St. Joseph Catholic Church held their annual Blessing of Pets on the lawn in front of the chapel on Saturday. Dozens of animal lovers came from near and far for the chance to have their furry friends blessed by Father John. Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, a rabbit and even a horse traveled to the church […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Art Center held the opening Portraits exhibit on Sept. 26, with Lake Orion residents earning top awards and honorable mentions for their works. The exhibit is on display at ABeanToGo, 16 W. Flint St., through Oct. 25. Diana Ostrand of Lake Orion won first place for her portrait […]
The Friends of the Orion Township Public Library will host a gently used book sale from Sept. 18-21. Public sale days are: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18-19 Half Off Day: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 20. $5 bag day: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 21: There is also an exclusive preview […]
The Wildwood Amphitheater will host the Canine Companions Rescue Center’s Rescue Dogs Rock concert on Sept. 7 from noon to 9 p.m. This all day event will feature music from Mike Leslie, Mange, Meanstreet, Dangerous X, Nick Small, Stone Gypsy, Power Lounge, The Proud Naturals and Super Funk Jen. The event will also have food […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Mothers, sisters, wives, daughters, friends, colleagues. Most people know someone in their lives who has been affected by breast cancer. And real men wear pink – especially when raising awareness and donations for the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign. This year, the Orion area has four Real […]
Lake Orion’s 6th annual fundraiser event LO Palooza will once again take over the Wildwood Amphitheater on Sept. 14. This year’s lineup includes Sawyer Fredericks, The Native Howl, Levi Bootcut and the Straight Legs, Tripp ‘N’ Dixie, Escaping Pavement, 2XL and The Gasoline Gypsies. The event will also feature several vendors, food, kids activities and […]
Reggie Love & Friends performed during the Dragon Heart benefit concert for Common Ground on Aug. 21 at the Children’s Park gazebo in downtown Lake Orion. Common Ground is an Oakland County-based organization dedicated to helping those in crisis through support programs and crisis hotline. The concert brought together five musicians, three painters and hundreds […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The 11th annual Dragon on the Lake festival wrapped up on Sunday, drawing in thousands of people from throughout Oakland County and surrounding areas to downtown Lake Orion. The festival is the Orion Art Center’s largest fundraiser of the year and helps fund its operations and community programs for the […]
Canterbury Village hosted their first ever Taco Fest this past weekend. The packed event saw over 20,000 visitors during its three day span with some waiting hours to try some of the best tacos Michigan has to offer. Complete with a taco eating contest, a burrito rolling contest, a hot pepper eating contest, margarita madness, […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Boy Scouts of America and Cub Scouts organizations have seen several changes over the past two years, most notably including girls in scouting. But what will future generations of Lake Orion scouts learn when they open a soon-to-be buried time capsule? Perhaps what is was like for their mothers […]