After starting his career with the Road Commission for Oakland County 20 years ago as a mechanic, Neal Farner has worked his way up the ladder to his latest position as manager of the District 3 garage in Orion. Farner took the job in November, replacing Loren Yaros who retired at the end of October, […]
Cell phones are a pet peeve of mine. I broke down and finally bought one several years ago, when I was in college. At the time I was doing a lot of driving back and forth between my small hometown of Morenci, Michigan and school at Oakland University in Rochester Hills. However, I make a […]
Author Christine Burk got the idea for her first book ‘Prudence Parker and A Sign of Friendship? five years ago. She was watching her daughter try to talk to a hearing impaired girl while on a family vacation. Burk, an Oxford resident, said she knew she wanted to save the memory at the time, so […]
Lake Orion Schools is preparing to once again tighten its budgeting belt, putting a Headlee override to a vote in the May 2 election. If the Headlee override passes, it will allow the schools to again levy 18 mills. LO Schools Executive Director of Business Services Jillynn Keppler told the school board on Jan. 11 […]
By day Nick Heuter looks like an average guy, but when he comes to sweep your chimney, you might mistake him for Dick Van Dyke in ‘Mary Poppins.? ‘You have to have the top hat on,? he said. ‘You kind of try to play the part.? Heuter started sweeping chimneys as a young boy when […]
It’s a new year here at The Lake Orion Review in more ways than just the date on the calendar. After nearly seven years as a reporter here, I was recently named the new editor after Elaine Stieb decided it was time for her to move on. When I started at The Review in 1999, […]
Cell phones are a pet peeve of mine. I broke down and finally bought one several years ago, when I was in college. At the time I was doing a lot of driving back and forth between my small hometown of Morenci, Michigan and school at Oakland University in Rochester Hills. However, I make a […]
After starting his career with the Road Commission for Oakland County 20 years ago as a mechanic, Neal Farner has worked his way up the ladder to his latest position as manager of the District 3 garage in Orion. Farner took the job in November, replacing Loren Yaros who retired at the end of October, […]
Author Christine Burk got the idea for her first book ‘Prudence Parker and A Sign of Friendship? five years ago. She was watching her daughter try to talk to a hearing impaired girl while on a family vacation. Burk, an Oxford resident, said she knew she wanted to save the memory at the time, so […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department needs a facility to work on its vehicles, while the Orion Township Fire Department is getting ready to open a new station. OCSD Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant Bruce Naile, commander of the Orion Substation, has worked in Orion since 1992. Although growth in the area has increased some of […]