I agree with the comments in ‘Why have the carnival in the village.? This event only helps a few businesses downtown and creates problems for everyone else. My daughter works part-time at CJ Village Cafe and was hoping to make a bundle in tips during this event. Unfortunately, she came home with no tips and […]
Lake Orion golfers David Kurtz and Timothy Marion recently qualified to compete in the Golf Association of Michigan’s (GAM) Junior Amateur State Championship. The event will be held at the Moors Golf Club in Portage, Michigan on July 27-30. Kurtz and Marion were two out of 75 golfers who qualified for the state championship after […]
Learning Options High School has a new supervisor. Lauren Sanborn was hired by Lake Orion School Board members on July 13. She was also an candidate for the position of principal at Webber Elementary School. Sanborn, from Savage, Minnesota, earned a bachelor of science degree in Education from Central Michigan University in 1992 and a […]
Two golfers from Oakland Township and one from Lake Orion competed in the Buick Junior Open, presented by Golfweek, at the Flint Elks Lodge 222 Golf Club in Grand Blanc, July 12-15. From Oakland Township, Andrew Miller and Jason Praet competed, and also competing in the boys division was Timothy Marion of Lake Orion. The […]
The Lake Orion High School ice hockey program will host a formal dinner and auction on Sept. 10 at the Castle Grille at Canterbury Village on Joslyn Road. Tickets are now available to the public for $40 each. LOHS Hockey is also seeking additional corporate donations for the completion of the new locker room at […]
Lake Orion High School is looking to fill four coaching vacancies for the upcoming school year. Coaches are needed for varsity girls tennis, varsity boys tennis, junior varsity girls tennis and junior varsity football (head coach). The preferred candidate will have previous coaching or playing experience. Applicants should contact LOHS Athletic Director William Reiss at […]
Oxford resident Kirsten Boothe and her two children and two of their friends recently enjoyed a morning of berry picking, thanks to the Middleton family and their berry farm in Brandon Township. Boothe said she had planned to take her daughters Chloe, 2 1/2, and twin sister Lily, along with brother Gabriel, 4, and friends […]
Back in 1975, The Orion Review decided to pay $5 to readers who wanted to share their memories of the depression years. They’re so interesting that I thought it would be a good idea to reprint some of those stories this summer. Elaine Stieb, editor BY HARRIET SHAAR My depression years were spent at The […]
Cub Scout Pack 37 held their summer picnic on June 27 at the Bunny Run Beach Club. Scouts and their parents enjoyed a barbecue and hours of fun in the sun. Pictured here, retiring the flag for the evening, are den leader Dave Clark, and scouts Trevor Frank, Mackenzie Harris, Ryan Matheson, Sean Clark, Joshua […]
They said it was long, exhausting and ‘a lot of hard work,? Bryan and Laurie Valko said they wouldn’t hesitate to work as extras again, after filming scenes for the film, ‘The Island.? The movie, staring Ewan McGregor (who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ‘Star Wars? prequels) and Scarlett Johansson (who stared in the ‘Lost […]