By Susan Carroll Review Writer Dave DeRue, owner and artist of Tattoo Nouveau, will be hosting a Project Semicolon event in conjunction with National Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10. Project Semicolon is an American mental health non-profit organization that primarily functions as an anti-suicide initiative. According to the movement, Project Semicolon brings hope and […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, the high-fives and cheers – these are the sounds that embody the quintessential game of baseball. Orion Township is in the final week of raising funds for the proposed Orion on Deck field at Friendship Park, an all-inclusive adaptive baseball/softball […]
Dragon on the Lake Festival breathes fire into LO By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Art Center’s Dragon on the Lake festival wrapped up another successful run on Sunday. The four-day event kicked off with a kids’ foam party in the Dragon Pub on Thursday and concluded on Sunday in the Pub with […]
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. For Matt Pfeiffer, taking part as one of the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink Ambassadors for Oakland County was a given as soon as he was asked. “The […]
The Lake Orion Men’s Senior Softball team recently won the league regular season and playoff championship. The team slugged its way to a 20-4 record in the regular season before winning the championship The team, sponsored by the Great Lakes McDonald’s and Old Detroit Bar & Grill, plays in the Oakland County Parks & Recreation […]
Marsh View Park will re-open on Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. with a grand re-opening celebration hosted by the Oakland Township Parks and Recreation Commission. The range expanded the shooting distance from 41 to 90 meters, added additional programs and paved the parking area at the west end of the park. Beginning […]
The Tommystock music festival takes center stage at Camp Agawam from Sept. 22-24, but organizers still have sponsorships available to help fund the charitable endeavor. Tommystock is partnering with Bryan’s HOPE, which stands for Heroin Opiate Prevention & Education, a Waterford-based nonprofit organization that helps bring support, awareness, and education about the dangers of prescription […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor It may seem like it’s been ages to some people, but the McDonald’s on M-24 reopened on Tuesday after only three-and-a-half months of construction. The old building – which had been in Lake Orion for 40 years – was demolished in May to make way for a new, more customer […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Village of Lake Orion will post daily updates of the Lake Orion and Paint Creek water levels on the village website, www.lakeorion.org. Police Chief Jerry Narsh said the village would take daily measurements of Lake Orion and Paint Creek – using Saturday’s water levels as a baseline, the day […]
Those of you driving by the McDonald’s on M-24 near Atwater Street Monday evening may have gotten your hopes up that the restaurant was open for business. Not quite. But close. The McDonald’s reopens on Tuesday, with the drive-thru opening at 5 a.m. and the dining room opening at 6 a.m. Monday night’s event was […]