Township loses over $700k in investments

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Over the last year Orion Township has accumulated an unrealized loss of over $700,000 in investments according to the most recent audit reports received by the township. An unrealized loss is not an actual loss unless the investment is sold before its maturity date, Orion Township Treasurer Mark Thurber […]

Another fun trip to the museum

Second-graders from Daniel Axford Elementary learned a great deal about what Oxford used to be like back in the olden days during a May 14 field trip to downtown’s Northeast Oakland Historical Museum. They saw a variety of artifacts that told the story of how their ancestors lived, worked and played in the 19th and […]

11 teacher layoffs approved to help lower deficit

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer To try and close a nearly $1.5 million deficit, Lake Orion Community Schools is squeezing what they can from four different avenues. Step one: layoffs The school board approved 11 teacher layoffs Wednesday, May 14 at the all day board workshop. This number does not include non-teacher layoffs, which […]

Trash talk: Twp. considers waste hauler consolidation

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer To some residents, Orion Township’s subdivisions have been a cluster of speeding garbage trucks. With six garbage haulers and one dedicated recycling service, up to 18 trucks can be cycling through Orion Township neighborhoods per week collecting garbage, recycling and yard waste. For more than a year Supervisor Chris […]

Lake Orion YouTube star releases first album

By Katie WinklerBy Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer As a freshman at LOHS, Sydney Leigh spends her time outside of school in recording studios and on stages performing. When Leigh was 11, she started posting videos on YouTube of cover and original songs written by her, which have received over 40,000 views. At just 15, […]

Local churches offer free community meals

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer A tradition began in the kitchen of the Lake Orion United Methodist Church, and no one has left hungry since. Community members began coming together for a free meal every’Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 a couple years ago with help from local organization Love in […]

TORC team members loosen tuition bolts with scholarships

Not only did Oxford High School’s Robotics Team, TORC place in the top 16 at the FIRST Robotics World Championship, but three senior members of the team brought home scholarship money. Of 900 individual scholarships given, Laura Schimmel, Titus Shumaker and Tyler Yuzwalk brought home $58,000 between them. Schimmel and Shumaker were awarded Kettering University […]

Ice cream social helps students part with beloved teacher

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer Cheryl Hess, second grade teacher at Carpenter Elementary, will be retiring at the end of this school year. Carpenter’s Parent Teacher Council arranged an ice cream social last Wednesday to honor Hess. Past and present students and parents attended, along with Hess’s colleagues. Hess started at Carpenter when they […]

Baseball team wins league title, looks to advance in state play

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer Capping a successful regular season, the LOHS varsity baseball team beat Rochester Adams Sunday, sweeping a doubleheader to capture the Oakland Athletics Association Red Division title. The team now advances to regional competition which begins May 27th. With 19 wins and 10 loses, Head Coach Andy Schramek couldn’t be […]

Girls lacrosse wins OAA title

The weather was cool but Lake Orion’s girls lacrosse team was hot in a 9-7 victory over Farmington last week, which earned the Dragons the OAA White title in the Oakland Activities Association.? The team finished with an 8-4-1 regular season record and takes on Brighton in the first round of the state district playoffs’this […]