LOCS Science teachers present board with new tech. and resource request at May 22 board meeting

By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Board of Education met last Wednesday to discuss some possible new additions to the district. Kicking off the meeting were teachers Jamie Kimber and Craig Schoon who gave a hands-on presentation of their Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox. The two had originally gone to Lake Orion’s Assistant Superintendent of […]

4th annual Clergy, Cops and Kids fundraiser on tap for June 1

By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s time for another round of Clergy, Cops and Kids, the match that makes the lives of some of Orion’s residents a little better – and others a lot more fun. Clergy, Cops and Kids benefits the Lake Orion Police Association’s Kids & Kops programs and the Lake Orion United […]

Celebrate National Trails Day June 1 on the Paint Creek Trail

June 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Paint Creek Trailways Commission will celebrate its 21st Annual National Trails Day with free, family-friendly events in downtown Lake Orion. The theme of this year’s Paint Creek Trail National Trails Day event is bicycle safety. Attendees will receive a bike bell (while supplies last) as well […]

Veterans Memorial gets a little TLC from the Home Depot Foundation

Veterans Memorial gets a little TLC from the Home Depot Foundation

By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Veterans Memorial got a little extra sprucing up before the Memorial Day ceremony, with volunteers from the Lake Orion Home Depot planting flowers and a Victory Garden on May 22. Alana Hart, community outreach coordinator for the Lake Orion Home Depot, said the Home Depot Foundation gave the […]

DDA to purchase Lake Orion United Methodist Church parking lot

By Jim Newell Review Editor Parking is the problem on everyone’s minds in downtown Lake Orion lately – as are the possibilities of resolving the problem. To that end, the Downtown Development Authority has entered into an agreement to purchase two lots from the Lake Orion United Methodist Church. The DDA Board of Directors voted […]

Lake Orion’s 2019 Honored Veteran: Ernest W. Baker

Lake Orion’s 2019 Honored Veteran: Ernest W. Baker

By Jerry Narsh Lake Orion Review Guest Writer Since 2006, the Lake Orion Police Department has partnered with the Lake Orion American Legion Post #233 to annually select and honor a local Veteran for their service to their country on Memorial Day. This year, we have expanded our veteran partnership to include the North Oakland […]

Court is in session: ‘Critical Life Choices’ program exposes students to court proceedings, the necessity for making good decisions

By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s not only “bad” people who make mistakes; “good” people do, too. And there’s consequences for making poor decisions, a lesson that Judge Julie Nicholson and the attorneys in her school courts try to impart to young people. “When I was elected in 1997, one of the initiatives I had […]

Lake Orion Memorial Day Events

• Prayer and Memorial: 9 a.m. at Eastlawn Cemetery on Orion Road, just south of Atwater Street on the west side of Orion Road. • 3rd annual Orion Veterans Memorial Day 5k Run/Walk: The race begins at 9 a.m. and will start/finish on Anderson Street adjacent to the Children’s Park parking lot. Day of check […]