After placing second at last week’s Flint Metro League (FML) Cheer Competition, the Oxford Varsity Competitive Cheer Team is ecstatic at their Third Place in the overall FML. The girls captured a 181.5 in the first round, followed by a 178.9 in the second and 271 in the third. The team captured first place in […]
The Oxford Area Girl Scouts took a special trip around the world Thursday night at their annual International Night at Oxford Middle School. With their trusty passports in hand, the girls visited countries like France, Australia, China and Poland, just to name a few. Each group chose a country to represent and had to learn […]
Regular readers of my columns in The Lake Orion Review know that I like to interject a bit of humor, some tongue in cheek comments and some tweaking of politicians or those in authority in my rantings. Being retired allows me the privilege of no longer having to be politically correct, which is one of […]
As a professional actor, Lenny Daniel’s travels have taken him around the world. But this 1985 Lake Orion High School grad knows where his roots are. ‘It’s great coming through Detroit and seeing the family,? Daniel said. Daniel will be performing in the musical Chicago at the Max Fisher Theatre in Detroit, Feb. 14-March 5. […]
As a breast cancer survivor, Orion Township Clerk Jill Bastian knows just how important research can be. As a knitter, she’ll also get a chance to work on her art for that great cause at the Second Annual Fiber Art Show, sponsored by Heritage Spinning & Weaving in Lake Orion. The show is going on […]
A coca-cola sign, aimed at attracting customers and covering an unsightly air conditioning unit at Ed’s Broadway Gift and Costume shop in downtown Lake Orion, has gone missing. The round sign was taken sometime on the evening of Jan. 30th outside of the store, located at the corner of Broadway and Flint Streets. The sign […]
Oakview Middle School students heard their new fight song, and met a new mascot, at a pep assembly on Jan. 27. The assembly was the culmination of the school’s spirit week. A new costume for the school mascot, a dog named Homer, was unveiled, as was Homer’s new adult-sized Dragon companion. The new Dragon mascot […]
In 41 years of wrestling, Lake Orion High School has had 15 grapplers reach the 100-win plateau in their high school careers. At least two, and possibly three wrestlers, will be added to that list when the this season is in the books. Ian Rocheleau and Shane Tobin have already hit the century mark, and […]
The Dragons needed every bit of five sets to get by a feisty North Farmington squad on Feb. 2. After winning the first two sets with relative ease (25-12 and 25-18), LO hit a stumbling block losing back to back sets (24-26 in each). That set up an exciting fifth set that saw the Dragons […]
Oak Park had won 29 straight OAA III contests before falling to Farmington Hills Harrison on Jan. 31. Drew Maynard and the host Dragons sent Oak Park’s losing streak to two games on Feb. 3, with 79-56 shellacking. The victory vaulted the Dragons into first place in the league with another big game looming. Things […]