The Dragon on the Lake festival returns next weekend for three days of celebrating all things Lake Orion. The festival includes the Art & Craft Fair in downtown Lake Orion, the music tent on Friday and Saturday night, the student Dragon Boat races on Saturday and the Dragon Boat Races on Sunday in Green’s Park. […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — Oxford American Legion Post 108 is hosting a euchre tournament fundraiser with all proceeds assisting the family of David “Rebel” Caulder, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in June. Caulder, 60, was killed and two others were hospitalized June 14 when the motorcycle he was riding […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Suzanne Ardelan was honored by the national Daughters of the American Revolution with the prestigious Evelyn Cole Peters Award during the DAR 133rd Continental Congress in Washington, D.C. in June. Ardelan, a resident of Oxford for the past 32 years, was the national winner for American Fiber Arts, Needlepoint. She is a […]
Linda Kristine Kansman Garland, a 45-year Lake Orion resident, passed away at home with family on Saturday, August 3, 2024 from complications of Alzheimer’s dementia at the age of 74. Linda was born in Detroit on November 18, 1949 to her late parents Hans Kansman and Lorna Miriam Kilponen Kansman. She graduated from Farmington High […]
Steve Orasco of Lapeer passed away on August 10, 2024. He was 87. Steve was preceded in death by his wives Beverly Orasco and Jean Orasco. He is the father of Steven Orasco, Robinelle (Laurence) Hill, the late Donald (Jeanette) Orasco, the late Jeffrey Orasco, the late Jamie Orasco, the late Jane Mahan, Cindy Trent […]
Dr. Theodore (“Ted”) Burdette Walton Jr., 83, formerly of Oxford, Mich., died suddenly on Aug. 1, 2024 at home in Grovetown, Ga. He is survived by his wife Nancy (Carleton) Walton, daughters Alicia (Benjamin) Steele and Meredith (Michael) Tongish, granddaughters Grace Steele, Phoebe and Addie Tongish, as well as nieces, nephews, and their families. Ted […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Lake Orion High School 2024 graduate Ben Schadel was awarded the Television Production Workshop “Heart of a Dragon” Memorial Scholarship. “We are glad to be continuing the honoring of Ted by awarding the winner of the Ted Swietlik Heart of a Dragon Memorial Scholarship. The winner […]
Retail, restaurants and more also planned for site By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com AUBURN HILLS — The Palace of Auburn Hills site will soon be home to a 700,000-square-foot GM supplier and approximately 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space according to conceptual site plans from developer Schostak Brothers and Company. The GM […]
My name is Wendi, and I am a garage sale enthusiast. I should back up a little bit. Yes, seeing a sign for a garage sale on the road does get me interested to see what items someone no longer needs and maybe I need. Having kids, clothes and toys will get me to stop. […]
Facility represents a $35 million investment in Oxford By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD — It’s been years in the planning and construction phases, but on Monday McLaren Oakland – Oxford Campus opened the doors of its new $35 million medical facility in Oxford to patients. Beginning Aug. 5, patients “will have access to a […]