When Ruth Costigan and her family left to go up North on March 14, they never dreamed they would return on that Sunday to find their Conklin Road home surrounded by a newly formed lake. “We came home Sunday at noon, and found it,” Costigan said. “When we left on Friday, the drain was just […]
Residents registering for Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department activities now have the option of paying with their credit card online. The Orion Township Board of Trustees has approved allowing the parks and recreation department to accept payment by credit card for parks and recreation activities only. Orion Township will use RecWare Pro software to […]
Residents registering for Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department activities now have the option of paying with their credit card online. The Orion Township Board of Trustees has approved allowing the parks and recreation department to accept payment by credit card for parks and recreation activities only. Orion Township will use RecWare Pro software to […]
Most coaches shy away from the term, but this could very well be a “growing” season for the Lake Orion High School boys and girls track teams. Boys coach Stan Ford said he graduated some talented seniors from last year, and his goal for this season is to teach his young runners what track is […]
Spring is just beginning, but the Lake Orion Fireworks Association is already thinking the Fourth of July. Fundraising for the annual Lake Orion Fireworks has begun, with the kick-off restaurant crawl event set for this Saturday, March 29. The annual Firecracker Crawl will be held 7-11:30 p.m., with at least eight restaurants; including Orion Sports […]
Road Commission for Oakland County employee Kelly Fortin said she was dismayed to read an article in the March 26 edition of The Lake Orion Review regarding drainage problems at a home on Conklin Road. In the article, Conklin Road resident Ruth Costigan told of how her basement had flooded due to plugged drains when […]
The Community Education Resource Center (CERC) gym was turned into a courtroom recently as Judge Julie A. Nicholson brought her 52nd-3rd District Court to Scripps Middle School seventh-graders. Judge Nicholson told the students they would be witnessing three actual court cases, not mock trials. Students saw a probation violation hearing, and two sentencing hearings for […]
Carpenter Year-Round Elementary School became the fourth Lake Orion School to receive the Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Award in a special ceremony at the school on March 28. Students, parents and staff joined together to celebrate as they were congratulated by Lake Orion Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman, Superintendent of Public Instruction for […]
The Hair Inn and Spa in Lake Orion is planning a fundraiser on April 6 to help raise money to cover expenses for the family of two-year-old Catherine “Catie” Maurer, who is battling Non-Hodgkin’s Leukemia and Lymphoma. Helen Barnes, receptionist at the Hair Inn, is the step-mother of Julie Maurer, Catie’s mother. Julie and her […]
The Lake Orion High School varsity tennis team is returning only four players with varsity experience this season, but head coach Jody Winkleman said the team is anxious to get the season underway. “We left a few on the junior varsity that could step up if the need arises,” she said. “It’s hard to make […]