‘Tis the season to be frugal. That’s the tune the Village of Lake Orion is singing, and, despite an off-key economy, it seems to be hitting all the right notes. ‘I think we’re in great shape,? said Village Council President Rob Reetz. ‘As a village, I think we’re doing very well. We’re better off than […]
Tyler Aust, 21, was found dead in his home on E. Shadbolt Street June 4. The Lake Orion Police Department suspects a heroin overdose though it’s awaiting confirmation from drug screenings ‘He obviously was fighting a drug addiction,? said Police Chief Jerry Narsh, ‘and it was a battle he lost. Once again, the monster claims […]
By Megan Hess Review Staff Writer It’s no surprise Lake Orion Community Schools are searching for ways to keep the budget under control in the coming years while facing huge cuts in funding. But could cutting teacher and staff salaries and benefits be one of those ways? ‘I can understand salary cuts because of the […]
Peggy Lane is out of their ears and eyes. Well’sort of. Lane, whose final day with Lake Orion Community Schools was June 12, plans to spend her retirement volunteering at Stadium Drive Elementary, so she won’t be too far. Lane taught second grade there since the school opened in 1972. She’s been teaching in the […]
Providing mammograms to uninsured women – that’s Pat Nolf’s mission with Pink Ribbon Trailblazers. The Lake Orion resident is a breast cancer survivor and founded the non-profit organization to raise money for free breast cancer screenings. ‘A woman should be given a choice to take care of her body and someplace to go even without […]
‘They have no idea they’re not going to get what they think they’re going to get.? That was Tyler Aust’s message for mental health patients, according to his mom, Ruth Achterhoff-Aust. Aust, 21, died earlier this month of a heroin overdose, according to the Lake Orion Police Department. He was a ‘consumer? or patient of […]
It’s been 233 years since 1776. That’s 85,045 days. Or 2,041,080 hours, if you prefer. And Lake Orion’s going to celebrate every single one of them at this year’s Fourth of July celebration. Join area residents 10 p.m. Saturday for the Lake Orion Fireworks Association display on the lake. The Lake Orion Fireworks Association is […]
H1N1 cases in Oakland County total 513, according to the State of Michigan’s Web site, making up nearly half of the 1077 confirmed and suspected cases in the state. And at least two of those cases were in Lake Orion Community Schools, according to the district. As of June 26, there were two deaths in […]
Bees! Giant bees outside the window! And hot air balloons! That could mean only one thing: the Jubilee’s in town. Work around our office last weekend was a circus, pun intended. Rides in psychedelic colors, sticky cotton candy and squealing children packed the streets of downtown Lake Orion for the Lions Club annual Jubilee. The […]
Lake Orion is alive with the sound of music this summer, featuring live, free musical performances in Orion Township and in the village. Concerts in the Park is underway in the township. Every Tuesday from 7:30 until 9 p.m., head to Civic Center Park for free live music. Community Programs Director Lisa Sokol said this […]