‘This is so final?

It was like saying good-bye all over again. ‘This is so final,? said Ellen Harrington outside the courtroom after her son’s killer was sentenced to life in prison. ‘Having the trial go on kept him alive.? Brian Bailo died March 9, 2009, after he was shot in the head by a man demanding money. Witness […]

What’s on your ‘MINDS??

Representatives from local churches, schools, police agencies, businesses and other organizations gathered at the Orion Township home of Karen and Hugh Hudson for a meeting of the minds last week. MINDS, or Mental Illness Needs Discussion Sessions, that is. The group gave a presentation at Lake Orion High School in December, speaking with parents and […]

Rumors true…and false

A rumor swirling around Lake Orion during recent weeks went something like this: A houseful of drunken high school students, about 75 kids or so, partying at a home on Silverbell Road and got off without so much as a slap on the hand when deputies showed up to see what the ruckus was about. […]

Deputy Reports

Mr. Fix it Deputies issued citations to four individuals soliciting without a permit’they were attempting to set appointments for home repairs’near Lance and Greenshield April 26. 2x limit A 23-year-old Ortonville woman was arrested and jailed on drunk driving charges April 27 after she was pulled over for speeding near Indianwood Road just after 2 […]

Business, but not ‘as usual?

The Lake Orion Review is partnering with our community of entrepreneurs and small businesses to network, exchange information and help one another succeed. The Coffee Club meets Fridays, 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. at Culver’s of Lake Orion on M-24. Entrepreneurs and small business people who stop by the Coffee Club — the club has no membership […]

Art with heart

rth grader who said ‘Love the hair,?– make Chizzy laugh. Others are touching. ‘I’m an emotional person,? he said. ‘It takes me a long time just to get through them.? But more importantly, the letters let him know his message is getting across when he spends time demonstrating his art in local elementary schools. Recently, […]

Shake, rattle and…Mass-a-saw?-ga!

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes are shy, secretive and seldom-seen creatures. But they’re here. ‘We’ve had confirmed sightings in Orion Oaks Park,? said Kathleen Dougherty, an educational resource specialist with Oakland County Parks. Michigan’s only venomous snake, the Massasauga’s been spotted at Independence Oaks and Lyon Oaks, too, she said, and plenty of other places. Dougherty was […]

Township’s last liquor license in limbo

Michael Becker got a little choked up Monday as it became clear he wouldn’t get his liquor license. Not tonight. ‘It’s always been a dream of mine to make this business successful,? said Becker, who opened Pizzariffic on Baldwin Road in Orion Township about two years ago, and recently made a request for the township’s […]

Orion man’s killer gets life sentence

Ellen Harrington won’t tell you her son was always the perfect child, or that he never gave his mother anything to worry about. She won’t say he wasn’t a handful. But ask’and while she’s likely choke up trying to hold back the tears’Harrington might talk about the way Brian used to call every time a […]

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