The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority hosted its annual Halloween Parade on Oct. 23, with the little ghouls and ghosts, princesses and superheroes and all manner of Halloween-clad kids marching through downtown LO. The kids enjoyed some fiendishly fun times in Children’s Park, devouring apple cider and donuts, before trick-or-treating at the participating businesses in […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor After three-and-a-half years as executive director of the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce, Kim Urbanowski announced on Monday that she is stepping down in January. And it’s a bittersweet farewell. “The last three and a half years at the OACC have been an exciting time of growth, not only in […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Village Council canceled its regular meeting on Monday due to lack of a quorum. The agenda items will be moved to the next regular council meeting, which is on Nov. 12 because Monday is Veterans Day, said village Manager Joe Young. CDBG Funds There is a public […]
For more photos see Oct. 30 issue of The Lake Orion Review.
Blanche Sims Elementary students exceed fundraising goal – Principal Nuss hits the roof Blanche Sims Elementary students may have had their annual Fun Run fundraiser on Oct. 4, but the fun continued for 20 more days. The students raised a record $18,000 for the school’s PTO. If they reached their $15,000 goal, Principal Ken Nuss […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor A local transportation organization is about to become a landlord. Last week, the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) board voted 9-0 to approve the terms of a 41-month lease with PYP Ventures. The company will rent 10,000 square feet of space inside NOTA’s new 20,000-square-foot building at 675 S. Glaspie […]
The Down Syndrome Guild of North Oakland County had its Special Needs Trunk-or-Treat on Friday at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The DSG Trunk-or-Treat has expanded over past few years to include special needs youth from the Orion and Oxford communities. The evening included trick-or-treating, pizza, snacks and music. Several area groups participated in the […]
Updated – 1:22 p.m. Oct. 23, 2019 The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect as Garrett Lee Roberts, 29, a resident of Pontiac. Roberts was arraigned at 11 a.m. Oct. 23 before Judge Nancy Carniak at the 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills. He was charged on two counts: 1. Premediated First Degree […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s a topic that’s been broached before but now Village of Lake Orion councilmembers are in the early stages of exploring the possibly turning the village into the City of Lake Orion. Councilmember Teresa Rutt made a presentation on the steps toward cityhood – if the council ultimately decides to […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer As we know, construction season never really comes to an end in Michigan. Downtown Lake Orion specifically has been busy dealing with parking issues that have resulted in several construction projects in order to add parking spaces and make the downtown safer. During their August 13 meeting, the Downtown Development […]