Putting kids and cops together in a fun, informal environment is good for the kids. And the cops. That’s the word from Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh as the ‘Kids & Kops? program’a partnership between the village police and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan Orion/Oxford Club’gets into full swing. ‘This program […]
Four weeks with my head in the editor’s hat here at the Review. I’ve met lots of new people, heard some interesting stories and seen some interesting things. A giant, fire-breathing dragon, for example. And dragons’approximately the size and shape of high school boys’who appear to breathe fire when they, say, take a 42-12 homecoming […]
Kids from Webber Elementary chanted as they stood under cloudy skies Wednesday. ‘Go Howard, go,? some shouted as the historic schoolhouse rolled by on the back of a truck. One young lady took it upon herself to set them straight. ‘You guys, it’s Howarth,? she said. ‘Not Howard.? Either way, the students were an enthusiastic […]
It’s hard to imagine the new modified block schedule is a good thing for Lake Orion High School. Administrators are proposing changes they say will go into effect when the first school bells ring next fall; changes that will mean some students, instead of taking four 90-minute ‘block? classes, will take three blocks and two […]
Lake Orion Police issued a warning last week after a string of burglaries left many business owners around town with missing cash and damaged property. In Orion Township, deputies responded to at least four businesses that were burglarized over a four day period. In the Village of Lake Orion, police say one attempt was made, […]
Some 20 kids are already on a tentative list for the Shop with a Hero Program, but donations are still needed to support an undertaking by the Lake Orion Police Association to make sure none of the community’s children go without new toys this Christmas. LOPD Chief Jerry Narsh said he’s hoping to collect $4,000’each […]
Christopher Menjak and his dad Ivan Manjak, of Orion Township, find there’s plenty of fun stuff to do at the Orion Township Public Library as they play with Thomas the Tank Engine and his pals at the train table in the children’s area of the library. Others worked on puzzles while parents reads a magazine […]
When Danielle Perkey’s brother called from Thailand June 3’her 15th birthday’she wasn’t expecting an invitation to join him halfway across the world. But that’s what she got. ‘I remember it so clearly,? said Danielle, a sophomore at Lake Orion High School. ‘I was excited, so I just ran with it.? It was a long summer […]
After months without any noticeable improvements, Donni Steele says she’s discouraged. As chair of the Orion Township Safety Path Committee, Steele attended a recent township board meeting to voice her frustration over the committee’s inability to act. ‘We’re at a standstill,? she said. ‘We need someone with authority to loosen up the purse strings. We’re […]
An Orion Township man arrested behind the Verizon Wireless store on Lapeer Road early Sunday had burglary tools, stolen credit cards and a crack pipe in his car, police said. Daniel Horacek, 44, was arraigned Tuesday in 52-3 District Court on one count of possession of burglary tools and five counts possession of stolen credit […]