The Lake Orion Downtown Development Authority hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at Vannelli Express last Thursday to honor the restaurant, which opened earlier this year. Pictured, center, is owner Dante Vannelli. The upscale Italian takeout/eatery, located at 179 N. Park Street, recently expanded their menu and now can cater to larger groups with their big […]
For the fifth straight year, students from Scripps Middle School rounded out their year by taking a research trip to Paint Creek in downtown Lake Orion. One-hundred students participated over two sessions on June 6, as part of the science curriculum’s unit on human impact on the environment. Teacher Carol Binggeser said the students were […]
State titles might be hard to come by, but not this June in Lake Orion. For the fourth time in the past five games, the Lake Orion baseball squad came from behind, and this time they won the state championship, beating Farmington 4-3 last Saturday at Bailey Park’s C.O. Brown Stadium. The team joined the […]
As the Dragons were accepting their regional medals and trophy two weeks ago after a dramatic comeback win, a parent close to the team asked if I was a reporter or a fan? The question was not exactly a literal one, as the parent knew I was there covering the game for The Review. He […]
Two weeks ago Connor Mielock thought his right wrist might be broken after getting hit by a pitch in practice. Eight days later, the junior threw seven shutout innings, as the Lake Orion High School baseball squad topped Brighton 4-0 in Friday’s state semifinal played at Bailey Park’s Morrison Field. ‘He hasn’t thrown in two […]
Brothers in battle In the midst of all the state championship celebration, one Dragon baseball player took some time to console a member of the losing team. Lake Orion sophomore Erik Knoblock went off to find his brother, Farmington senior third baseman Eddie. ‘It was exciting, but I still feel bad for him,? Erik said. […]
The supposed ‘quarterfinal hex? was broken last Tuesday as the Dragons advanced to Battle Creek by beating West Bloomfield 3-2 at Madison Heights Bishop Foley. Lake Orion got clutch hits from the bottom of their lineup to score all three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and erase a 2-0 deficit. The two-out […]
In just three months time, the new Builders Custom Flooring showroom has developed quite a reputation. ‘We can barely keep up,? manager Dan Burgess said of the calls he’s been getting. ‘We’re having to hire more people. We just thought it was going to be a mom and pop store.? The Downtown Development Authority presented […]
The catch by Magglio Ordonez to end the Tigers? game last night wasn’t the only memorable flyout to right field yesterday. About four hours earlier, Lake Orion’s Matt Truscott made a similar catch, one that ensured the Dragons a place this weekend at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, as part of the final four festivities […]
Less than a week after a consent judgment was agreed to by both the township and former State Senator Mat Dunaskiss, Oakland County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to Pine Island because of after-hours partying. According to an OCSD report, deputies were dispatched after a call from a neighbor reporting several vehicles on the island […]