The Lake Orion softball squad won their first district title in three years by topping Adams, 5-0, and Stoney Creek, 8-2, on Saturday at home. The team advances to regional action next weekend at Clarkston. ‘It was a great day for us,? said Coach Denny Davis. ‘Danielle (Dunn) pitched exceptionally well and I thought we […]
The Lake Orion boys? placed third and the girls? finished fifth at Saturday’s Track & Field Regionals, held at Clarkston High School. The boys? 64 points, were 12 back of second-place Grand Blanc (Adams took first with 106 points). The girls? 57 points were just one behind Oxford and 1.2 back of Adams (Clarkston won […]
Orion voters will find 14 candidates on the ballot later this year vying for the township board’s seven seats, but it is two names not on the list getting the attention. Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk and Clerk Jill Bastian have opted not to seek reelection. The pair are the longest serving members on the current board. […]
Oakland County narcotics officers seized 17 pounds of marijuana and over 200 plants from an alleged father/son operation in Orion Township Thursday. James William Miller, 59, and Jason Charles Miller, 25, were arraigned in 52-3 District Court and are due back in court this week. The pair resides on Rose Court, in the township’s northwest […]
The annual Relay for Life was cut short by high winds sweeping through Friendship Park over the weekend. The event ended after a luminary ceremony late Saturday night, instead of the scheduled Sunday morning, but organizers said it was a great event nonetheless. ‘We had 33 teams,? said Teri Donaldson. ‘We’re really starting to fill […]
Students from the Upland Hills School heard of a need. And now 100 children from across metro Detroit will get an opportunity to hear for themselves. The school took part in the Detroit Hearing Instrument Mission’of Hope & Friendship, resulting in 100 youth receiving state-of-the-art’hearing instruments valued at over $750,000,’donated by the Starkey Hearing Foundation.? […]
Charges against his 19-year-old son are all still pending, but Anthony Saferian, Sr. claims there are issues with how the Lake Orion Police Department handled the case. Police Chief Jerry Narsh said the case is going forward correctly and stood by information provided in the May 7 edition of The Review (‘Police arrest ‘arrogant? thief,? […]
Lake Orion High School senior John Upton was in pretty exclusive company, when he performed at Western Michigan University’s Miller Auditorium two weeks ago. The oboist was one of four high school musicians from across the state to be selected as a featured soloist. ‘It’s quite an honor, considering there are only four from the […]
At some point in the next couple of weeks Ken Gutman will officially become Lake Orion’s next school district superintendent. I think he is a great choice and will be an excellent leader of the district. However, I wonder why the board hired a firm for $1,000 to identify the one candidate that this paper […]
Connor Mielock threw what is believed to be the first perfect game in school history against rival Clarkston last Wednesday, but that was the end of the highlights for the Dragons on the week. Mielock’s 48-pitch effort helped Lake Orion to a five-inning 11-0 victory over the Wolves. He struck out nine and only threw […]