Ok, reflection time is over. It’s Jan. 2, after all, and that means it’s time to look ahead. At The Review, our New Year’s resolution is simple: To bring you even more of the best local coverage that you’ve grown accustomed to. In 2008, we’ll be bringing you Lake Orion Review news and notes in […]
Last week, we looked at 15 athletes who were ‘the best? that Lake Orion had to offer in 2007. Now it’s time to see who might join some of those stars on next year’s list. In case you’re wondering, half of my ‘Next up? list from last year graduated to the ‘Best of? list this […]
A half marathon coming to the area this October could draw as many as 5,000 participants, but it will mean a little bit more to the family of the late Brooks ‘Brooksie? Patterson of Lake Orion. Patterson’s father, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, announced detailed plans for the inaugural Brooksie Way Half Marathon Friday […]
Discussion of the proposed centrally-located public safety complex has been put on hold, signaling apprehension on the part of some board members to proceed with the project. An item relating to survey work for the land on Joslyn Road, where the complex is slated to be built, was postponed during last week’s regular board meeting […]
The township has requested a public hearing through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality with regards to the proposed expansion of the Oakland Heights landfill in Auburn Hills. The landfill runs along the south side of Brown Road, just over the township line. By a 5-1 vote, the township board requested the hearing last week […]
Lake Orion Police Reserve Sergeants Amy Fong-Kretzmer and Steven Bauer spent part of their December in Washington D.C. receiving an award at the 2007 Law Enforcement & Partnership for Youth, Crime Prevention Conference. The award was in honor of the department’s Kids ‘n? Kops Program, which is run jointly with the Orion/Oxford Boys & Girls […]
Winter weather is here and here to stay… for a while anyway. And, as part of the winter season, the Lake Orion Police Department reminds everyone that they must all be aware of their duty to remove snow and ice from all public sidewalks adjacent to their business and residential property. ‘As the old adage […]
Not every story can make a top-12 list (see part one, stories 7-12, in this web edition). Not every story can be synopsized in a special reflections section (see this web edition for Jan.-June). For those that are left, here are the first annual ‘Believe it or not? stories of the year? Believe it or […]
It’s back. The ‘Best of? list returns as we take a look at the (expanded) 15 top athletes at Lake Orion High School in 2007. Six of the following athletes made the list last year, while six others moved up from last year’s ‘Next up? list (return next week for that list). Keep in mind […]
Eighteen years ago, the Lake Orion wrestling squad won their last Oakland County title. Later that season, the team won the school’s first state title. Coach Doug Kline hopes history will repeat itself this year, after the team claimed the title last weekend at LOHS. The Dragons edged Catholic Central by seven points and topped […]