When Mr. Bill Holt’s guest column appeared in the Lake Orion Review last week, I was taken aback. Not because of the topic, because he has been making his dissent towards the LOCS November Bond Proposal abundantly clear in multiple public forums. As the Superintendent of Lake Orion Community Schools, my concern was his disregard […]
The Lake Orion High School marching band has a long history of success. That success continued when the marching band hosted the 2018 Lake Orion Bands Dragon Invitational on Saturday at Lake Orion High School. Lake Orion received the highest score – but didn’t win the invitational. With painstakingly rehearsed choreography, musical mastery and exuberant […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Amy Silvester, a long time Lake Orion resident, has spent years perfecting her children’s book series, The Tender Turtle. The series deals with issues that many children face everyday, differences. “It’s a good way to show, ‘hey, we’re all the same’,” Amy said. “We all have our thing, it’s […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer For the second year, Orion residents will be encouraged to run with fire to kick off fire safety month, the Run With Fire 5K and free kids run on Saturday at 9 a.m. Participants are encouraged to register online to reserve their spot and claim a t-shirt. There is a […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Commissioner Neal Porter was removed from his seat on the Orion Township Planning Commission on Thursday, after the board of trustees voted 6-1 in favor of the removal. Trustee John Steimel cast the lone nay vote. Clerk Penny Shults made the motion, supported by Trustee Brian Birney, to remove Porter […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene of a tense situation in southern Orion Township on Monday where they were in a standoff with a man barricaded inside a home. Deputies responded to a home in the 1000 block of Silverbell Road between Lapeer and Squirrel roads Monday around […]
Megan Kelley Review Writer Wednesday’s Lake Orion school board workshop had a long agenda planned for discussion. Though the agenda only had a single line dedicated to the bond it proved to be the biggest issue the board wanted to discuss. On Nov. 6, voters will be asked to decide on a proposed 10-year, $160 […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Police Department has a new police boat and with the addition of the resource to its arsenal, will be able to provide quick response to island residents and lake users on Lake Orion in the event of a situation. The Lake Orion marine patrol was active as […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Village of Lake Orion council sent a formal letter of request to Orion Township officials asking for a share of the recent voter-approved township parks and recreation millage funds. They also attended the township’s meeting last week to make the request in person. Township board members, however, did not […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer It’s all about reduce, reuse and recycle. Today, minimizing our carbon footprint has never been so easy and because of that, it is something Oakland County is looking to work toward. In May of this year, the Oakland County board had allocated more than $500,000 to be used for purchasing […]