Homeowners want public road

Residents on S. Long Lake Boulevard, north of Grace Court, have requested that their section of road be converted from private to public. The township board received the petition and voted to prepare a cost estimate for the Cooney Private-to-Public Road Special Assessment District at their Jan. 5 meeting. The remainder of S. Long Lake […]

Township renews with SEMCOG

Orion Township will renew the township’s membership in the Southeast Council of Governments (SEMCOG) for 2004, paying $4,340. The amount covers the period from Jan. 15, 2004 through Jan. 15, 2005. SEMCOG’s resources and technical expertise are made available to members, and are designed to enhance the roles of elected officials.

Davison appointed CEO, president of Oxford Bank

Only in Smalltown USA can the boy who opened his very first savings account at the local bank grow up to be bank president. ‘This is something I’ve worked towards and I appreciate the opportunity. I’m very excited,? said Jeff Davidson, referring to his recent appointment as president and chief executive officer of Oxford Bank. […]

ONTV increasing schedule

Orion Neighborhood TeleVision is expanding its program playback schedule on cable channel 10. To accommodate the increasing number of community produced and requested programs, the program lineup will change every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday beginning Jan. 11. For more information about public access programming in the Orion area, call 248-693-3377.

A familiar face???

Michael Watts, a former Lake Orion resident and 1976 graduate of Lake Orion High School, was a part of the recent Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena. He’s the band director at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. As director, Watts accepted the invitation and led his band as it ‘marched to the roses.? By combining […]

Openings on planning commission and ZBA

WANTED – Oxford Township residents with common sense, who care about the future of their community and desire involvement in their local government. No previous experience or qualifications necessary. Applicants are currently being sought for openings on the Oxford Township Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. Supervisor Bill Dunn stressed that there are no […]

Addison dismisses case against Gravlin

Addison Township Prosecutor Kevin Cleary decided to dismiss a case for possible ordinance violations against township resident Sereal Gravlin after the two men reached a verbal agreement on the situation. According to Cleary, he informed Gravlin on Dec. 18, before the bench trial scheduled for that day formerly took place, that he would dismiss the […]

Father and young son killed in fire

An Addison Township family has been devastated by the loss of two loved ones in a sudden house explosion that happened shortly before 6:30 p.m., Monday night, on Haven Rd. just north of Leonard Rd. Longtime Addison Township resident Mike Rivest and his 20-month-old son became trapped in their burning home after a large explosion […]

From The Oxford Leader

Monday, December 29 A resident on Crawford St. reported a suspicious circumstance after an unknown individual contacted her claiming “he was an attorney filing a lawsuit against telemarketers.” The woman gave the man her date of birth and checking account number. Tuesday, December 30 A suspicious circumstance at the intersection of Stanton and Mill streets […]

Kitchen fire at Lake Villa MHP

An accidental fire brought Oxford firefighters to the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Park on Lakeville Road Friday, Jan. 2. Fire personnel were dispatched to 236 Parker Lake Blvd. at 11:02 a.m. to extinguish a blaze that began in a kitchen garbage can, according to Fire Lt. Terry Roeher. It appears an active cigarette butt was […]