In an election year where ‘change? seems to be the big buzz word at both the local and national levels (and yes, I know that’s always the case), voters eschewed change, at least when it came to the names. All three incumbents running for re-election, Treasurer Alice Young and Trustees Neal Porter and John Steimel, […]
Lake Orion High School golfer Cameron Beeler’s strong first round wasn’t quite enough to make the cut at the Michigan Junior State Amateur on July 28, but the soon-to-be senior was impressive nonetheless. In a field featuring two-dozen All-State high school golfers, many on their way to the collegiate ranks, Beeler shot a 73 at […]
Ducks that roam the Paint Creek at Children’s Park were joined by 1,500 blue, pink and yellow plastic likenesses last Saturday for the annual Orion/Oxford Area Youth Assistance Duck Race. The profits from the fundraiser, which totaled just under $6,000, are split between the two organizations and come on the heels of their other major […]
Dozens of flies invaded CJ’s Sandbar in downtown Lake Orion last week, but there was no reason to worry. The Lake Orion Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Ken (Hank) Matheis of Hank’s Fly Fishing on Baldwin Road as their guest speaker. ‘When you go out with a worm, it doesn’t take a big brain to do […]
$108 ? certainly not too steep a price to pay to ensure the safety and health of a parent, grandparent, sibling or friend, but, nonetheless, money that could make a huge difference. $108 funds a mammogram that could potentially catch breast cancer in its early stages and drastically reduce its severity; but what do those […]
As the start of school quickly approaches, new Lake Orion Superintendent Kenneth Gutman has been busy filling positions on his administration team. Previously, The Review reported on the filling of the assistant superintendent, director of special education and three elementary principal positions (Paint Creek, Blanche Sims and Carpenter). As of last week’s board meeting, individuals […]
$108 ? certainly not too steep a price to pay to ensure the safety and health of a parent, grandparent, sibling or friend, but, nonetheless, money that could make a huge difference. $108 funds a mammogram that could potentially catch breast cancer in its early stages and drastically reduce its severity; but what do those […]
Forget gold and silver, for 11-year-old Junior Girl Scout Elizabeth Boss it’s all about the bronze. Boss, a member of Troop 1892, recently earned her Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. She built a recruitment display for the Lake Orion Girl Scout Neighborhood, which the group will use to educate […]
It’s not just Lake Orion students that are approaching the start of school, but myself as well. Alas, after spending a great year and a half reporting about my favorite town, it’s time for me to move on. I’m a person that is lucky enough to have many passions in life, many of which were […]
Monarch butterflies may soon be flocking to the grounds of the CERC building thanks to members of the Lake Orion Community Schools? CERC Community Preschool. According to teacher Linda Guldi, the preschool is participating in a movement to save the monarch butterflies. ‘The milkweed plant is the only vegetation on which monarch butterflies will lay […]