Staff and students at St. Joseph School in Lake Orion had two reasons to rejoice last week – the celebration of Catholic Schools Week and the upcoming 50th anniversary of the school. Catholic Schools Week started on Jan. 26 and continued through Jan. 31. Everyday the students focused upon a different idea: parish, community, nation, […]
When is a cell phone not just a piece of equipment to talk to friends and family — when it’s a lifesaver for many seniors in the community. Last week Lake Orion’s Chief of Police Jerry Narsh left over 100 cell phones at the Orion Senior Center. His goal is to make sure every senior […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department and the Orion Township Fire Rescue responded to a call of a snowmobile accident on Lake Orion late Saturday evening, but were unable to locate the driver of the snowmobile involved. According to an OCSD report, around 9:40 p.m., a call came into the fire department of an unconscious male […]
Orion Township is one of two suburban communities in Oakland County that could see a lowered water rate from the Detroit Department of Water and Sewerage in the coming year. According to information from the Southeast Oakland County Water Authority, Detroit is proposing to charge Orion Township a rate of $16.31, compared to the current […]
Not much progress has been made with an attempt by a few homeowners on Bellevue Island to clean the silt out of a bay they live on. A few weeks ago, one of the residents, Cathy Comparoni, told Lake Orion Village Council members the four lakefront owners would pay for dredging the bay. She asked […]
Ten Years Ago Feb. 3, 1993 ~~~It’s estimated Orion Township property assessments will rise by an average of 11 percent. Overall, Oakland County figures should increase about 6.9 percent. ~~~The Veterans of Foreign Wars’ posts of Lake Orion, Oxford and Leonard consolidated due to dwindling membership. ~~~Now that it appears the township will be providing […]
Higher Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) scores are paying off in more ways then one for students and staff at Orion Oaks Elementary School. The school was recently honored with the Golden Apple Award from the Michigan governor and with it a $10,000 payment. Earning the award is a three-year process, according to Orion Oaks […]
The Reyes family have found something to do together, that also benefits some of their four-legged friends. Orion Township resident Barry Reyes, along with this father Santos and daughter Lyndsay, began constructing and selling heated and insulated dog houses about one year ago, and say that so far business is booming. “It’s something we can […]
BY BRAD KRZYZANOWSKI Special to The Review The Dragons needed a win, and they got it in an emotion-filled game against Rochester Adams on Jan. 28. Lake Orion won the varsity basketball match-up by a score of 53-51. Lake Orion was coming off a disappointing 48-32 loss against Birmingham Groves on Jan. 24. The Dragons […]
Monday, Jan. 27, a vehicle window was shattered by an unknown object on Joslyn Road. *** Tuesday, Jan. 28, a Buena Vista man was arrested on a warrant on Joslyn. Someone spray painted a vehicle at the GM Plant on Giddings. Harassment by telephone on Indian Pipe. *** Wednesday, Jan. 29, a Kimberly man was […]