The Lake Orion Lions Club will sponsor a food drive to collect items for the Oxford/Orion FISH food pantry from 9 a.m. – noon June 20 in the parking lot of PNC Bank, 88 W. Flint St., Lake Orion. Non-perishable can and dry boxed goods are accepted and cash donations are appreciated, organizers said. Those […]
Orion neighborhood Television was announced a recipient of a 2020 Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation. The awards program was established to honor and promote community media and local cable programs that are distributed on Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access cable television channels. Station manager Joe Johnson and ONTV volunteer […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary Club donated five Upang Plus UV Waterless Sterilizers to area police and fire departments on June 4, helping first responders keep a little safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. “So, with all the things going on in the world, you can rest a little bit easier […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor, and Megan Kelley Review Writer Nearly 1,000 people gathered Friday evening in the parking lot of the Lake Orion Plaza on M-24 and E. Clarkston Road to rally for the Black Lives Matter movement, calling for an end to racism, police brutality against African Americans and unity among everyone. They […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met on June 3 for their last regular meeting before the end of the 2019-2020 school year where they discussed a request for enhancement millage and remote participation. According to Superintendent Marion Ginopolis, board President Jim Weidman, the board had recently received […]
Lake Orion Community Schools made history on June 4 by breaking ground on the district’s new Early Childhood Center at the corner of Joslyn and Clarkston roads. “A new Early Childhood Center is a dream that our district has talked about and wished for for many years,” Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Heidi Mercer […]
The Orion Township Public Library finalized plans for reopening this past week. Library staff returned to the library on Monday to start preparations for a safe opening, said library Director Karen Knox. Starting on June 10, return bins will reopen, however the due date for all materials will remain July 6. No fines will be […]
Black Lives Matter supporters march through downtown Lake Orion with Lake Orion Police Chief Harold Rossman joining the march. The peaceful rally at the Lake Orion Plaza on M-24 and march to downtown Lake Orion brought of nearly 1,000 supporters. Photo by Jim Newell. Photo coverage of the Black Lives Matter rally and march […]
COVID Adventure Run 2020 To donate Brian Thomas’s COVID Adventure Run 2020, visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid-adventure-run-2020 As of Wednesday afternoon, the day Lake Orion native Brian Thomas began his run, supporters had donated $4,445 toward the $100,000 goal to help those affected by COVID-19. Virtual Run Brian Thomas has also started the COVID Cabin Fever Virtual Race […]
Police Operating Millage (Not Including the Village of Lake Orion) (Proposal language) Shall the Charter Township of Orion be authorized to levy up to 3.5 mills for a period of six (6) years, starting in December 2020 and ending in December 2025, inclusive, for purposes of continuing to provide police services in the Charter Township […]