On April 18, 2019, Lakes Community Credit Union (LCCU) recognized its President/CEO Carolyn Chevrier by celebrating her 45th year with the organization. Carolyn started at LCCU, previously known as Pontiac Telephone Employees Credit Union, in April 1974 as a co-op student from Lake Orion High School. During her tenure, she worked in every department in […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Front Street west of Broadway Street will no longer be a one-way street, opening up to traffic in both directions later this summer. But a local apartment building will also be “reconfigured” in the process of making that stretch of Front Street a two-lane road. Front Street east of Broadway […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Memorial Day ceremony at the Orion Veterans Memorial on Monday was the culmination of the day’s events, with veterans, family and community members showing their support for those who have died in service to the nation — and their appreciation for those yet alive who have served. Each name […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer On Oct. 11, 2018 students at Renaissance High School in Detroit entered the building to find dozens of “secrets” taped to the wall. The wall, now known as the “Coming Out Wall,” featured secrets students had anonymously submitted to the school’s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) Alliance as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Ethan Cleveland, a sophomore at Lake Orion High School, was promoted to the rank of chief petty officer in the Naval Sea Cadets Corp during a ceremony at the Orion Veterans Memorial on May 19. For Ethan, the promotion was the culmination years of hard work and dedication to the […]
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 […]
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 […]