A recent overdose and drug bust in the Village of Lake Orion has Police Chief Jerry Narsh worried about an old problem–heroin. ‘It’s a reality; it’s here,? he said. ‘The Lake Orion Police Department is taking hard and serious action against this drug. Against those who use it, and those who sell it. Heroin is […]
Take a what-if drive around Lake Orion on December 17, 2012. The streets are mostly empty except for the occasional vagrants and hoodlums. Storefronts are boarded up. Shops, restaurants, even the big box stores are closed. A ghost town. Governments have been reduced to poor, ineffectual entities rife with corruption. People with any sort of […]
Four months ago, Orion’s GM assembly plant, which makes the popular Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6, announced they were adding a third shift. So much has changed in such a short amount of time. A few weeks ago, 650 employees were laid off. Now, as all three of Detroit’s beleaguered automakers take heat in Washington […]
Without storytellers, the past can feel like a black void looming behind us. With them, it can be revealing, vibrant and alive. It all depends on whether it’s written down. William Faulkner, who made sure the conflicted history of the South always intermingled in the present states of his characters, said, ‘the past is not […]
The Dragons football team isn’t the first Lake Orion squad to take their stuff to the playoffs. Last year, it was the wrestlers, who are the Oakland Activities Association Division I defending champs and made it to the state quarterfinals in Battle Creek. But according to Coach Doug Kline, the football team’s run at the […]
By John Counts Review Editor Coach Lance Davis has a saying about the direction of the Dragons? basketball team: ‘Patience will be the word of the day, hopeful the word for tomorrow, and powerhouse the word for the future.? The new coach, who headed up the junior varsity squad at Lake Orion for the past […]
Gene Carlson is ready to get to work in downtown Lake Orion. ‘I want to give back something to the community,? he said. The real estate investor, who works out of a renovated 19th century house on N. Lapeer Street, is the Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) new Chairman of the Board. He has already assumed […]
Tonya Panchula ran into a problem when she was getting married: she couldn’t find invitations she liked. But her difficulty finding the perfect invitation turned out to be a benefit for the Oxford/Orion area. It was the impetus to starting her own business, Ink and Paper, first on the Internet in 2002, and eventually in […]
The suspect who allegedly ripped off thousands of dollars worth of global positioning systems (GPS) from Golling Pontiac in Orion Township won’t need any help knowing where he is in the world soon enough. Prison is where Detroit resident Erik Tyus, a career criminal with a long list of prior convictions, will most likely end […]
The Orion Area Holiday Lighted Parade will try to find a path in the snow downtown on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. Recently included in the parade, which will be led by Citzen of the Year Sara Van Portfliet, is the Lake Orion Dragons football team. The team, which recently went to […]