The Orion Township Senior Center will soon be the recipient of a 6×8 kiln enclosure in its arts and crafts room, thanks to Community Development Block Grant funds. Bids will be going out for the construction of the kiln enclosure, which will allow visitors at the center to fire pottery in a safe environment. The […]
Slick as ice – the Brandon-Oxford lady skiers took top positions at both divisional competition and the Apple Varsity Invitational. At divisionals on Feb. 5, the ladies took third place in both slalom and giant slalom. Flushing and Fenton, both top teams in the competition, took the first and second positions. Karen Offer placed fourth […]
After a five-game losing streak, the Oxford varsity basketball team relished in a 62-56 victory over Traverse City West. The Wildcats out shot Traverse City every period and went 23 for 28 from the line. Ryan Stull led the Cats with 23 points, going eight for 10 with his 2-point shots. Joe Fedorinchik followed closely […]
Due to time constraints, Orion Township Trustee Michael Fetzer has stepped down from the senior center governing board. The resignation left a township position on the board vacant, and will be filled by Jill Bastian who volunteered for the job.
The Oxford Wildcats hockey team finally broke out of its severe slump with a 10-0 mercy defeat of the Lake Fenton Blue Devils, after dropping games to Bloomfield and Lapeer West earlier in the week. The win snaps the Cats nine-game losing streak, the longest in team history. Earlier in the week, Oxford played a […]
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, […]
Ron Sweet isn’t happy about the snow at the curbs in downtown Lake Orion. Read his letter in this week’s Lake Orion Review.
The lack of change at the Oakland Intermediate School District continues as waste and spending in this private club reigns supreme. Intrusions by taxpayers looking for accountability and economy are barely tolerated. Three senior board members, who decline answering questions, have disgraced themselves and their local school boards and still refuse to resign. They’ve even […]
I read with dismay about the death of William Robinett in The Review. Even more disappointing, though, was that neither The Review nor the school system had anything to offer about a man who was dedicated to his community and to teaching its kids chemistry. Mr. Robinett was an eccentric man who cared more than […]
Middle America, sometimes called ‘Regan Democrats,? is beginning to come back home to the Democratic party. The major reason? The Bush Republican agenda has hit Middle America and Michigan very hard as evidenced by an unemployment rate in excess of 7.2 percent which leads all 50 states. To quote James Carville, ‘It’s still the economy […]