerned parent was surprised when the school was not evacuated. ‘Nancy Mahoney, one of the assistant principals gave me this whole song and dance about they didn’t think it was a credible threat. There had been a conversation on facebook and they […]
There will be a passel of mighty Goodfellows and a few good women from the Orion community out during the next few days working hard to make this Christmas holidays delightful for the area’s needy. This season marks the 49th year the Orion Firefighters Goodfellows will be selling special editions of The Lake Orion Review […]
By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer The Orion Art Center is inviting local artists to be a part of their annual art show and fundraiser, the Holiday Market, now in its 15th year. The Holiday Market will be showcasing the work of artists and those pieces will be available for purchase. A percentage of each […]
SCHOOLS OFFER RECOMMENDATION FOR $5.4 MIL IN CUTS The school district’s administration offered up their version of Lake Orion Community School’s (LOCS) budget puzzle at the Board of Education’s March 10 meeting, recommending a $5.4 million cut. Audience members filled the board room, standing shoulder to shoulder and spilling into the hallway, as Assistant Superintendent […]
Thieves smashed windows from about a dozen cars Saturday night in Orion Township, making off with GPS units, iPods, laptops, a set of expensive golf clubs and other items left in vehicles overnight. ‘If you leave your belongings in the car you’re just inviting someone to steal them,? said Sgt. Michael Suarez of the Oakland […]
By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor A hero is a hero, no matter what age. No matter how he has served or to who, what uniform he wears, if any at all, a hero is someone who rises to a challenge with grace, dignity and the intention of helping others. The Lake Orion Police Department knows […]
By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor Biology came alive for Lake Orion High School teacher Andrea Brook after she represented Michigan in a national conference.? After being awarded as Michigan’s 2015 Outstanding Biology Teacher in May, Brook was invited as an honorary guest to the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Carolina Biological Supply Company’s Honors […]
Imagine sitting on your couch early one Sunday morning when the front door ‘explodes? open at the hands of a man with an ‘extensive and violent? criminal history, who begins scouring your residence and yelling for an unknown woman. That’s the scene that played out not once, but twice, around 6:50 a.m., March 7, say […]
By Leah Yanuszeski, Review Intern Buck Lake doesn’t like math class. Jim Manzo is a math teacher at LOHS. So how did this unlikely pair come to be? Luckily for Manzo, Lake is good with his hands. When Manzo found his Pontiac Grand Prix with a flat tire after school, two students went out of […]