Looking for a good sale? Want to show off your favorite dog? The Village of Lake Orion is the place to be next weekend. Downtown Lake Orion is hosting its annual Dog Days on Aug. 12-13. Sidewalk sales and a village-wide garage sale take place on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Participaing residents […]
Talented area kids performed in the musical Once Upon a Mattress Aug. 4-5 at Meadow Brook Theatre on the grounds of Oakland University. The musical was presented by the Rochester Hills Dance & Arts Society, now in its fifth year producing high energy training for children and youth. The student cast of 58, ages 6-18 […]
This is what we people who perch on the waters of Lake Orion live for — a hot summer. At least most of us do. I’m sure there are a few lake people who crank up their air conditioning and hide behind their windows watching the boats go by. For me, it’s been a summer […]
Has this happened to you? First off, I would like to say I’m a new resident to Lake Orion. I did live here 25 years ago and I’m glad to be back home. This is something I really don’t get. I met my sister and brother-in-law for a few cocktails on a Friday night in […]
Ten Years Ago Aug. 9, 1995 ~~This year the weeds on Lake Orion appear to be worse than in the past and many lakefront homeowners are asking what can be done. ~~Beverly Tepper is the new principal at Pine Tree Elementary School ~~Three new coaches join the football staff at LOHS this fall. Chris Bell […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity girls soccer team has attained Academic All-State status for the third year in a row, finishing their 2005 season with a team grade point average of 3.62. In order to be considered for Academic All-State, teams must maintain a GPA of at least 3.3. The honor is awarded by […]
The U11 Lake Orion Dragons baseball team recently completed a successful season, finishing with a 31-14 record and a .700 winning percentage. A highlight win for the team was handing eventual league champ Bloomfield Sting their only loss of the season, 11-9. In June, the Dragons qualified for the Triple Crown World Series in Boulder, […]
The Girl Scouts held their annual week-long camp at Addison Oaks County Park on July 18-22. The camp had 202 girls from the Lake Orion/Oxford areas taking part this year. They learned archery, sang songs, learned about nature, worked on arts and crafts. The girls also conducted science experiments throughout the week.
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. By Verna Schaar Gustavus My first music teaching position when I finished college […]
Teachers at Carpenter Elementary School were busy on Aug. 3 getting their classrooms ready for students, who had their first day of school on Aug. 4. Carpenter Elementary School is a year-round school of choice. The rest of the Lake Orion schools begin classes on Aug. 29.