While the Lake Orion boys? basketball team pulled out the win Jan. 27 over the Farmington Falcons, 66-57, it was clear both teams desperately wanted the victory, with fourth quarter play rarely seen in high school basketball, according to the Dragons? head coach. ‘I think our size and talent won in the end, but (Farmington) […]
The area in and around downtown Lake Orion is now a more diverse place to eat. Over the last two months, two new restaurants have opened, with another reopening its doors, along the M-24 corridor, providing even more food choices to the people of the township. Kabob Grill, at 780 S. Lapeer Road, Broadway Grill […]
Three Lake Orion High School graduates are taking it upon themselves to offer the community a theatrical outlet, with a new company started soon after their high school careers. Tahra Gribbin, August Lyle (2011 graduates) and John Muenz (2010 graduate) – all Oakland University freshmen – started The Great Lakes Community Players (GLCP), along with […]
The Dragons of Lake Orion tested their might against St. Clair Shores Feb. 4 in the MAC/OAA showcase where teams for each conference pit themselves against their equal, but after a back and forth game, the two top seeded teams tied at 3-3. The Dragons scored quickly in the first period where they dominated play […]
The Dragon grapplers wrestled Feb. 1 against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and Stoney Creek during a varsity quad meet, beating both teams 78-0 and 46-18, respectively. Lake Orion’s junior varsity team did well also, losing only two matches in beating both teams. After thoroughly dominating Orchard Lake St. Mary’s wrestlers, the Dragons built on their […]
Free throws often make last minute differences in basketball games, as the Dragons found out last week. Competing against OAA Blue leader Rochester on Jan. 31, Lake Orion’s boys? basketball team took the Falcons to double overtime before falling, 73-67. The fact that the Dragons reached overtime was an achievement, considering their slow start and […]
“Better late then never” is a term many would not apply to winter’s late arrival in Lake Orion, but the snowy season seems to have finally arrived. The cause of the delay is not common knowledge. The term “global warming” has surfaced on many lips but, according to the experts at the Great Lake Environmental […]
Most of Lake Orion’s grapplers are done for the season and, despite losing to Oxford 53-14 in the final quad meet of the season on Feb. 9, they experienced a small success on Feb. 11 during the MHSSA Individual District Finals. Sophomore Charlie Highlen will represent the Dragons at the Individual Regional Finals on Feb. […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Staff Writer The fight against suicide continued in Lake Orion last Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the School Board building in the wake of yet another life lost. New to the meetings, but not the subject, was George Miller, Director of The Oakland County Department of Health and Human Services, who offered […]
Former Orion Art Center Director Reggie Harrison’s vacant position was officially filled, yet while the new director has a number of promising ideas, she’s aiming for a greater approach to the Orion Art Center’s involvement in the community. ‘Really I’m hoping to reconnect some people with their passion — that is how I view art,? […]