The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors held their annual election of board members on Tuesday. Debbie Burgess will remain chairperson and Anthoney Reighard will also stay on as vice chairperson. Sam Caruso took over for Kristen Horvath as board secretary. New board member Matt Schell not only replaces Rob Romain on the […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. – Alexandria Lambert loved horses and playing the saxophone, baking and sports. On Nov. 12, the Oakview Middle School eighth-grader went snowmobiling with her boyfriend and his father in Independence Township. School had been canceled for the day. Alexandria, 13, was riding as a passenger on a 2004 […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors met on Tuesday for their regularly scheduled meeting and discussed lighting up M-24. During the meeting, the board discussed moving forward with funding for lighting on M-24. This project would provide private business owners who own lights along the M-24 portion […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Village Council officially accepted David Churchill’s resignation as councilmember during the council meeting Nov. 12 and will begin the process of searching for a replacement. Churchill submitted his resignation Oct. 14 via email to village Manager Joe Young, writing “…it is with deepest regrets that I have […]
LOCS Superintendent Marion Ginopolis will regularly share thoughts and updates about district-related topics in The Review. As we approach the many holidays ahead, the spirit of giving to others becomes apparent as Lake Orion Community School District children collect food items, clothing, and other gift items to provide to others who are less fortunate. It […]
Elijah McKinnon and Calide Gordy have been arraigned for the armed robbery that occurred at Addison Oaks County Park in Addison Twp. Aug. 18. During the incident, an Oxford Township resident was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted by two men, later identified as McKinnon and Gordy, while walking in the trails of Addison Oaks. Detectives […]
Orion Neighborhood Television hosted their sixth annual Wildwood Film Festival Oct. 30 at the Oxford 7 movie theater. Nine short films produced by Lake Orion filmmakers were shown to a sold out crowd with awards afterward. Adult division winners were: first place winner, “Witched” produced by Mindy Denninger, second place winner, “Wildcat Gold” produced by […]
The Lake Orion Lions Club is collecting toys and games to help area children this Christmas season. “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And as strange as it may seem with the economy booming and people working, there are families in the Lake Orion area who need a little extra help this holiday […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Bruce Gertz – known locally by most people simply as Bruce – is getting a place to stay for the cold winter months. “We have secured him a warm place for the winter,” said Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, adding that the place “is being made ready” with some […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. – A 13-year-old Orion Township girl has died from her injuries after a snowmobile collision on Tuesday, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said. The accident happened shortly after 4 p.m. Nov. 12 in the area of Whipple Lake Road and N. Eston Road in Independence Township, according to the sheriff’s office incident report. […]