By Jim Newell Review Editor The General Federation of Women’s Clubs – Lake Orion (GFWC – LO) received 12 awards at the GWFC Michigan 124th State Convention from May 3-5 in Detroit, including the prestigious Michigan Club of the Year award for Category 1. “It was actually a great surprise because there are so many […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Students at Waldon Middle School traveled to Lansing June 4 to testify in front of the House Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Committee. Waldon Science teacher Jon Gray and Waldon History teacher Jillyan Fuller worked together with their students throughout the year to use their seperate curriculums on a combined […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Pine Tree Center held their annual field day last Thursday. Hundreds of special needs and PHASES students spent their morning playing games, eating snacks and enjoying the weather with their friends. There were more than 100 volunteers including those from the LOHS class, Exploring Special Education, and the Waldon […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The little tikes might be telling tall tales after Orion Township held its annual Youth Fishing Derby at Camp Agawam on Saturday, giving kids new fishing poles and families a chance to spend some quality time together on Tommy’s Lake. The Oakland County Kayak Fishermen bought kids’ poles for an […]
Challenge organizer starts his own petition of support By Jim Newell Review Editor A proposed triathlon in downtown Lake Orion is heading back to the Lake Orion Village Council on Monday for another public hearing and consideration after councilmembers decided not to take action on the event during the May 28 meeting. But the Lake […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously, 7-0, to raise water and sewer rates 14 percent, effective July 1, during the board’s meeting on Monday. The vote came after Director of Public Services Jeff Stout made the request to increase rates. “We need to get close to what I’ll […]
A Lake Orion man is dead and his mother is in critical condition from unknown causes after they were discovered in a home in the Village of Lake Orion. A Lake Orion Police Department Code Enforcement Officer found the victims after the officer went to check on a home that had tall grass and weeds […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In the early hours of the day on May 29 the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office received two different calls regarding a supposed threat against Lake Orion High School. One of these calls, from the Michigan State Police’s “OK to say” line, cited an Instagram post titled “killthekids98” which referenced LOHS […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion, while often viewed as a relatively well-off area, holds a population of students in danger of food insecurity. Lake Orion Community Schools itself has almost 1,700 students who receive free or reduced lunch throughout the school year, said Dawn Ames, the Director of Family Ministry at Lake Orion […]
The Lake Orion Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. June 6, and then its regular meeting at 6 p.m. June 25. The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority holds its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. June 18. The DDA Board of Directors regularly meets on the second Tuesday of […]