This year’s volleyball team is still a work in progress, says Coach Bob Howey, but it’s getting there. They’ve played in two tournaments already this season, and both times they were beaten by the tourney champion. ‘We did pretty well. We’re not quite where I’d like but I think we’ll get there,? Howey said. Though […]
Summer ended yesterday for over 7,000 Lake Orion students, as they filtered back into elementary, middle and high schools. Lake Orion Review Facebook fans, like Terri K. and Peggy B., said they were ‘shopping, shopping, and oh yes, shopping? to get ready for the school year. Birgit M. had her hands full with LOHS and […]
The countdown is officially over. Summer is gone. Now is an appropriate time for beach bums to breath a heavy sigh of remorse and parents to breath a heavy sigh of relief. The school year is here. My husband and I have our own countdown going. In exactly five years and 37 weeks our baby […]
Six years ago, Lake Orion resident Kevin Kranker was playing for the Orchard Lake Pirates, a Midget A travel hockey team. He and his team, including four other Lake Orion players, made it to the finals in the International Silverstick tournament in Sarnia, ON. Soon, Kranker will head to more exotic places to exhibit his […]
Ever have a good experience at Vacuum Works? Great, says new owner Stacy Schneider. He wants to offer the same hometown service. Maybe a few customers had a poor experience? ‘Anybody that might have had a bad experience: come on back and I’ll make up for it,? Schneider said, adding, ‘It’s still a word of […]
Soon, there will be another new face on the school board. Just two months after the Lake Orion Board of Education voted in Kelly Weaver to fill a seat vacated by retiring Bill Walters, board Secretary Tina Peterson announced her resignation. Now that her youngest daughter is graduated from Lake Orion High School, Peterson plans […]
Cassie McElwain is a 13-year-old with alopecia areata (AA). That means people stare at her in public, says the Oakview student with no hair on her body except a little ‘peach fuzz? on her head. AA is an autoimmune disease where a body’s white blood cells attack hair. There’s no cure, though it’s not life-threatening […]
In 2009, door-to-door salespeople were all over last Orion. This year, their numbers are over twofold, along with the potential for scams and criminal activity coming with them, say police. According to Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, the number of door-to-door permit requests coming through his department has more than doubled since last year. […]
Not everybody can do the national three-day walk for breast cancer, says Diane Schlitt. Schlitt is a member of Luby’s Boobies, a three-day walk team that walks in honor of Kathy Luby, a former Lake Orion teacher who passed away from breast cancer in 2008 at age 40. Now, Schlitt and fellow teammates Patty Jarvis […]
This year’s girls? cross country team is young, says Coach Debi McDonald, but there’s been a change in attitude that will help them on their feet. ‘I think we’re showing a lot more depth than last year. We’ve got several returning varsity runners who put in some good mileage this summer,? she said, adding ‘This […]