Oakland County Parks and the Orion Oaks Dog Park Friends are rounding up volunteers to help remove invasive Oriental bittersweet from Orion Oaks Dog Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 5. ‘We are kicking off a long-term series to combat bittersweet within the park,? said Brittany Bird, GIS tech and natural resources […]
The Lake Orion football squad did its best impression of their cross country counterparts last Friday night, running up and down the Dragon Stadium field en route to a 40-0 first round playoff win over Waterford Mott. Mott had no answer for the Dragon ground game, giving up over 300 total rushing yards to Lake […]
The Lake Orion Girls Basketball team have prided themselves on their good passing attack all year long. Unfortunately for the Dragons, they started passing around the flu bug last week, and their Oakland Activities Association Division III title hopes took a big hit in the process. Playing without starter and leading scorer Bethany Watterworth, the […]
Over 60 portraits by artists from across the state were featured in the Orion Art Center’s Michigan Portrait Show. But only one work had what it takes to be the people’s choice. Don Oakley, of Oxford, who earned an honorable mention for ‘Crunch Time,? a small oil painting on linen, was also awarded the ‘People’s […]
Each November for the past 16 years, Caruso Chiropractic has held a food drive in celebration of its November 26th anniversary date. The annual canned food drive benefits Orion/Oxford FISH and this year’s food drive will be held from Nov. 6-11. The food drive is intended to not only benefit the individuals that FISH assists, […]
Hundreds of youngsters gathered on Monday for the annual Halloween parade and trick-or-treating session in downtown Lake Orion. Many local businesses participated by handing out candy. The Review office handed out more than 400 pieces of candy in less than an hour. Costumes, on both adults and children ranged from devils and witches to the […]
An over 14,000 square-foot surgical center is eyeing a December completion and February opening in the Bald Mountain Regional Medical Complex. The facility, currently under construction, will be overseen by Crittenton Hospital Medical Center. ‘It will be three operating rooms and all the support area for that,? said Crittenton President and CEO Lynn Orfgen. Dr. […]
An Access Management Study and a Master Plan Update are among recent projects that have examined Orion Township’s main drag, M-24. But Baldwin Road, once thought of as a possible solution to increasing traffic on M-24, has somehow missed out. Craig Bryson, Public Information Officer for the Road Commission for Oakland County, claims a lack […]
The Dragons will be marching all over Detroit’s Ford Field on Saturday. No, the football team won’t be on hand, just the band, as they participate in the Michigan Competing Band Association’s State Championships. Lake Orion qualified in third place among the ten qualifying bands in Flight I (schools with 1,782 students or more), thanks, […]
After a lengthy debate, the Township board narrowly approved a request by Verizon Wireless to accept a ‘removal bond,? allowing the company to install a new monopole tower in the township. By a 4-3 vote on Oct. 16, the board decided that the bond was in line with the township ordinance and qualified as a […]