Dear editor, The desire of the township to take over trash hauling is another example of government intrusion into the private sector. I have yet to see anything that the government can do better and more cost effectively than the private sector can do. The manta may be that it is ‘greener and better for […]
Brandon Twp.- Alcohol is believed to be a factor in an accident that critically injured a 4-year-old township boy a week ago. Deputies responded at about 2:18 p.m., Aug. 15, to a single vehicle rollover accident in the 1100 block of Hurd Road. At the scene, they found a Ford Explorer heavily damaged in the […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer This weekend Lake Orion high school students will be debating creationism versus evolution with the performance of Inherit the Wind, a play that debuted in 1955 fictionalizing the 1925 Scopes ‘Monkey? Trial. The Lake Orion High School production will premier Thursday night at 7 p.m., will offer a matinee […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Many people in Orion Township know the face of Roberto Vecchi. And many more will come to know him. The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce recently named Vecchi, the General Manager of the Lake Orion Buffalo Wild Wings, as Business Person of the Year for 2014. The 2013 awardee […]
Area real estate manager Jeff Dawley witnesses the good and bad of the local housing market. Dawley, manager of Atlas Real Estate, 8491 State Road, Goodrich, says foreclosures have sparked about a 20 percent decline in home values in the area. That’s the bad. The good part is, sales of homes are up, explained Dawley. […]
Goodrich-A major rainstorm last year put a damper on Good Times in Goodrich festivities, but this year’s forecast calls for sunny skies and plenty to do for the whole family during the fifth annual downtown event. On Aug. 29, more than 30 crafters will gather at the village commons, and there will be a wide […]
About 40 high school students from Lake Orion Baptist School participated in a mock legislature program on Thursday and Friday last week. The program was through Lansing-based Student Statesmanship Institute (SSI), was under the leadership of James Muffett, who ran the program. SSI’s onsite program is an educational course where high school students experience leadership […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer What can grow up to 15 feet tall, has a rigorous 30 foot root system and reproduces like mad? Phragmites, an invasive species that Orion Township is trying to eliminate. Orion Township is approaching the phragmites outbreak, as well as several other invasive species in southeast Michigan, hand in […]
Two local nursing students recently got a crash course in caring for impoverished patients in the Dominican Republic. Susan Gajdos, a 2005 Brandon High School graduate, and Stacy Luttrell, a 2005 Goodrich High School graduate, were in the developing Caribbean nation from Aug. 2-9 as part of an annual mission trip with their church, New […]
Atlas Twp.- Debate over funding for the 120-year-old Goodrich Library building moved forward on Monday night when township officials called for a special meeting with Goodrich Village officials. At 6 p.m., Aug. 27 the township board will host a special meeting with the village council at the township hall to discuss the future of the […]