I recently read about a woman named Tina Valek. Her dentist told her her gums were eroding near her back teeth. This came as a surprise to the 32-year-old. After a lifetime of perfect dental checkups without a single cavity, she thought she was doing the right thing. Her problem? Tina was overbrushing!!! According to […]
Excellent serving helped the Lake Orion High School’s Freshmen Volleyball team capture the number one spot at West Bloomfield’s Tournament on Jan. 10. According to Coach Denny Davis, his top servers were Sarah Brown, Lauren Fosmoen and Kaitlin Denton. Dominating play were middle hitters Rachel Bemman, Lauren Drury, Chelsea Hill and Ashley Manska. ‘Rachel Boudry […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor An identity and a vision, that’s what folks in Gingellville are saying they want to see for the small community that’s currently acting as a barrier from the hustle and bustle of the big shopping centers to the south of them on Baldwin Road. Approximately 80 neighbors gathered […]
Although township officials nixed joining the NO HAZ Consortium last year, it took another look at a proposal to do just that in 2004. Orion Township Clerk Jill Bastian, who was instrumental in organizing the township’s collecting of household hazardous waste, told trustees on Jan. 20 she wouldn’t be able to work on the project […]
An alert homeowner and a quick response by police is the reason a Caro man is still alive. A homeowner on Atwater made a 911 call to village dispatch on Jan. 25 at 7:43 a.m. He said a car was on fire at a neighbor’s home. When Lake Orion Police Officer Rob Barker arrived at […]
Time ran out on creating a column this week, so I’m sharing this story with you. Imagine it’s 2004 and Noah lives in the US. God speaks to him and tells him to build an ark because it’s going to rain in one year and all will be destroyed because water will cover the earth. […]
Time moves ever so slowly for the Village of Lake Orion’s DPW Director John Ranville. He’s been trying to talk village officials into improving their retirement program for non-union employees since 1989. Ranville’s been working for the village’s department of public works going on 37 years. ‘I will be retiring. I can’t stick around here. […]
Skip — Skipper — whatever you want to call him, this three year old Golden Retriever is truly an exceptional dog. His owners Carol and Carl Ruby recently received a plaque in Lansing at an award luncheon honoring Skip as the Therapy Companion Dog of the Year. Skip spends an afternoon every other week visiting […]
It’s beginning to look like my days with my extended family is coming to an end. Son Chad and his wife Tracey are hearing they’ll be able to move into their new home by the end of the month. For the most part, the time living with three other adults (also daughter Molly), two kids, […]
Based on advice by the school district attorney, administration told parents at the Lake Orion School Board meeting on Feb. 11 peanut products will continue to be banned at Blanche Sims Elementary School. Arlene Vaughn, mother of two children at the school had asked board members to have a committee develop a specific policy on […]