By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools consistently ranks high amongst other school districts in Oakland County when it comes to student instruction. This shows regularly through M-STEP and SAT results in Lake Orion’s general education population. But what about the special education department? During the LOCS board of education meeting on Feb. […]
Pay-to-park pilot test could be coming to the village By Jim Newell Review Editor A pay-to-park parking system could be coming to downtown Lake Orion in the near future if a proposed pilot testing program is successful. Village officials met twice this month with representatives from Municipal Parking Services (MPS) about the possibility of installing […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer It’s a weekend of handcrafted art and Olde World wines without having to travel far. Kings Court Castle at Canterbury Village is hosting Art in the Castle from March 14-15. “We produced an art fair in Orchard Lake called Fine Art Fine Wine Fair and we wanted to bring something […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In November of 2018, the Pine Tree Center went Cruising for Paws with the help of Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary Club to raise money for the purchase and training of a therapy dog. Fast forward to Feb. 12 at 7 p.m., Director of Special Education showed off the fruits of […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Need a little something to spice up a Saturday night? Especially when that day is Leap Day? The Lake Orion Lions Club and Lake Orion United Methodist Church host the 5th annual Taste of the Town fundraiser beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 29 in the Grand Ballroom at Boulder Pointe […]
Orion Township was one of three Michigan communities named as 2020 Pure Michigan Trail Towns by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) during the Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism yesterday in Grand Rapids. These three communities join the four trail towns named last year, for a total of seven Pure Michigan trail towns […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Veterans Memorial is a hallowed place in the community, a place where its veterans, family, friends and supporters gather to commemorate the military service of Orion’s own. Over the past two decades, the veterans have worked to many the memorial an attractive monument in which they and the […]
Police find more than 50 ‘taggings’ across the downtown landscape, cost still undetermined By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s not the kind of walking tour that village officials wanted for Lake Orion, but anyone who strolls through the downtown can see scores of new graffiti on public signs and mailboxes. Graffiti vandals colored downtown Lake […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer As summer approaches, Lake Orion Community Schools is preparing to lay out their construction projects for Carpenter Elementary, Orion Oaks Elementary and for new Astro-Turf on the high school soccer field. During their Feb. 11 meeting, the Lake Orion Board of Education approved bid awards for the two school bond […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Will possible new policy changes force the district to rename Blanche Sims Elementary once the new building is finished? No, and you won’t see any unapproved drones flying over school facilities either. The Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education met on Wednesday for a regular meeting that included discussions […]