Home victories over both Troy schools last week got the Dragons back to the .500 mark in league play, with district play underway this week. ‘We finished exactly where I thought we would in the league,? said coach Erick Pfeiffer, who tabbed this a ‘rebuilding? year prior to the start of the season. ‘Basically it […]
In an entertaining game that had everything one would want in a first-place showdown, Lake Orion came away from North Farmington High School on Oct. 12 missing just one thing: a victory. The Raiders erased a four-point deficit in the final two minutes of regulation to send the game into overtime. That set the stage […]
The Township Board will go forward with the Whall Group as their forensic auditor, after narrowly rejecting a proposal to scrap the idea of an audit and then passing a motion to put a retainer agreement with the auditor in place. Treasurer Alice Young presented a three-part motion that would rescind the previous approval of […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees agreed to a budget and millage levy for 2007 at their Oct. 16 meeting, almost a month after failing to approve the budget. Following an Oct. 11 special meeting, a few changes were made to the budget, turning a 3-4 vote on Sept. 18 into a 6-1 vote this […]
After two summers of heated discussion by residents around Pine Island, Orion Township has finally taken action. The township formally sued former state senator Mat Dunaskiss for allegedly setting up a marina without proper documentation. The suit was filed in Oakland Ciruit Court and is awaiting its initial hearing. The Review reported last August that […]
Students at Paint Creek Elementary had 40 new students join them last week. Even though these students were in the classroom, in the cafeteria and outside during recess like everyone else, they still stood out. That’s because they were visiting students from the Oakland Fire Academy, based on the Auburn Hills Campus of Oakland Community […]
They haven’t even played their homecoming game yet, but Lake Orion High School has already done enough to qualify for the state playoffs. But that doesn’t mean they are done with their business in the OAA I, not with Farmington Hills Harrison coming to town this Friday night. As they have done all year, the […]
Both Lake Orion cross country squads improved significantly at the second OAA I Jamboree, held Sept. 26 at Stoney Creek Metropark. The boys team, which finished third at the first meet over three weeks ago, nearly edged repeat winner Troy Athens. Sophomore Ryan Ziolko led the attack for LO, finishing sixth with a time of […]
New coach Mary Abraham said her team had ‘nothing to lose,? when she made some changes in the lineup last week. One match after the changes were made, Lake Orion found itself celebrating its first league win of the season, with a 6-2 knockout of host Auburn Hills Avondale on Sept. 28. Both Katie Rice […]
With a Parks & Recreation Master Plan in the works, township officials learned all about the department’s need when Leisure Vision presented their survey results at Township Hall on Sept. 28. Over 600 surveys were completed, with Orion’s Parks & Rec. program scoring above Leisure Vision’s national benchmark in most categories, according to Ron Vine. […]