When Lake Orion graduate Kristen Watts got a flat tire a year-and-a-half ago, she didn’t realize that it would lead to love. But it was her trip to Tire Warehouse that introduced her to her future husband, Dylan Peterson. ‘I went to get it fixed and Dylan ended up being the one that fixed it […]
There have probably been many times over the years when you’ve opened your Lake Orion Review and wondered, ‘Why didn’t they notice this?? Just last week, for example, I created a new word in the headline for the specail performance the OAC is sponsoring with the Blue Lakes Exchange Program. (If you still don’t know […]
Schools across Lake Orion were empty last week, but that didn’t stop a couple hundred students from learning plenty. Only these lessons came on the basketball court and baseball diamonds, as summer camps invaded. ‘We put 120 to 125 kids through camp,? Dragon Basketball Coach Jim Manzo said of his two weeks, noting the numbers […]
A championship cemented what many people across the state already knew about the Lake Orion baseball program. But it’s not just the success of the high school team this past year that has people talking, as some past Dragon talents continue to make headlines. Ryan Goleski nearly made a major league roster earlier this year […]
Lake Orion High School grad and Oxford resident Tom Gillis tied for 52nd last week at the PGA Tour’s Buick Open, held in Grand Blanc. The tournament was Gillis? second on the tour this year, the other being the U.S. Open two weeks earlier, and it was the first time he made the cut. His […]
With the American Red Cross in dire need of blood, the Lake Orion Nursing Home is hosting its summer blood drive on Monday, July 16. According to Tiffany Wilson, director of medical records at the nursing home and co-chair of the blood drive, the summer is an important time to donate blood, as many of […]
The dog of Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel has been missing since early last week and a $500 reward is now being offered for information leading to his return, with no questions asked. Shadow is an 11-year-old black lab-mix with some greying around a slim muzzle. He ran off toward the Bald Mountain Recreation area […]
American pride will meet summer fun this week as Independence Day festivities are kicked off around Lake Orion. These include the Jubilee, Flare Night and the annual fireworks display. The Jubilee, hosted by the Lake Orion Lions Club, will open around noon on Thursday, June 28 and run through Saturday, June 30. The fair will […]
Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Director filed paperwork last week to enter the mayoral election in her hometown of Rochester Hills. Lois Golden said the campaign will not interfere with her responsibilities as DDA Director, and she came to the decision to run after ‘tremendous pressure? from supporters. There are three other candidates in the […]
If you are planning on having a bonfire while enjoying the fireworks this weekend, you may want to think again if you don’t have a burning permit. ‘Any ‘open burning,? except charcoal and gas cooking grills, requires a burning permit,? said Lake Orion Fire Chief Jeff Key. Perhaps you have purchased a portable burning container […]