Legion in search of cell phones for soldiers

Don’t know what to do with that old cell phone? How about helping a soldier serving overseas call home to his friends and families. The Lake Orion American Legion Post 233 recently began participating in the Cell Phones for Soldiers program. According to Butch Lanway, the Legion member heading up the project, in just one […]

What Counts

I promise I’m not writing this column out of any bias. It’s true the Sandbar is a frequent Review staff hangout post-deadline. Carol always serves up exactly what we need after pulling together the paper each week. Instead, I’m writing this column imploring village officials, notably the Board of Zoning Appeals, to reconsider their decision […]

Senior Moments

Music isn’t just a frivolous amusement for Leonard Holliday. The 81-year-old director of the Orion Chamber Music Society sees evidence of God’s plan, morality and the rejoicing of the human spirit in music’s mathematical structure. ‘Music is a revelation of the order of creation. It’s a gift of God,? he said. It’s what has motivated […]

Can they get back to the finals?

Last year’s dream season ended in the state finals at Ford Field for the Lake Orion football team. While they lost to Rockford, the squad is still a force to be reckoned with in 2009. The team plays their first game on Friday against Hudsonville at Eastern Michigan’s Rynearson Stadium. Many of the players who […]

Plant will begin retooling Nov. 25

General Motors is not adding another shift at the Orion Assembly Plant, but they are increasing production–at least until November 25, when the plant will stop making Chevy Malibus and Pontiac G6s in order to retool for an unnamed small car. According to GM spokesperson Becki Akers-Hopson, reports in last week’s Oakland Press were misleading. […]

Thanks for the memories, Orion

Well, Lake Orion, I don’t how to break it to you, so I’ll do it quick, like ripping off a Band-Aid. I’m leaving. I know, I know. I feel the same way, but there’s no reason for weeping. It was fun while it lasted, wasn’t it? My year in town has been great, it’s just […]

Golf program gets youngsters ready for adulthood

The Paint Creek Country Club’s golf course was recently home to some diminutive drivers and pint-sized pitchers and putters. The club’s junior golf program wrapped up their season with a scramble of about 80 youngsters ages 7-17. The junior golf program started May 30 and ran until August 28. There were three clinics covering golf […]

Dragons lose first game…just like last season

Lake Orion’s 29-25 loss to Hudsonville in their first game of the season was a tale of a devastating fourth quarter. ‘We played a good football game for three quarters, then just really handed them the ballgame,? said Coach Chris Bell. It brought back an eerie reminder of last season, when the football squad lost […]

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