For the Lake Orion Dragons, the 1983 varsity football season was two weeks too long. That was the word, anyway, from a story written by then-editor Al Zawacky for the on Nov. 9, 1983 edition of The Lake Orion Review. The Dragons went down in flames, not only in the last game of 1983, but […]
The pictures rolled across the screen one after another. Over and over, the memorial movie my sister made for Grandma’s funeral transported us back to a different time, triggered a memory, tugged on an already-taut heartstring or, once again, pushed open the floodgates. I can’t believe she’s gone. I loved her so much. So we […]
Police and fire personnel were dispatched to the 300 block of Greenshield just before 1 p.m. today for a home fully engulfed in flames. Once on the scene, responding deputies located a 56-year-old female with multiple stab wounds inside the home. According to Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe, the woman’s wounds ‘were not self-inflicted.? She […]
Family tradition turned to tragedy last week when a Lake Orion High School student and his father drowned in Lake Superior. Eric Smith, 16, of Lake Orion, and his father, Douglas Smith, 50, of Oxford, were swimming in Grand Marais Harbor off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula about 6 p.m. Aug. 5 when a riptide pulled them […]
The election process barely skipped a beat during a brief power outage in precincts 8 and 9 last Tuesday. That’s the word from Orion Township Clerk Penny Shults, who said efforts made by a number of individuals kept everything rolling along smoothly. “It was pretty exciting to see everyone pull together to make sure the […]
Democrat Casandra Ulbrich says she’s ready to go toe-to-toe with Orion Township resident Jim Marleau in the race to replace term-limited Sen. Mike Bishop in the State Senate 12th District. “We’re going to be campaigning very actively,” said Ulbrich, 35, of Rochester. “We’ve got a good team in place, we’ve got great volunteers and we’re […]
By Laura Colvin Review editor People are desperate. That’s the word from Orion Township Det. Sgt. Michael Suarez as deputies respond to an increasing string of crime around the township. Over the past several weeks, a number of homes and businesses have been burglarized throughout the Orion area. “It’s spread around, not confined to one […]
It’s about the dragon, of course. It’s about live family entertainment, games and activities for kids and food from local eateries. It’s about the much-anticipated Dragon Boat Racing and the lighted boat parade, both new this year. But, said Reggie Harrison, director of the Orion Art Center, the Dragon on the Lake Festival is also […]
They’re calling it BIZ, and the Orion Township Planning Commission held an ‘informal open house? July 21 to introduce it: The proposed ‘Brown Road Innovation Zone.? The idea, planning commission chairman Doug Zande told those who attended, is to make zoning regulations more attractive to potential developers. ‘When we redid the master plan last year, […]
Orion Township’s adaptive softball league is something of a secret, it seems, but Jennifer Vezina says she’d like to see the word get out. ‘I know we’ve got a lot more kids who could benefit from it,? said Vezina, Orion’s recreation program supervisor. ‘Many parents don’t even know the league exists.? The team ? the […]