The Pontiac-Waterford Big Chief Barbershop Chorus is celebrating their 64th year, and will perform a special program during the Orion Township Library’s Second Sunday Concert Series this weekend. The Oct. 24 concert begins at 2 p.m. and combines the chorus? shows from the past two years. Vice President of Public Relations Jack Teuber said the […]
The Lake Orion girls swim squad had all three of their relay teams place at the Oakland County Meet on Saturday, helping the team to a 12th-place finish overall in the two-day event held at LOHS. Their seventh-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay (Nicole Kudla, Sarah Stiel, Christine Forrest and Emily Loerch) netted the […]
An emotional week was capped off by the Lake Orion boys cross country squad’s first ever Oakland County championship last Saturday. Running in memory of Co-Captain Josh Schrauger, the team dominated the competition, finishing with 113 points, 20 ahead of second-place Milford. The team was led by Doug Mack’s 13th place individual finish (17:03), followed […]
Lake Orion won their 20th consecutive homecoming game, topping Pontiac Northern 28-6 last Friday night to move one step closer to another playoff berth. With the victory, the Dragons also set up a huge OAA Red showdown at Clarkston this Friday night. The first-place Wolves are 7-0 in the league, while Lake Orion sits at […]
According to the scoreboard, Lake Orion and Clarkston played their closest game since 1954 on Friday night, with the host Wolves claiming a 21-19 victory in the most recent chapter of the storied rivalry. With the win, Clarkston wrapped up the OAA Red title, their first outright league crown since 2000. Lake Orion, meanwhile, fell […]
Can you name the mascot of the sixth-ranked team in college football’s AP Top-25 poll? Any guesses? I’ll give you a clue? The school is South Florida. Still nothing? Or perhaps you’re still in disbelief that the sixth best college football team is said to be South Florida. There’s something strange going on in the […]
In case you haven’t heard: The Orion Area Parade Group, in conjunction with The Lake Orion Review, is pleased to unveil the first annual Orion Citizen of the Year award. Among other things the Citizen of the Year will be profiled in The Review, honored at the annual Holly Jolly Folly and serve as Grand […]
Some downtown business owners are concerned that recent and upcoming work on and under the streets will hamper fall sales, but the village said they are taking measures to make sure that doesn’t happen. Workers from the county were spotted in the area of Broadway and Flint streets last week, but Village Manager JoAnn Van […]
The Orion Township Fire Department will host two annual events in association with Fire Prevention Week. The Fire Apparatus Display will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7 from 1-4 p.m. behind Township Hall. The event features displays from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department and Hazardous Materials Response Team, Star EMS, Survival Flight and area fire […]
When the Moose Tree Nature Preserve opened to the public this school year, those in charge had no idea what to expect. For example, Naturalist Jennie Klein wasn’t sure if last Saturday’s ‘Meet and Greet Open House? would generate 20 people or 200. Klein got her answer. It was 200. And that was just at […]