Oxford Village

VILLAGE OF OXFORD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE ARTICLE III VEHICLE OPERATIONS DIVISON 2 TRUCKS SECTION 66-89. EXCEPTIONS Please take notice, that the Village of Oxford Village Council will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 in the Oxford Village Council Chambers, 22 W. Burdick, […]

Juniors improve proficiency on MMEs

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Lake Orion High School juniors showed overall gains in proficiency in almost every area of the Michigan Merit Examination (MME) and ACT assessments. The MME is an annual district wide examination that tests juniors on three components: the ACT Plus Writing college entrance examination, the WorkKeys job skills assessments […]

Finally time for BBQ?

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Lake Orion committed to a net $1.6 million addition to their tax base if the deal with Lockharts BBQ closes in August. Originally thought to close on July 15, Lockharts purchase of the current village hall for $525,000 would allow village administration, the water and sewer department and the […]

Get lean with Spartan Nutrition grand opening Saturday

By Dan Shriner Review Editor Those interested in learning about nutrition and maybe grabbing a little swag are invited to come to the Spartan Nutrition grand opening on Saturday. Spartan Nutrition is located at 3755 Baldwin, across from Great Lakes Athletic Club. The event will be held all day on Saturday, July 19. According to […]

Owner of Orion Keg and Wine fundraises to supply Tanzania village with water

By Katie Winkler Review staff reporter Water to some may be thought of as an easily accessible resource, while those in other countries have difficulty receiving water and it may be contaminated. Matt Setto, Orion Keg & Wine owner, is planning to help a village in Tanzania reap the benefits that we may take for […]

Future renovations in store for Green’s Park

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer After the Lake Orion Village Parks and Recreation committee created the 2005 master plan for the downtown area, Children’s Park was revamped leaving Green’s Park renovations pushed aside. Parks and recreation chairman Robert Cavanaugh proposed a variety of ideas at the last Village Council meeting on June 24. Green’s […]

Local artist’s first solo show coming to Orion Art Center

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer In her first solo show at the Orion Art Center, Lake Orion artist Laura Locke will be displaying her unique pieces, created with layered fabrics. ‘The actual figures are created from fabric. It is sort of like a layering. The different light and darks to create the images and […]

Post your election sign in the correct form and fashion

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Whether for or against a certain candidate or proposal, all village and township residents have the right to place election signs on privately owned and public property if a few basic requirements are followed. ‘Most folks do it right, we don’t have a lot of problems,? Police Chief Jerry […]

Summer in Lake Orion means Dragon on the Lake

By Lauren Dinneweth Special to the Review Lake Orion- Dragons will rise again on Lake Orion, as Dragon on the Lake, the popular community festival returns this summer. ‘We have a full weekend of activities planned. The great thing about this event is that it really embodies the spirit of community with activities for the […]

Village looks to restrict truck traffic on W. Burdick St.

Oxford Village is looking into possibly placing weight and time restrictions on trucks traveling along W. Burdick St. A 6:30 p.m. public hearing is scheduled for the village council’s Tuesday, Aug. 12 meeting at 22 W. Burdick St. The village is considering prohibiting, via local ordinance, trucks weighing more than 40,000 pounds (gross weight including […]