Nearly everything is in place for the expansion of Waste Management’s Eagle Valley Landfill in Orion Township, with the exception of a permit to increase its capacity from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). According to the DEQ, Waste Management has not filed for the final permission process, despite being cleared to do so […]
It’s late August and time for more than 50 Lake Orion male athletes to start running again. Stan Ford, head coach of the boys cross country team, said while the team is smaller than usual, that is not necessarily bad from a coaching standpoint. Despite the numbers, the team excels in experience. ‘I graduated three […]
Eric Bracciano, fourth-year coach of the Lake Orion boys tennis team, has high expectations for this year, given the sheer number of athletes at tryouts. A total of 33 players came out for high school tennis – a large number according to Bracciano ? with 16 on varsity and the rest on the J.V. team. […]
Lake Orion’s football team knew what was coming, but could not stop it. The Oxford Wildcats used their traditional power running game to control the clock, rack up 300 yards on the ground and rip the Dragons, 41-20, in the season opener for both teams. A capacity crowd of some 9,000 watched the blowout, which […]
While it may not be Tinsel Town, Lake Orion has its very own movie-maker and he’s in the process of finishing his latest short film – Pucker. Paul Lenzi, whose previous credits include the award winning Dog Gone, a number of commercials and work on broadcast shows like Biggest Loser and Dateline said the short […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Staff Writer The village elections are right around the corner, and on Sept. 13 the council may look a little different. But everyone should get a chance to argue their case, so The Review posed some questions to the five candidates. 1.) Leading into the election, what are the main issues […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Staff Writer The Lake Orion Lions Club is offering scratch golfers and duffers alike a chance to win big this weekend with an improbable hole-in-one worth $250,000. For $1-$20, depending on the number of shots one wants to take, visitors at Willow Creek Golf & Sports Center on S. Lapeer Road […]
Forget the OAA ? a new rivalry has emerged between the Lake Orion and Mercy High School varsity girls volleyball teams. The Dragons lost to Mercy for the third time already this year and finished tied for third in its own Invitational last Saturday. ‘We did great in pool play, but we were kind of […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Staff Writer Final results for the recent Lake Orion Village Council election are in and, while the changes aren’t many, one long-time member lost by just one vote. Douglas Dendel, who joined the council in 1982, is out ? replaced by newcomer and write-in candidate Shauna Brown. She received 76 votes […]
It may be an increasingly rare sight, but Lake Orion has a hobby shop. Flightline Hobbies, located at 1192 S. Lapeer Road, deals in the typical beginner hobbies, but the reason people keep coming back is their specialization in radio-controlled aircraft. ‘My husband (Co-Owner John Hoover) has been in the RC modeling business and aviation […]