Having a ‘dog’s life? isn’t always a bad thing, especially for the dezinins of ‘dogtown.? For one night on Thursday, March 3, the first and second graders of Orion Oaks Elementary, known as ‘lower L,? had an opportunity to dress up as their favorite canines as they acted out an adaptation of the play ARF! […]
The children of Pine Tree Elementary are celebrating reading month, and someone from the Michigan House of Representatives took interest enough to visit the school. State Representative Brad Jacobsen, toting his book ‘Duck for President,? and another about Abe Lincoln, arrived at the school Monday, March 7 to read aloud to each grade. Jacobsen visited […]
A new restaurateur has decided to contribute to the ever expanding downtown area, but his plans are running into a few snags. Ferdinand Deda, of Troy, purchased the lot where his new Broadway Grill eatery will stand, between McDonalds and TCF Bank on S. Broadway, a little over a year ago and he said he’s […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review staff writer The year is over for the Lake Orion Girls? Varsity Basketball team. Yet while their defeat at the hands of the favored Stoney Creek Cougars during the MHSAA Girls? Basketball Regionals – hosted this year in Lake Orion on Wednesday, March 2 – was disappointing for Lake Orion fans, […]
A trio of local young men decided to complete their Eagle Scout service giving back to the community. Ian Cheney, William Criel, and Ian Palmer settled on improving and renovate Friendship Park by adding trail directional signs, botanical identification signs, and building benches for public use. At the Orion Township Board of Trustees meeting on […]
After delays, complications, and a number of negative reactions for over a year, the Streetscape project is finally underway, and it’s garnering a fair amount of positive response. Starting Monday, March 14, workers began marking utilities and other amenities hidden beneath Broadway and Flint Street, with plans to saw into the road and sidewalk on […]
In November 2010, Orion business owner and Oxford resident Bradford Jacobsen was elected to state senate as a representative for district 46. Now, four months later, he remains convicted to the principles he ran under during his campaign, but with all the new legislation that has risen in recent months, he’s had to take a […]
Lake Orion Boys? Lacrosse is looking at the upcoming season with fresh eyes thanks to new coach Brad Thomas. A graduate of Central Michigan University, Thomas began coaching almost immediately after he finished playing lacrosse at the school. He said he was happy to be coaching for Lake Orion and that the athletes at the […]
Head Coaches Ken Snage and Randy McCoy are planning another dynamite season for the Lake Orion High School Girls? Soccer team. Finishing with a record of 18-4-2, they managed 4th place in the nine team league, finished 11th in the states, and earned the district championship runner-up position when they lost the game to Utica-Eisenhower […]
The Lake Orion High School Girls? Lacrosse team is looking forward to another good season, and head coach Bill Booth said the team has been getting better and better. ‘We’re now in our fourth year, and we started in our first season only winning two games,? said Booth. ‘The next year we won five, and […]