The Goodrich boys and girls track teams are proving to be a tough foe in the Genesee Area Conference Red Division. Both teams took first in a league meet May 4 at Goodrich. The girls team defeated Mt. Morris 111-25 and Bendle 104-32, while the boys team defeated Bendle 104-32 and Mt. Morris 99-43. The […]
Oxford native Justin Corbin is living life in the fast lane. The 2003 Oxford High School graduate is currently studying at the NASCAR Technical Institute (NTI) in Mooresville, North Carolina, and he will soon have the opportunity to work in NASCAR itself. At NTI, Corbin is enrolled in a 69 week program that teaches students […]
June 11 marks the 25th anniversary of the Orion Art Center being moved to its present location at 115 South Anderson Street in downtown Lake Orion. Art center founders bought the house, which was the parsonage of the LO United Methodist Church for $1 and had it moved to its present site in 1979. Current […]
To show how serious they are about getting Baldwin Road widened to five lanes, Orion Township trustees recently agreed to restrict $3.2 million in township funds to go towards the project. The board also adopted a resolution of support for widening Baldwin. At a recent Orion Area Chamber of Commerce meeting, Brett Bair, managing director […]
BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor For 24 years Stan Ford has been working at Green’s Park and is worried that keeping the swim park open for longer hours will create safety issues. Ford, the swim director at the park on M-24, asked Lake Orion Village Council members on April 26 not to open […]
Oakland County Drain Commissioner John McCulloch told the Orion Township Board of Trustees on April 19 that a new master plan initiative in place by Oakland County could help communities prioritize their water and waste water management needs. ‘We want to see if we can provide communities options as they deal with the challenge of […]
Orion Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk has officially announced his candidacy for a second four-year term. Dywasuk, a Republican, has been a township resident for 28 years. Prior to being elected to his current position, he served 12 years on the Orion Township Planning Commission, including three years as chairman, and five years on the township’s […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of vandalism at Carpenter Elementary School on Flintridge Street on April 20. According to an OCSD report, an air conditioning unit, valued at $20,000, was damaged by vandals. A custodian at the school found the unit’s fins had been damaged. A deputy observed the damage and […]
Many students spend their school’s spring break by heading south for a dose of sunshine and relaxation. Ten Lake Orion High School students passed up the sun and fun recently to spend their spring break (April 12-15) working with the Greater Jackson Michigan Habitat for Humanity and YMCA Storer Camps in Napoleon, Michigan. The mission […]
A reorganization meeting of the Lake Orion Community Schools Foundation will take place May 6, 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Orion School District Board office, 315 North Lapeer Street in Lake Orion. Some parents in the community are looking to reactivate the foundation as a way to help bring extra dollars in the school district […]