Orion Township received the highest accolades in its 2011 audit report given by Rana Emmons of Post, Smythe, Lutz and Ziel on June 18, but is $6.3 million in an unrestricted fund balance too much? Township officials don’t think so. ‘It would at first glance, but forecast out a couple years and you’re going to […]
Reggie Harrison and Straight 8 kick off this year’s Concert in the Park series with roots rock and classics on July 11 at 7 p.m. ‘It will be great fun to play in the gazebo and enjoy the beautiful new park we are excited to kick off the music series,? said Harrison, a long- time […]
$2.4 million less revenue was estimated for Lake Orion Community Schools, which equates to a $75.4 million general fund for the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget. The Lake Orion School board voted 6-0 to approve the budget. Trustee Steve Drakos was absent. Reduced income funding at federal, state and local level leads to $314.69 less per […]
A couple weeks ago my wife and I went to the doctor and we got to see our first baby picture and hear its little heartbeat via ultrasound. It was amazing, I cried. I looked at my wife Noell with tear filled eyes and said ‘we created this.? We won’t know the sex until another […]
D-Arcy Gozales was named the interim trustee for Orion Township board at the June 18 meeting. After the resignation of former Trustee Mark Crane the board interviewed three other candidates along with Gonzales, which included Heather Muzzy, Dale Romeo, and Donni Steele. Steele is the only candidate who is on the ballot in Aug. However, […]
Just 24 hours before Governor Rick Snyder signed state law banning K2, Spice, and similar synthetic drugs, Orion Township Board voted its own ordinance into effect. At the June 18 meeting, Orion Township Board voted unanimously on a synthetic marijuana and dangerous products emergency ordinance. ‘The most difficult part of these types of ordinances is […]
Do you enjoy human or animal portrait art or landscape art? Then get to the Orion Art Center on June 28 between 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and check out the work by local artist Yolanda Garfield. Garfield started out drawing as a young child, which eventually led to painting. By around age 15 she […]
The management team and staff at Hamlin Pub in Lake Orion are hosting a benefit and proceed for the American Cancer Society and long time employee Jackie Sherman on Friday, June 29 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sherman, who has worked at the pub for 14 years and been involved in various fundraisers to […]
By Trevor Keiser Review Co-Editor Mark your calendars for August 18 at 3 p.m. Catalina Lounge is throwing a 50th birthday party and you’re invited. ‘There are so many people from Orion who’ve been in here,? said Manager Shriley Stapleton. ‘We’d like to find those people and have them come back in here for the […]
As I sat at the June 13 Lake Orion School Board Meeting I began to hear sniffles throughout the crowd as the fate of the AFSCME Union Custodians became clearer with each board member’s comments. It seemed to all there was no other choice, but to privatize. My heart broke as I stepped into the […]