Ready for blast off

Look, up in the sky. Is it a bird? A plane? Nope, it’s a pumpkin The second annual Lake Orion Pumpkin Launch kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday, and organizers say they’re confident last year’s winning pumpkin launch distance of 385 feet could be nearly doubled. ‘We’re looking at 700 feet plus,? said organizer Mike […]

Rain, snow or dark of night can’t keep her from retirement

Kent Turner said he was going to cry. Then he said it again. Standing by as longtime postal employee Charlotte Cito talked about her impending retirement, Turner, retail supervisor at the Lake Orion post office, said he was going to miss his friend. ‘I’ve had the blessing of working with Char for the last seven […]

New ‘supervisor’s assistant’ to make $42K

Two employees who were told to hit the bricks last month as Orion Township looked for ways to reduce a million-dollar budget shortfall will keep their jobs after all’at least for now. Lay-offs for four others become official Oct. 28, and a seventh employee is appealing through the union. In the meantime, Township Supervisor Matt […]

Looking back, looking ahead

Lots of ‘new things? are happening in Orion Township. That’s the word from Supervisor Matt Gibb, who on Monday announced the township will hold a joint meeting of the township board, planning commission, and zoning board of appeals Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. ‘We’ve done a significant […]

Drunk driver crashes into Orion party store

An Orion Township man who lost control of his car and smashed into a party store Oct. 13 told police he’d been drinking all evening. The 24-year-old man was initially charged with operating while intoxicated, second offense; open intoxicants in vehicle; and driving while license suspended. It wasn’t immediately clear whether he’d been arraigned as […]

Ready for some spooky fun?

New events in this year’s Lake Orion Halloween Parade might give participants something to scream about. The parade, rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 30 from the previously publicized Oct. 28 date, begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Angel Center on the corner of Elizabeth and Lapeer streets. Some 20-30 minutes later, the end of the procession […]

The sound of quality care

Staff at the Professional Hearing Clinic say the work they do with clients affects more than a person’s ability to hear; it improves quality of life. Open since June in Lake Orion, certified audiologist Lindy Chaffins has spent much of her life working in the field and offers state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment equipment as well […]

A visit from old friends

Former Lake Orion residents Bill and Shirley Bonning dug up some old memories during a visit back to town recently. On their way to a reunion for retired postal workers, the couple stopped off at The Review to visit and to share some of those memories. Bill, who worked as a Prudential Insurance agent’before he […]

Making change

Where’s the research? Will I have more homework? Who picks classes? Will these cuts be sufficient, or will you need to make more next year? Many parents and students came to Monday’s meeting at Lake Orion High School armed with a list of questions about the new modified block schedule set to begin when the […]

Shop with a hero this holiday season

Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh is hoping generous residents, business owners and others will send him some money for Christmas. He’s hoping, in fact, to collect about $4,000. But it’s not for him-Narsh has 20 officers and dispatchers lined up for this year’s “Shop with a Hero” program. Through the program, kids from financially […]

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