North Oakland Concert Band opens Orion’s Concert in the Park series

Pack up the lawn chairs and a cooler and put on your sunscreen. Next Tuesday (June 12), the North Oakland Concert Band will open the summer concert season for the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department. The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Park, located on the east side of Joslyn […]

LOBOS U10 take Midland Tourney

The LOBOS U10 Boys won the 25th Anniversary Midland Invitational Tournament at the Midland Soccer Club. The boys were the U10 White Division Champions, held May 12-13. The team held their opponents scoreless in the semifinal and final games. Pictured, back row from left, are Connor Wesley, Dominic Litwin, Coach Chris Corteg, Paul Smythe and […]

Lacrosse here to stay in Lake Orion

Editor’s Note: Lake Orion Lacrosse Coach Nik Banda shared his thoughts on the inaugural season with The Review… Who would have predicted the inaugural season of the Lake Orion Dragon Lacrosse teams would end with a combined record of an astounding 18-7? The varsity squad went 11-4 including winning the Williston Cup at the Waterford […]

Time to hit the hardwood

Attention all future Dragon hoop stars. The Dragon basketball camp is back and Coach Jim Manzo is looking to fill a few more spots. The camp for sixth, seventh and eighth graders runs from Monday, June 18 through Thursday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to noon and costs $80. The third, fourth and fifth grade […]

Goodrich student’s attendance perfect for 13 years

Goodrich-She’s no Ferris Bueller; Goodrich High School student Lauren Czap has never taken a day off from school. Not for a cold, not to get out of a test, not to take a three-day weekend with her family’not even for senior skip day. For 13 years, Czap has faithfully attended her classes, with no motivation […]

Stemming the tithe

Tithing is defined by Dictionary.com as the act of setting aside one-tenth of one’s income as an offering to God. To do so is the habit? and, some feel, the responsibility? of many church-goers. But as Michigan struggles in a challenging economy, some are facing the reality of giving less, if only because there is […]

Area group eyes M-15 Heritage Route

Tourists taking the road less traveled could make all the difference for some local businesses. M-15 has been named the first Heritage Route in the state of Michigan. The idea was begun by Chamber of Commerce organizations at least 20 years ago, with a plan to advertise parks, festivals and summer events to get travelers […]

Wastewater treatment plant agreement eyed

Brandon Twp.- Township officials will not sell land to the village for a wastewater treatment facility, but they are willing to give it, with some strings attached. The township board approved by a 7-0 vote at their June 4 meeting a memorandum of agreement between the Charter Township of Brandon and the Village of Ortonville. […]

Demolition OK’d

Brandon Twp.- Two township homes are on track to be demolished following board action at their June 4 meeting. The board approved a request by Building Director Tim Palulian to let bids be taken for the demolition of a house at 2330 Ortonville Road, and to allow bids for the demolition of the house at […]

Home invasion

Clarkston- A 27-year-old Ortonville man was arraigned June 4 in 52-2 District Court on three counts of second-degree home invasion, all related to the same home in the village. According to police reports, Richard Orville Osantowski turned himself in to the Brandon substation and admitted breaking in to a home in the 500 block of […]