Consumer activism earns Kingsbury kids free binders

Ralph Nader would be proud to know the consumer activism he helped spark back in the 1960s is alive and well in today’s youth at Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison. The independent school’s sixth-graders felt ripped off by the flimsy, cheaply-constructed binders their teachers purchased for them, along with the seventh and eighth-graders, last […]

Happenings

Memorial Day in Oxford, Addison Those wishing to observe the Memorial Day holiday in Addison Township can do so on Saturday, May 23 with a special ceremony at the Lakeville Cemetery on E. Drahner Road. The gathering will begin at 11:30 a.m. while the service will commence at Noon. Bring a dish to pass for […]

Library provides summer reading kick-off program to keep children learning

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer The Orion Township Public Library’s biggest family event of the year is approaching quickly. To kick off the summer reading program, the library will throw a party on June 7 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. During this time, library members will be able to sign up for their summer […]

Student journalists honored at state level

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer Michigan Interscholastic Press Association recognized several Lake Orion student journalists at their Spring Conference in Lansing recently. Lake Orion Dragon Yearbook and Television Production Workshops LO-AM was honored for various categories for their overall productions and individual’s work. Yearbook This past summer, advisor Stephanie Orth found out that the […]

DA turns student art into cash

Armed with their checkbooks, art connoisseurs from around Oxford gathered at Daniel Axford Elementary to purchase some one-of-a-kind pieces of self-expression at its finest. Okay, it was actually a bunch of parents who attended a special art show in which they could buy framed pieces of their children’s work with 20 percent of the proceeds […]

Oxford Wildcat Academic Achiever

Name: Kimberly Rizzo Parents: Anthony and Susan Rizzo GPA: 3.711 Plans after graduation: I am attending MSU, and working with their Academic Scholars Program and the Eli Brood College of Business to double major in marketing and advertising Extracurricular Activities: Student Council, National Honor Society, Drama, Varsity Dance Team Favorite Subject: AP Calculus, AP English, […]

Softball team wins league title, district play begins this week

Lake Orion’s varsity softball team clinched the OAA Red Division title in fine fashion. The Dragons locked up the title in the first game of a doubleheader against Troy but then also went on to win the nightcap. Sierra Gonzales pitched Lake Orion to the title in the first game by throwing a one-hitter in […]

Green streaming field trip

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Scripps Middle School eighth grade students had a wet and wild field day last week at the Paint Creek River and Orion Art Center. In conjunction with the Clinton River Water Shed Council and the GM Orion Assembly that initially donated waders and nets, students rummaged through the river […]

Lake Orion Police Log

Deputy Reports Monday, May 11, aggravated assault reported at Baldwin and Clarkston roads. Burglary reported on Indian Ridge. Jewelry missing. No signs of forced entry. Operating under the influence of alcohol reported at Baldwin and Clarkston roads. Wednesday, May 13, illegal entry–immigration–reported at Lapeer and Clarkston roads. Harassing communications reported on Marina Pointe. Illegal entry–immigration–reported […]

A Tiger in Dragonland

Detroit Tiger’s center-fielder Curtis Granderson headed to Lake Orion for the second time this year. Making good on his promise to stop in after his charity basketball game in January, Granderson put on a workshop for LOHS’s baseball teams on Monday. ‘I wanted to provide information for these guys even though they have great coaches […]