Beginning May 8, 2022, the Orion Township Library will no longer offer CloudLibrary as an eBook and audiobook platform. “We found that usage of CloudLibrary lagged behind our other services, so we decided to concentrate our efforts on our more popular services,” the library said in an April 25 email to patrons. “You will still […]
During their meeting on April 27, the Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved a bid award for pool filtration at Lake Orion High School. The scope of the project involves the replacement of system controls, pumps and other filtration system components for the LOHS pool. According to district documents, the current 25-year-old system […]
On March 11, 80 students from Oakview, Scripps, and Waldon Middle Schools met at Waldon Middle School for the Lake Orion Community Middle Schools and Orion Township Public Library’s 2022 Battle of the Books. Over four months, teams read four books and were challenged with more than 60 multiple-choice, short answers and true/false questions at […]
Teen threatened to ‘shoot up’ Oxford, Lake Orion, Brandon Cranbrook high schools By Jim Newell Review Editor A 16-year-old boy from the United Kingdom has been arrested for making threats of violence against Lake Orion, Oxford, Brandon and Cranbrook high schools, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said. The teen also allegedly made threats against 37 […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education met on April 13 for their regularly scheduled meeting and the board unanimously approved three bid awards for technology and transportation projects. Some of the awards are part of the district’s three series $160 million facilities renovation and new construction projects. Voters […]
Help needed for Children’s Park build day on May 14 By Jim Newell Review Editor They slid down the slide, weaved their way through the rope bridge and climbed all over the new playscape at Green’s Park. And that’s just the adults. The Village of Lake Orion Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee called on volunteers […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion High School’s theater department is back for their annual spring musical. After months of rehearsal and countless hours dedicated to the show, the LOHS students are presenting: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The show takes place at LOHS next week May 5, 6 and 7 at […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority board met for their regularly scheduled meeting last week where the board received a presentation from Erick Phillips from Main Street of Oakland County on current market data. According to Phillips, the data, called Placer.ai, is available at the county level. Using apps downloaded on […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors met on April 12 and received a presentation from Jimmy Johnson from the Orion Historical Society about placing potential historical signage throughout the downtown. What Johnson calls “A Moment in Time” is something that the Historical Society has brought to the DDA […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools broke ground on their highly anticipated and long-awaited Blanche Sims Elementary school construction project last week. District administration, school board members and representatives from GMB Architects and Frank Rewold and Sons joined Blanche Sims staff and students in the current Blanche Sims cafeteria for the ceremony. […]