Polly Ann Trail gets extended

By John Counts Outdoor enthusiasts will now have a little more trail to walk, run or bike on in Orion. Three and a half miles more, to be exact. The Polly Ann Trail recently opened a new segment in Orion Township, near Civic Center Park. The Polly Ann Trail is a 14.2-mile, non-motorized trail located […]

Maybe Howie Mandel has the right idea!

The airwaves have been inundated with news of the impending swine flu or H1N1 influenza, which gives it a more ominous sounding! And speaking of ominous, the World Health Organization predicts that within two years, nearly one-third of the world’s population will have caught it! ‘What we know is, it’s brand new and no one […]

Wienermobile makes a holiday pit-stop

Oscar Mayer’s has a way to attract the crowds with a giant hot dog on wheels. Hot-dogger Mike Heng and his copilot took the big dog for a spin last week and ended up at the Hollywood Market in Lake Orion. Him and his crew of hot-doggers have been driving all over the northeast the […]

Student to work behind the scenes for all-star game on NBC

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer On’January 3, at 1 p.m.’America will get a sneak peak of the country’s future college and professional football players on NBC, and Lake Orion High School senior Riley Bussell will be behind the scenes, producing the show. She was one of four broadcast students in the nation selected to […]

Village Candidates Forum

Given the state of the economy, what are the budget priorities for the village? Stumkat ? I’m sure number one is maintaining what we have and completing the services to serve our residents. It’s going to be tough, this is no question due to the fact of the economy. I think it’s going to take […]

Dragon Varsity Dance captures 1st

By Catherine Grenon Special to The Review The Lake Orion High School Varsity Dance Team spent an exhausting four days at Oakland University in July at the Universal Dance Association (UDA) Dance Camp and Competition. While they attend the camp each summer, this year they worked harder than ever and were able to dance away […]

At the end of the year, it is time to reflect

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 2014 will soon become a memory and 2015 is on the horizon. Many of you may be thinking about New Year’s resolutions and hopefully you keep them. Here is a review of The Review’s great and not-so-great happenings in 2014. The week will include the first six months of […]

Student to work behind the scenes for all-star game on NBC

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer On’January 3, at 1 p.m.’America will get a sneak peak of the country’s future college and professional football players on NBC, and Lake Orion High School senior Riley Bussell will be behind the scenes, producing the show. She was one of four broadcast students in the nation selected to […]

Leonard Elementary student shot in the face

A 5-year-old girl, is recovering at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital after being shot in the face Wednesday night inside a residence at the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department has 30-year-old Pontiac man suspected of the shooting in custody. He was the boyfriend of the victim’s 21-year-old aunt and is currently […]

‘He was not afraid to take a stand?

Brandon Twp.-In the1980s, township resident Roger McCarville once told a Detroit newspaper, ‘Rosa Parks could get on the bus to protest (and) we still can’t get on the bus.? McCarville’s quip at Detroit City officials, followed his arrest after he and others chained themselves to city buses on Jefferson Avenue, protesting a lack of adequate […]