‘Gloves for Good? is back this fall with hopes of aiding 300 students of all ages in our area. Boxes have been set up throughout Orion Township to help in the cause. The gloves will be donated to the Lake Orion Boys & Girls Club to be provided to children in Auburn Hills, Lake Orion […]
Less than 48 hours after workers left their jobs at about 80 facilities across the country, including one in Orion Township, officials from General Motors and the United Auto Workers came to an agreement last Wednesday (Sept. 26). The strike was the first UAW national strike against GM since 1970 and affected 73,000 hourly workers. […]
It is upon us. There is little doubt that the election season of the next 13 months is critical. One need only look at some of the headlines in the last few issues of this ‘community? paper to figure that out. Strikes. Car accidents. Budgets. Believe it or not, there are better stories out there […]
Many longtime area residents will recall the efforts of Benita Cole in making Lake Orion always look its best. Now a new statue and garden in her honor will do the same in Children’s Park. Benita’s six children will host a dedication of the statue this Sunday (Oct. 7) at 2:30 p.m. ‘It’s going to […]
The renovations to the historic building on the northeast corner of Flint and Lapeer Streets will likely be completed by winter. And that timeline is ahead of schedule, according to owner Gene Carlson, whose project was profiled by The Review last December (visit lakeorionreview.com and search keyword: Gene Carlson, for the story). The building houses […]
For the third consecutive year, Lew LaPaugh received the Agency Hands in the Community Award for his commitment to volunteering in the community. With the award comes a $500 grant from The Allstate Foundation for the Oxford-Orion Kiwanis Club, where LaPaugh volunteers. The club raises money to help children, youth groups and their families in […]
The Lake Orion boys cross country squad won two big meets last week, but those results mean nothing compared to what they lost. Senior captain Josh Schrauger, a four-year runner, who won the OAA I Jamboree junior varsity meet last Tuesday and medaled at Saturday’s Mott Classic, was killed along with his younger brother, and […]
Eighteen teams of chefs. A panel of distinguished judges. An eager crowd of tasters. They’re all part of the recipe for a great Barn Daze Chili Challenge. As for what the secret ingredient is in the best chili? ‘I’m not at liberty to say,? said Scott Taylor, who teamed with three friends to take first […]
A win is a win… It wasn’t pretty, but we’ll take it… They gave us a big scare… You can pick your clich? to describe Lake Orion’s 21-14 victory over host Troy Athens last Friday night, but the bottom line is that the Dragons moved one win closer to qualifying for the playoffs and remained […]
Lake Orion topped Pontaic Northern and moved one step closer to another playoff berth with a 28-6 victory on homecoming night. Cortez McKinley scored two first half touchdowns before leaving the game with a bruised knee. His status for next week’s showdown at Clarkston is unknown after he was taken to the hospital as a […]