The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department investigated a 911 call that came from a residence on Aubrey Drive on March 6. A mother called to say her five-month-old son was not breathing. The baby was later pronounced dead at POH Medical Center in Pontiac. According to an OCSD report, a 33-year-old woman called Orion Fire and […]
You might not think that battling a rare form of brain cancer could be what it takes to find your sense of humor, but that is what’s happened to Orion resident Joan Eberle. Joan, the wife of Karl Eberle of Karl’s Place Cafe on Baldwin Road, was diagnosed in January with Glioblastoma Multiforme, a rare […]
Representatives from Detroit Edison said the company has spent a lot of money, and plans to spend even more, in the Orion Township area to improve power reliability since several outages left the township in the dark in 2003. Mike Palchesko, DTE’s regional manager and coordinator for government affairs, told the township board of trustees […]
Jana Staron’s love of the water has led her to a career that only about a dozen women in the United States enjoy: She works as a marine pilot on the Great Lakes. ‘We board all the foreign ships that go on the Great Lakes,? said Staron, a 1992 Lake Orion High School graduate who […]
The Lake Orion boys swimming and diving team finished sixth out of seven teams competiting in the OAA Division I League Meet, held at LOHS on Feb. 24-26. The Dragons finished with 232 points, just ahead of last-place finisher North Farmington. Birmingham Groves won the meet with 417 points. Lake Orion’s Pat Dodge finished in […]
After missing out on the state finals last year, the Lake Orion varsity competitive cheerleading team hopes to earn a spot this year, by finishing in the top three at the regional competition on March 5. Coach Nancy deAvila said the team had a ‘disaster day? at the OAA League meet several weeks ago, after […]
AND REMI DIESBOURG Lake Orion Review Staff Writer And Special to The Review After finishing off their regular season schedule with losses against Royal Oak Kimball and Oak Park, the Lake Orion varsity boys basketball team will look for a victory in the post-season as district competition began Feb. 28. Against Kimball on Feb. 22, […]
Kids from four area churches; including The Lake Orion United Methodist Church, Christ The Redeemer Catholic Church in Lake Orion, Seymour Lake United Methodist Church in Oxford and St. Anne’s in Ortonville; gathered at Christ the Redeemer on Feb. 25, to begin a 24-hour fast to raise money for the World Vision organization. About 90 […]
Steve Dunn said it’s a miracle he is still alive, after battling addictions to alcohol, cocaine and prescription pain pills. The Lake Orion resident not only survived those experiences, he went on to use them as fuel for writing his first book ‘Give Me Strength: Battling Addiction,? recently published by Far Out Books. ‘I wrote […]
A survey of Paint Creek Trail users completed by Michigan State University last fall saved the trailways commission $10,000, and provided them with direction for future master plans. Paint Creek Trailways coordinator Kristen Myers recently presented the results of the survey to the commission, and said they were very excited to receive the information. ‘It’s […]