By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s the pre-season’s pre-season in Dragon Country. Pre-season has not even started yet, but the Lake Orion High School football teams have already had a busy schedule, hosting training camps and a Dragon Stadium cleanup. Lake Orion coaches and varsity players have hosted summer camps for elementary and middle schoolers […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Village of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee has their eye on some new park upgrades at both Children’s and Green’s parks. The ideas were presented to both the village council and the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors on July 12 and July 13, respectively. Giving the […]
The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education presented their ratings for the first superintendent evaluation of Ben Kirby at their meeting on July 21. “The Lake Orion Board of Education has conducted the annual review of the superintendent of schools (Ben Kirby). The thorough review process was conducted during multiple work sessions by the […]
Lake Orion Community Schools has been busy in the past few months filling administrative positions throughout the district. Last week, the district announced that Gretchen Hynes will take over the role as principal at Stadium Drive Elementary for the 2021-22 school year. Hynes has worked in the district as a teacher at Carpenter Elementary, Orion […]
On Monday, Lake Orion Community Schools announced that Jamie Evans would be filling the role as Pine Tree Center Supervisor. The position was recently left vacant after the previous supervisor, Jillian Knapp took the position of principal at Orion Oaks Elementary. Evans has experience in the district, most notably working as a social worker and […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Classic cars will line the streets of downtown Lake Orion on Saturday for the Golling Buick GMC annual classic car show benefiting the Lake Orion Police Association. Golling and the Lake Orion Police Association co-host the car show, which will feature around 200 classic vehicles – trucks, hot rods, muscle […]
Library Board accepts the resignation of Karen Knox The Orion Township Public Library announced that their Board of Trustees has voted to accept the resignation of Karen Knox as Library Director, effective August 7. Knox has been the Library Director for the past 9.5 years. “It has been such an honor to work with the […]
DDA, village treasurers to review bills, report to the board By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors met in-person for the first time in more than a year on July 13 where frustration brewed yet again over a request from board member and Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett for […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor For Dr. Richard Veyna, May 27 began like most school days: wake up, get the kids ready for school, drive them to school. But while he was out, Veyna got the alert that that day was not like any other day at the Veyna household: smoke alarms were going off […]
Real Men of Orion ‘Boobs, Tubes & Dudes’ fundraiser to aid in the fight against breast cancer By Jim Newell Review Editor Mothers, sisters, wives, daughters, friends, colleagues. Most people know someone in their lives who has been affected by breast cancer. And real men wear pink – especially when raising awareness and donations for […]