By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Let Them Play, an idea to include fully accessible playground equipment for all children, has warmed enough hearts in Orion Township. Nonprofit organization Sister Souls, Inc. collected sufficient funding this summer to build Orion Township’s first playground for kids with special needs, costing $50,000, thanks to multiple fundraising efforts […]
There’s a new American Heritage Girl Troop in town and they’re ready to grow. Chartered by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and School, the American Heritage Girl Troop (AHG) is looking for more families that are looking for a character development program for their daughters ages 5 to 18. The group embraces Christian values and encourages […]
By Dan Shriner Review Editor There are some new competitive Dragons at Lake Orion High School this fall. The inaugural Lake Orion’s boys varsity water polo team played its first-ever match last week at home against Haslett. The Dragons lost, 15-6, but Coach Gary Essenmacher said the squad is learning the sport and having fun. […]
Fueled by butter burgers and custard, members of Culver’s Backpack Attack dragon boat team swamped dragon boats from Orion Township and the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce to win the coveted Golden Paddle during the Dragon on the Lake festival on Sunday. The award, which was jokingly called the most coveted award in all of […]
Efforts are still underway to help Lake Orion resident Taylor Woityra who is struggling with medical expenses, as she suffers from complications in her battle against Hodgkins Lymphoma. Woityra, 21, was found to have Hodgkins Lymphoma shortly after having a baby in December. When she was undergoing chemotherapy in July, complications set in causing severe […]
For the second year in a row, a Metamora woman opened her home and her heart to help benefit the K-9 Stray Rescue League in Oxford. ‘I think we all need to do something. This is my (way to) give back,? said Jacqui Schaefer, who hosted the Second Annual Recovery Cleaners Hoedown on her spacious […]
Question ? When can using a bicycle lock get a person arrested? Answer ? When a protester uses it to fasten himself to a construction truck. Two men protesting against the Canada-based Enbridge company were arrested Monday morning after they allegedly used large U-shaped bicycle locks to secure their necks to the frame of a […]
Mary Hale doesn’t want to see Oxford Village rid one of its main streets of the truck traffic ‘nuisance? by moving the problem to surrounding township roads like W. Drahner Rd., where she lives. ‘Their solution is to make somebody else deal with it,? she said. ‘I just don’t get that. Why is that okay?? […]
‘Make sure you take those special moments to just have fun together (with your students).? That was Jean Davidson’s advice to all the new teachers beginning their careers in the Oxford school district this fall. All the ‘peripheral requirements? imposed on teachers these days, from curriculum mandates to extra paperwork, ‘can truly get overwhelming,? she […]
Citing health reasons, Addison Township Trustee John Sutphin submitted a letter of resignation effective Sept. 30. ‘At this time, I would like to thank all the people that put their trust in me as they elected me to serve four consecutive terms of office (as) trustee,? Sutphin wrote in his letter. ‘It has been a […]