Good news is coming out of Lake Orion School District’s financial office. Oakland County recently announced the county’s school districts will be receiving more special education funds. According to financial director Jillynn Keppler, Lake Orion is expected to get $345,000 in March. The extra money is due to more accurate information about how much property […]
Stadium Elementary School of the Arts recently hosted it eighth annual Reflections Awards Ceremony. Students created art based on the theme, ‘I’m really happy when,? in four categories, Visual Arts, Literature, Photography and Music. Student participants were awarded with certificates and ribbons. First, second, third and honorable mention finalists were awarded with ribbons and prizes. […]
Not many Lake Orion High School seniors can boast that they have had their own art showing, but Brandon Scott can. Scott, who will be showing off his work at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit through Feb. 27, was a winner this year of the Scholastic Merit Award for art. The CCS show […]
Did I ever mention that Lisa and myself have new computers — Dells to be exact. Most of you are probably wondering what the big deal is. Well, we’ve never had new computers before. The Review’s equipment has always been some other office’s hand-me-downs. Imagine a tannish hard drive that lies flat below the monitor. […]
This snowman on Franklin Boulevard could soon be a distant memory if promises of 40 degree temperatures for the next week hold out.
On Jan. 4, after having a huge storm, the Lake Orion School District bus drivers had a horrible morning taking the children into school and even a worse afternoon taking them home. At the end of the day, we were all exhausted physically and mentally. As I left work at 5:30 p.m., it was very […]
Ten Years Ago Feb. 16, 1994 ~~~If everything goes according to plan, the first live cablecast of the Orion Township Board meeting is scheduled for Feb. 22 on channel 67. ~~~’Lefty? Dean Apker of Oakland Township will be at the Palace this weekend participating in a rodeo as a bareback rider. ~~~Oakland County’s Equalization Department […]
Gary Richardson has a father-in-law to thank for his career with the United States Postal Service. Richardson, who retires Feb. 20 from his position as Postmaster for the Lake Orion Post Office, said his father-in-law was a rural postal carrier in Rockford, Michigan, and told Richardson he’d need a job if he planned on marrying […]
Two times a year — spring and fall — Joe and Melinda Rogers warily watch the ice on Lake Orion. The Victoria Island residents for four years dread ‘weak ice,? the time when ice is too thin to walk on. That’s when getting to the main land becomes complicated. The Rogers must use a boat […]
The Lake Orion Community Schools Dragon Guided Activities Program (GAP) and the Special Education Department partnered to host the second annual Lake Orion Benefit Volleyball Tournament on Jan. 31, held at the Lake Orion High School Fieldhouse. Twenty teams from throughout the Southeast Michigan area competed in the day-long fundraiser tournament. Proceeds from the event […]