The Lake Orion Review’s very own Trevor Keiser had the opportunity to tell the Blanche Sims third graders of Alison Webb’s class what it was like to be a journalist. While the staff and Keiser expected some questions, the kids managed to pose a few that turned heads and raised eyebrows. More on Page 28. […]
Hello readers and welcome to an another column by your favorite home-bred reporter. This week we’re going to try something different. There will be no moral, no lesson, no ‘try-to-rememeber? motto, just a story about something new I tried over the weekend of May 5 – backpacking. The idea was originally pitched to me by […]
Sometimes working together clearly benefits both parties, as Orion’s Hollywood Market and the Orion-based GoGet Grocery Delivery discovered in April 2011. Since then, the companies have worked together to put a delivery system in every Hollywood Market across south-east Michigan, but the relationship started with something as simple as a billboard. ‘We started our business […]
The kids of Blanche Sims received a different kind of education on May 10, when adults from around Orion Township and further came in to share what they did for a living. Every class room, from the smallest kindergarten to the busiest fifth grade, was entertained by professionals sharing their knowledge and explaining what they […]
Summer is nearly here and the Lake Orion downtown business owners are looking forward to the months of boosted shopping ahead. 2011’s summer saw most of that opportunity crushed beneath construction necessary to introduce the downtown’s Streetscape – a beautification project that renovated roads, sidewalks and more. Now that the new facade is in place, […]
It’s relay for life season and even Orion’s businesses are getting involved with the cause. Hair Inn, located at 3753 S. Baldwin Road has committed to giving out haircuts to anyone who comes in on May 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cuts are 10 dollars and all proceeds are going to the […]
Softball double headers can allow for spectacular wins, crushing losses and sometimes the home team cannot quite make the plays they need. The Dragons of softball managed just that on May 3, when after scoring a shutout victory over rivals and neighbors the Clarkston Wolves, they were upset during the second game of their double […]
The dragons of baseball continued their winning record last week with a pair of wins over the highlanders of Rochester Adams High School. The Dragons faced the team on Orion turf May 3 and took both games in the double header. Junior Nick Deeg had an RBI in the first game and with the dragons […]
No small town is complete without an annual carnival and Orion has their branch of the Lions Club to thank for once again bringing that carnival to life. The Lions Club Jubilee is back at Canterbury Village from June 21 to 24 and according to member Joe Hildebrand the event is going to be great. […]
Many of you may have already guessed this, but technology is a fascination of mine. I’m all over the tech journals during doctors visits, I stay up-to-date on the newest innovations and I certainly have a weakness for useful new devices. I move on to new stuff so often that I often forget how far […]