The stance of some full-time officials (both elected and not) to allow the DEQ to have oversight on the Elkhorn Lake wetlands issues might be the correct one. But that doesn’t mean trustee John Steimel’s impassioned rant on the ‘appalling? actions within the Sunset Hills #1 Subdivision earlier this month at a township board meeting […]
Not many high school students have had a first month of the school-year quite like Harmony Risca. The 15-year-old ice dancer went to her first week of classes at Lake Orion High School, before making a big career move by moving to New Jersey. Risca, who had been searching for a partner for quite some […]
A big football game wasn’t the only Clarkston/Lake Orion battle last week, as the two girls swim squads hooked up for a rivalry meet of their own last Thursday at LOHS. The Wolves pulled away in the second half of the meet to earn a 102-84 victory. ‘Some of our swimmers that swam extremely fast […]
West Bloomfield traveled to Lake Orion last Thursday hoping to win the OAA II regular season crown in volleyball. Instead, the Dragons played rude hosts, trouncing the Lakers 25-14, 25-13 and 25-22 to claim a share of the title themselves. ‘We knew Shelby (Gray) was really good for them, so we needed to move the […]
Patients of Lake Orion dentists Dr. Tina Marshall and Dr. James Komendera have been impressed with the office’s new state-of-the-art facility, and they didn’t even have to update their address books. The new office, which has been open since June, was constructed last winter as an addition to the existing building at 1135 S. Lapeer […]
Lake Orion will play at Romeo (8-1) in the first round of the playoffs this week, after the pairings were announced on Sunday night. The Dragons could see Clarkston (the top seed in their district) in round two if both teams are able to win this week (the Wolves host Utica Eisenhower). Lake Orion earned […]
It’s been 150 days since Pvt. Byron Fouty went missing. His family, including step-father Gordy Dibler Jr., of Oxford, continues to pray for his safe return and has appreciated community support over the past six months. Last week, the Beaumont Medical Center of Lake Orion paid tribute to Fouty by putting his portrait on display. […]
There have been letters back and forth in this newspaper and appeals to the township board, but action around the Elkhorn Lake subdivision of Sunset Hills #1 has been limited. The dispute reached a high point after resident Nick Cucinelli’s presentation to the board in early September and a subsequent article in The Review. Cucinelli […]
After a couple of months of review, the Orion Township Board of Trustees has hired Plante & Moran’s CRESA Services to work as a project manager on the proposed public safety complex. CRESA (Corporate Real Estate Service Advisors) representatives told the board at their Aug. 6 meeting that their inclusion in the project could save […]
Want to go to the Boys & Girls Club in Lake Orion? It’s a great hangout for local kids, offering fun activities and encouraging students to do their homework, of all things. The funny thing is, they actually have success in accomplishing this goal (see “Clubopoly” in this web edition). The problem for many families […]