Three area General Motors plants, including Orion Assembly, awarded $100,000 to five area nonprofits as part of GM’s Community Impact Grants program. Blessings in a Backpack – Lake Orion was one of the recipients. Area officials, nonprofits and General Motors executives posed with the check following the presentation ceremony. Photo provided by GM Orion Assembly […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — Residents will soon see an increase in their water and sewer bills after the Orion Township Board of Trustees voted 6-0 to raise those rates by seven percent. The decision came after a water and sewer rate study the township commissioned with Yeo & Yeo CPAs and […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met last week for a regularly scheduled meeting which included the district’s Truth in Budget and Taxation hearing and the review and approval of the 2023 Tax Rate Request form. The purpose of the Truth in Budget and Taxation […]
School board approves creation of technology director position By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — During its meeting on May 31, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education unanimously approved hiring a new director of special education and the creation of a new technology director position. Due to the recent retirement of Julie […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor PONTIAC — The men and women of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office are hardworking, thoughtful individuals who care about the communities they police and their efforts deserve recognition. That’s the message Oakland County Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard shared during his annual awards ceremony in May, honoring those deputies and officers […]
The winners of this year’s Ted Swietlik “Heart of a Dragon Scholarship” are Lake Orion High School students Anthony Schulte and Madison Merrell. The scholarship was established seven years ago by the Television Production Workshop (TPW) alumni in memory of Ted Swietlik, a 2014 graduate of Lake Orion High School. Ted was a two-year member […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — School is out but reading is still in at the Orion Township Public Library. The library is gearing up for its annual summer reading festivities starting on June 10 with the Summer Reading Kickoff celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Reading Garden. The celebration […]
This Saturday the Miracle Quilts-Quilts for Our Wounded Troops group will host their annual show and display at Independence Village, 701 Market Street in Oxford. Admission is free and runs from 10 to 3 p.m. The show will feature a display of 800 quilts, a quilt raffle, and a sewers/crafters garage sale. All proceeds raised […]
Memorial Day race raises more than $10k for the Orion Veterans Memorial By Jim Newell Review Editor LAKE ORION — The Memorial Day ceremony at the Orion Veterans Memorial was the culmination of the day’s events, with veterans, family and community members showing their support for those who have died — and their appreciation for […]
Fundraisers planned to help with costs By Jim Newell Review Editor LAKE ORION — The annual fireworks show on Lake Orion has become an Orion tradition and the group behind the show wants to keep that tradition booming but needs community support to do so. The Lake Orion Fireworks Foundation (LOFF) has planned the fireworks […]