The Lake Orion Police Department and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Marine Division are asking for your help. According to Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, the OCSD Marine Division boat, which is housed at Green’s Park, was broken into and vandalized over the weekend. Narsh said several items were taken from inside by the […]
Described as a quiet, upstanding guy, the Lake Orion Police and Fire Departments, Lake Orion Lions Club and the Orion community are mourning the loss of friend, colleague and all-around great guy. William ‘Bill? Waldo passed away on June 14 at the age of 73. ‘The Orion area has lost one of the best public […]
Hard economic times are no excuse for this, police say. ‘Money doesn’t grow on trees and it shouldn’t come off your home printer either,? said Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh. Not only is it illegal to create counterfeit money, but it’s also illegal to knowingly pass it, and this is a lesson 28-year-old Lake […]
By Cathy Kimmel Review Staff Writer Work continues on the Schrauger home and, according to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, they are hoping to turn the keys over to the family sometime in July. Patterson said he believes the progress on the house has been very steady and very fast. ‘A lot of people […]
The Lake Orion Board of Education offered ‘farewells? and ‘thank yous? to this year’s retirees at their meeting last week. ‘When you add it all together, there is over 400 years of service to Lake Orion’s kids that’s leaving us this year,? said Superintendent Christine Lehman, noting the individuals have shown a ‘strong commitment for […]
Lake Orion High School’s graduation was a night of bittersweet moments. On a personal level, I watched my younger sister and her friends receive their diplomas and join the ranks, among myself and my former classmates, as Lake Orion alumni. As with any big moment in life, it’s hard not to be a little sad […]
April is a month of birthday celebrations for the Crane family. In fact, sisters Cynthia Crane and Sandra (Crane) Hill spent one of the days celebrating being 50, and no, they’re not twins. Rather, Cynthia celebrated her last day of being 50 on April 18, the same day her sister Sandra turned 50. The sisters […]
Flint Street Gallery will feature the watercolors of artist Shirley Gower for the month of June. Gower has been a respected teacher and artist in Michigan for over a decade. She has served as the watercolor instructor at both the Bloomfield Birmingham Art Center and the Paint Creek Center for the Arts. Her work has […]
Carpenter Principal Rose Edwards has spent her entire adult life working in Lake Orion, and now, after over 30 years, she’s retiring. ‘This is the only district I’ve ever worked in,? she said. Edwards did her student teaching with a second grade classroom at Blanche Sims, and then, at the age of 21, got her […]
It’s the one time of year that the color blue is cheered for among the green and white of Lake Orion, and this time, it’s Oakview Middle School that’s doing the cheering. Oakview was one of five schools around the state awarded with a Michigan Blue Ribbon by the State Board of Education. ‘The Blue […]