Look at that empty house next door with the ‘for sale? sign in the lawn, or the house down the street in foreclosure. What happens if it catches on fire? Or if its pipes break and the whole place floods? Property values might go down even more, or worse, you and your house might be […]
Lake Orion Police Department is looking to compile a list of village and township businesses that offer handyman services to help banks maintain foreclosed homes. ‘If you have a service where you can remove snow, mow lawns, fix windows and provide all of the services that would be needed by a bank from a long […]
Yeah, the economy’s bad. Schools are losing funding, governments are losing funding, property values are down, blah, blah, blah. But what does that really mean? Rising unemployment is obviously a big issue in a down-turned economy (duh), but I’ve come across a few trends lately that aren’t so obvious and in-your-face. The first trend is […]
Chadd W. Evans, a 32-year-old Lake Orion resident, was arrested for domestic assault Jan. 30, after allegedly battering a 28-year-old woman living with him on the 200 block of S. Broadway. The woman had injuries that included a bruised and swollen face, an injured ankle and a ‘large clump? of hair missing, according to police. […]
Counterfeit cash Police are investigating an upcropping of counterfeit $20 bills in Lake Orion. The most recent report of a counterfeit bill came from a business on N. Park Boulevard, according to reports. Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh says the bills are very realistic and have the ‘feel? of legitimate currency. Each bill has […]
Monday, February 1, station #3 investigated strong odors of natural gas in a Brown Road business’s break room. Station #3 responded to a ‘vehicle v. tree? accident on Baldwin Road, north of Brown. Tuesday, February 2, station # 1 responded to a personal injury accident at Clarkston Road and Sherry. Station #1 responded to a […]
Twelve of Lake Orion’s finest athletes will scatter to universities and colleges across the Midwest this fall. Reed Losee, Derek Schrauben, Julianne Boyle, Hailey Redd, Jessica LaBond, Alyssa Mason, Ben Walker, Kane Hayes, John Hill, Pat Fehlberg, Andy Mosier and Collin McGran signed Letters of Intent, binding them to play for universities as far away […]
Those tiny toddler tushies take a lot of abuse when children are first learning to walk, an accomplishment gleefully celebrated by children and their parents. But when little Orionite Mark Bejjani took his first steps, the milestone also came with a heavy burden for his small legs: the discovery of a grapefruit-sized malignant tumor in […]
While fewer Michigan residents could mean less Federal stimulus money and fewer seats in the House of Representatives (see The Review’s two-part census coverage), the state’s ? and Orion’s ? out-migration lends itself to another issue: what happens when the community leaders leave? Ex-Orionites include former Village Council President Rob Reetz and Parks and Recreation […]
A mere five bands play at the Michigan Music Conference each year, and this year, the high school’s symphonic band brought the audience to its feet, said LOHS band directors. ‘Our performance culminated months of hard, satisfying work by a group of very talented musicians,? said Band Director Michael Steele, adding, ‘This year, we were […]