A round of applause for volunteers in 2010

Thank you. That was the simple message from the Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority (DDA) last Thursday at their Volunteer Appreciate Party when more than 60 guests helped the DDA celebrate downtown businesses and volunteers in 2010. As is the custom each year, DDA staff handed out awards to community members, though this year they […]

Independence Township

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS The Independence Township Board of Appeals will meet Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at 7:30 pm at the Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, MI 48346 to hear the following cases Case #03-0045 Wayne Maciejewski, Petitioner for Farmer Jack APPLICANT REQUESTS VARIANCE FOR OUTDOOR SALES FROM APRIL THRU AUGUST Dixie Highway […]

Area Fourth of July activities

Hadley Township 8-10 a.m.’Boy Scouts Pancake Breakfast ‘Town Hall 9 a.m.-3 p.m. ‘Craft Show ? Town Hall 9 a.m.-10 p.m. ? Coffee, muffins, pizza, pop, sandwiches, hand dipped ice cream and lots of treats ? Ice Cream Parlour 10 a.m. sharp ? Kids Parade ? ball field (Kids under 10 yrs. must be with an […]

Club will erect flagpole

The Lake Orion Horseshoe Club has been given permission by village council members to install a flagpole at the horseshoe pits near the lower municipal parking lot, off Anderson Street. The club wants to erect the 25-foot pole to honor the memory of one of its longtime members, Lori Brown. Plans are to put a […]

Horseshoe club goes for world record

A man grunts, lofting something through the air. Clank. ‘Ringer!? Ever hear those sounds while hanging out in Children’s Park or at the Orion Art Center? They’re probably coming from the horseshoe pits, belonging to Lake Orion Horseshoe Club. It’s Website boasts the title of Michigan’s oldest horseshoe club. And now, they’re going for a […]

Letter to the editor: Farmers? market says ‘thanks? for help

Dear editor, We couldn’t have done it without you. The Farmers’ Market at Canterbury Village on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. would like to thank the following citizens for their help with support of the market. Thank you to Supervisor Matt Gibb for covering our sign ordinance concerns, M & B Graphics for their help with […]

LO Police Log

Monday, Sept. 1, a drunken driving arrest occurred at M-24/Clarkston Road. An assault with a gun took place at Children’s Park on South Broadway. A license plate was stolen on South Broadway. *** Tuesday, Sept. 2, an unwanted person was at an apartment on South Broadway. *** Wednesday, Sept. 3, a person on Hauxwell said […]

Remember that one time…

This is the second installment in The Lake Orion Review’s annual Year in Review. It will provide some remembrances from the second half of the year, from July 1 to December 31, 2015. We hope that 2015 was a good year for all of you and pray that 2016 will be even better. Lake Orion […]

Butterfly sculpture could lead to sanctuary at OAC

By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer On the grounds of the Orion Art Center near downtown sits a massive, new sculpture that is unlike the intensity and fierceness of the commonly created dragon artwork. It’s a butterfly. Seventeen butterflies to be exact. And its creation is intended to be a catalyst for a larger, more […]