A couple months back I wrote on why I like winter, particularly over summer. They called me mad! And judging from popular opinion, I’m about to share another dark, stormy secret in that I, truly enjoy and derive happiness from dark, stormy weather. Remember last Tuesday? The sky stayed clear for hours at a time […]
People plan weddings for expansive hill sides, villas, churches, beaches and more, but Justin Filyaw and Nikki Beaudoin decided to take their wedding beyond the shore, to the waters of Lake Orion. Two pontoon boats worth of families and band members later, the two said their vows and became husband and wife and walked down […]
Breaking and entering is a peculiar crime in that it affects the victim not only physically – monetarily – it also strips away the last vestige of safety. Home security. Yet thanks to the work of the Oakland County Sheriffs and their Orion Township Deputies, one less alleged burglar is walking the streets as of […]
There are people who grow up in a community, find a reason to leave and never return. For most of his life, long-time Orion resident William G. Adams, who passed June 24 and was buried June 27, never found that reason. Adams belonged to a receding group from a bygone era of community-oriented people and […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Co-Editor It doesn’t get much bigger for Lake Orion than the annual Dragon on the Lake Festival, but this year a title sponsor is hoping to make it even bigger. The Orion Art Center (OAC) is proud to announce that McLaren Cancer Institute (MCI) will be the title sponsor of the […]
Orion Township is getting a taste of the highlands this weekend when the annual Scottish Highland Games returns to Canterbury Village on June 30 and July 1. ‘It’s a preservation of Scottish heritage in Michigan,? said Franklin Dohanyos, event organizer and executive director of the Scottish American Society of Michigan. ‘Michigan has some great Highland […]
I may be beating this dead horse into a fine paste, but I am not a wealthy man. I am not poverty stricken by any means, but I must watch what I buy and when I buy it if I do not want an awkward moment in the leaser’s office at the end of the […]
The annual Jubilee has come and gone, but the effect of the festival is sure to be remembered by its attendees for some time. All the old rides returned along with new additions. From the ferris wheel, to the pirate ride, to Euro Bungie and more, even opening day saw crowds steadily grow to fill […]
By Gabriel Ouzounian Review Co-Editor For the second year in a row the Dragons of the links have fallen just short of qualifying for the state finals. Orion playing in the regional tournament on June 7 and finished fourth – just two strokes behind Midland Dow, but the loss did not detract from Head Coach […]
Lake Orion’s Police Chief is less than the man he used to be, but it’s a good thing. Thanks to an exercise regimen he started 10 weeks ago, Chief Jerry Narsh lost 30 pounds – a feat which he said becomes harder as you get older. Narsh, 53, said it all started with a mirror. […]