Lake Orion High School grads Sarah Racer (2004) and Dustin O’Neil (2005) are part of the 28-member class currently training at the Oakland Fire Academy. The cadets are part of the academy’s 39th class and are getting hands-on training at Oakland Community College’s CREST center. The CREST center (which stands for Combined Regional Emergency Services […]
1) Have you finished your taxes yet? YES NO If yes, continue reading this column. If no, stop reading and find an accountant. 2) Did you enjoy the process this year? YES NO If no, continue reading this column. If yes, consider voluntary committal. 3) As a result of question #2, would you like to […]
Remember when the local barbershop used to be a community meeting place? A place where friends gathered and stories were shared? The Baldwin Barbershop is trying to recreate that atmosphere. The store, operated by Bud Stott and Connie Skidmore, is located at the corner of Baldwin and Judah Roads. They have been open for just […]
Six sports are set to change seasons at the high school level next year. The Review profiled the change last week and have talked with several Lake Orion coaches impacted by the change. Feedback has generally been mixed, as two sports move from fall to spring, two sports from spring to fall and volleyball (now […]
A committee appointed by the Lake Orion School board to examine schedules at the high school level will present new findings to the board on April 25. The committee last presented to the board in mid-February and has since been out in the community getting feedback on three different schedule types. In question is the […]
Getting 36 wins in the past two seasons has helped put Lake Orion basketball on the map. Now the program can add a Division I college basketball recruit to their list of recent successes. Junior Drew Maynard announced last week that intends to play for Coach Greg Kampe’s Oakland University squad after his graduation from […]
Championships aren’t won in the first game of the season, and Lake Orion Coach Andy Schramek has been around long enough to know that. The Dragons fell 2-0 at Birmingham Groves last Friday afternoon in the season opener for both teams. Orion then rebounded in a big way with an 18-2 mercy of Rochester. The […]
Each season, high school sports teams are forced to deal with the graduation of a few key players of the previous year’s team. But Coach Denny Davis and the Lake Orion softball team will have to deal with the loss of eight key seniors, a list that included seven starters, four four-year starters, two All-State […]
Over 25 people spoke during the township board’s ‘Brief Public Comment? session at Monday night’s meeting on the Pine Island Marina issue, which has been ongoing since 2004. The issue was on the board’s agenda, but not during the portion of the meeting that was open to the public. ‘It’s one of those issues we […]
A nearly nine-year lawsuit regarding certain sports seasons in the state of Michigan appears to have reached an end, and the Michigan High School Athletic Association expects changes to be implemented next school year. The United States Supreme Court opted not to review an order from the lower courts, meaning six different sports will change […]