Food drive benefits local community

Saturday, May 12 marks a day when members from the Lake Orion community can help their neighbors, their children’s classmates or simply a person they pass all the time in the street. The Lake Orion Post Office, along with post offices all around the country, is hosting the Letter Carriers Food Drive. This year’s 15th […]

BPA students attend national competition for first time

Two seniors from Lake Orion High School will find themselves in the ‘Big Apple? next week, as they will be representing Lake Orion at the Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2007 National Leadership Conference. Matt Nawrocki and Ian Rogan will attend the conference in New York from May 8 through 13, joining 6,000 students from […]

Dunaskiss reacts to board

Editor’s note: The following is based on an exclusive interview The Review had with former state senator Mat Dunaskiss following Monday night’s township board meeting… Mat Dunaskiss said that when it comes to his docks on Pine Island, a large portion of his lakefront neighbors are simply misinformed. ‘I think there’s a lot of misconception,? […]

The LO Down

As we turn the calendar on a new month, I hope the smell of flowers in the air can outweigh the stench that permeated Orion this past Monday night. First was the Town Hall Meeting held a Lake Orion High School, in which community leaders came together to discuss the battle against underage substance abuse. […]

Education Foundation helps when times are tough

With the threat of budget cuts always on the horizon, one Lake Orion group works towards making sure students? education is affected as little as possible. The Lake Orion Education Foundation awards mini-grants to teachers and advisors to fund opportunities that encourage and promote education excellence and student achievement. The Foundation was first developed in […]

OCC fire cadets visit Pine Tree Elementary

Fire cadets from Oakland Community College visited Pine Tree Elementary on Monday, April 23. They made 30-minute presentations to each class, informing the students about the importance of smoke alarms, how to “stop, drop and roll” and showed them what a fire fighter looks like in full equipment. Students even practiced crawling in a demonstration […]

Ladies night raises money for Relay for Life

Sounds of ladies laughing and having fun were abundant at the Ladies Night Out last Friday. The event, sponsored by Hank’s Fly Fishing and held at the Guinn Industrial Center on Clarkston Road, raised funds to benefit The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, held in Lake Orion on May 19 and 20. The night […]

Track teams getting ready to hit the home stretch

The boys track squad edged Rochester 67-61 last week in the first home meet of the season, while the girls fell 82-46. The boys improved to 3-1 in OAA I dual meet action, sweeping the field events and winning three of the four relays. ‘So far, our strengths are our field events,? Coach Stan Ford […]

Orion Oaks? night of fine art and fun

Orion Oaks Elementary School hosted its 11th Annual Fine Arts Night on Thursday, April 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. Students? artwork was on display throughout the school, and they could show their masterpieces off to family and friends. Also scattered throughout the building were professional artists and performers. Students could spend time with painters, […]

Council rejects ‘non-negotiable? offer, Addison withdraws from PAT

The Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC) voted unanimously at their regular meeting last Wednesday to accept Addison Township’s resignation as a member after more than a year of trying to rejoin. Addison Township Supervisor Bob Koski stated in a March 28 letter to the council that because the PATMC will not allow in-kind services […]