For the third year in a row, Lake Orion 11th-graders have out-done county- and statewide Michigan Merit Examination (MME) proficiency levels. In March 2007, MME replaced the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) for high school juniors. The test was formed to measure student performance across the state and to determine a school’s yearly adequate progress […]
Don’t know what to do with that old cell phone? How about helping a soldier serving overseas call home to his friends and families. The Lake Orion American Legion Post 233 recently began participating in the Cell Phones for Soldiers program. According to Butch Lanway, the Legion member heading up the project, in just one […]
VILLAGE OF OXFORD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Oxford Village council in the Oxford Council Chambers, 22 W. Burdick Street, Oxford on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 6:30 PM. The purpose of the public hearing is to review community […]
Notice of Public Hearing on Increasing Property Taxes The Addison Township Public Library of the Addison Township will hold a public hearing on a proposed increase of .2000 mills in the operating tax millage rate to be levied in 2014. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 25 at 7pm. At Addison Township Library […]
eview Staff Writer Free money might not be as fun to spend as one would think. In 2008, the Village of Lake Orion received $425,000 in Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to buy, rebuild and sell foreclosed homes. The national program, created by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), allocates different funding amounts […]
Michael and Michelle Lambie, of Lake Orion, announce the engagement of their daughter, Meghan, to Bradley Sawdon. Brad is the son of Craig and MaryBeth Sawdon of Rochester Hills. Meghan and Brad met while both attending Grand Valley State University. Meghan graduated in December 2006 with a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management and is […]
Students smooshed cream pies in the faces of Daniel Axford (DA) Elementary staff members last week as a reward for their successful fund-raising efforts. According to DA Principal Chad Boyd, approximately $25,000 was raised by this year’s fund run, which is the PTO’s largest fund-raiser for both DA and Oxford Elementary. ‘The DA/OES PTO does […]
Addison Township officials took another step towards the constructing a new township hall. The township board voted unanimously at the Monday’s regular board meeting to authorize Supervisor Bruce Pearson and David Gassen, project manager for Partners in Architect, to select a construction manager. In a special meeting Nov. 10, the board, along with Gassen, heard […]
Breakfast supports a healthy marching band The Lake Orion Band Boosters will host a pancake breakfast to support LOHS marching band at Applebee’s in Lake Orion. The event will be 8 to 10 a.m., Saturday, August 22 with a suggested donation of $5. Gospel sing-along and lawn concert Join ‘Onis Haskell Skudd and Niola Faye […]
I promise I’m not writing this column out of any bias. It’s true the Sandbar is a frequent Review staff hangout post-deadline. Carol always serves up exactly what we need after pulling together the paper each week. Instead, I’m writing this column imploring village officials, notably the Board of Zoning Appeals, to reconsider their decision […]