Oxford Township officials last week voted 5-1 to spend a total amount not to exceed $23,300 on improvements to their meeting room upstairs at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. The purchase of a new desk unit with drawers and locks (not to exceed $12,000), audio system (not to exceed $6,205) and projection system (not […]
Well, we are just a few days away from the Orion Area Holiday Lighted Parade. The support this parade has been getting from the community has been overwhelming. Our volunteers have been energized by this support and we are committed to putting on the best holiday lighted parade in the state. Santa will be there […]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has decided that no new ordinances are needed for the regulation of boating on Tan Lake, Long Lake, Clear Lake, Cedar Lake and Squaw Lake, more commonly known as the “Stringy Lakes” in Oxford Township. After a public hearing on Sept. 16 and the investigation of area safety […]
The giving season is upon us and the Lake Orion Lions Club is again running its annual Christmas Basket Program. Community support in the past has been outstanding and the club is grateful for this community participation, Without it, the club would not be able to assist Orion area families in having a pleasant Christmas. […]
It’s come to our attention that there is a great deal of confusion surrounding recent discussions at a township board meeting regarding the use of excess interest earned on the library, which expired in 2001. Misleading headlines in the local papers have not helped the matter. We want to make one thing clear. Orion Township […]
I was so angry with the conditions at Lake Orion High School that it kept me awake last night. My 15 year old granddaughter came home from that school in tears recently. Why? Because at 15, she is still very sensitive about some normal female changes that are going on. During school she needed a […]
A local high school rock band has begun the long and arduous journey on the path to stardom – well, maybe not stardom yet, but at least to Clutch Cargos where they performed in a Battle of the Bands on Nov. 23 in front of more than 600 people. False Start – featuring Phillip Popp, […]
Ten Years Ago Dec. 1, 1993 ~~~JoAnn Van Tassel, Russ Bell, Dick LaGrow and Tina Lynn played a hot game of Orionopoly recently. The game is being sold to benefit the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce. ~~~Seven municipal wells in Orion Township will be abandoned and sealed because they are not needed, especially since the […]
Monday, Nov. 24, a cement mixer was taken from Giddings Masonary, Inc. on Clarkston Road. Family trouble on Flintridge. *** Tuesday, Nov. 25, money was stolen from Grondin’s Hair Care on Lapeer Road. Civil matter at Alpha Omega Repair on Brown Road. Forgery and stolen checks on Highlander Street. Items were taken from a locker […]
Monday, Nov. 24, police assisted Oxford with backup at Rob’s Bar on South Washington. A person on East Jackson reported his cell phone was stolen in Germany. A garage door on Highland was damaged. Domestic violence occurred on North Shore. *** Wednesday, Nov. 26, a person on South Broadway was in possession of miscellaneous prescription […]