By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Area Youth Assistance hosted its first Holiday Mart last week, giving Lake Orion schoolchildren the chance to learn that it is better (or just as good) to give unto others. Students from Head Start and the Great Start Readiness Program at the CERC (Community Education Resource Center) building […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The continental United States is home to many varying biomes. From vast plains to salt deserts, the continental United States is unique when it comes to the habitats that make up it’s territory. But in the United States, there is only one coral reef — the Florida Reef Tract. The […]
The kids at Sunny Day Preschool showed the true spirit of the holidays by giving away Christmas cups stuffed with cookies and chocolate treats on Dec. 16. The students in Cindy Winther’s preschool classes loved leaving colorful surprises at the place settings in the dining hall at Lake Orion United Methodist Church. The church hosts […]
77 Lake Orion kids get a Merrier Christmas By Jim Newell Review Editor It was an evening of heroes and happiness for 77 kids during the Lake Orion Police Department and Friends Shop with a Hero event Dec. 19 at the Auburn Hills Target store. And while 76 heroes – LOPD officers, Star EMS, FBI […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Township Board of Trustees unanimously adopted the proposed 2020 budget and set millage rates during its meeting Monday evening. This is the sixth year in a row that the township has passed a balanced budget without having to use money from the General Fund for operating expenses, said […]
Santa Claus joined the Orion Township Firefighter Goodfellows for a trip through the Keatington subdivision on Saturday, collecting donations from the residents. The holiday trip through Keatington, an annual tradition going back several years, raises food, funds and toys for the Goodfellows Christmas basket program. Residents could leave their donations on the curbside, but most […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor For 31 years, Linda Sickles led the Orion Township Public Library as its director, working tirelessly to bring a new, modern library to the township and make it a center of the community. Sickles, who had waged a fierce battle against cancer, died on Dec. 15. She was 72. A […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met on Dec. 11 for a special meeting to interview possible search firms to aid in the superintendent search process. At their Nov. 20 meeting the board narrowed their options down to three firms: Ray and Associates, Michigan Association of School Boards and […]
More parking coming to downtown LO in January By Megan Kelley Review Writer As of Monday afternoon, the homes that previously sat on 52 and 104 Slater Street are no more. Demolition of the homes was originally set to begin on Dec. 12. However, due to an illness the contractor was unable to start until […]
Beginning on Dec. 17, Picasso’s Grapevine in Clarkston will merge with the Orion Art Center. The business with continue to operate under the Orion Art Center Brand. Leanna Haun founded Picasso’s Grapevine in 2014 with the goal to “bring out the artist in everyone” by giving them a space to learn how to create art […]