Oakhurst Golf and Country Club hosts the annual Community Charity Golf Outing for the Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial, Monday, May 16. Registration and lunch are at noon, with Shotgun Start at 1 p.m. Dinner and awards program is set for 6:30 pm. The event, at Oakhurst off Clintonville Road, includes a silent auction and emergency […]
Downtown Lake Orion hosted a reception on Feb. 2 to announce its new Awning, Sign and Paint & Brick Restoration Grant Program to the business community. A group of business and building owners was on hand to hear details of the program which will pay matching grants to approved projects within the Downtown Development Authority […]
U.S. Army Private Krysta Wung and her dog Scout, a Class II C4 bomb-sniffer, volunteer at Read to PAWS at Independence Township Library, May 5. Children read to the dogs in the program, which encourages literacy. Photo by Trevor Keiser
Girls Lacrosse The Girls Varsity Lacrosse team lost to Notre Dame Prepatory on Saturday, 25-16. Danielle Dunn led the team with eight goals as Lauren Sharkey and Stephanie Dellinger added three points each to the score. Sharkey also had one assist. Kylie Cohu made six saves in the net. The girls next game is against […]
Great food, good music, a fabulous setting and the opportunity to support the programs of the Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan — Orion/Oxford Club will be available to guests at the club’s Taste of the Town. The annual event takes place Feb. 28 at Castello di Bologna of Canterbury Village. Doors open at […]
Whether it’s for casual reading, doing homework, using a computer, or checking out a movie Independence Township Library has something for everybody. The library offers a variety of programs for adults like computer classes, and book discussions, as well as kid’s programs like Read to Paws. For more information check out Indelib.org or call 248-625-2212
The Clarkston Boys and Girls Lacrosse programs invite friends, families and the community to their 7th Annual Game for a Cure, May 14, this Saturday, from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. The all-day event, held at Clarkston High School, includes 24 teams, 500 lacrosse players and one goal ? raising money for St. Joseph Mercy Oakland’s Cancer […]
Lake Orion High School senior Matt Zitzman was recently named a fall finalist for the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Scholar-Athlete Award program. Nine scholarship recipients were chosen for the 2003 fall sports season. Zitzman was named a finalist for boys golf. To apply for the award, students must have at least a 3.5 (on […]
Springfield Plains Elementary students cooled down after an hour of exercising with yoga last Wednesday morning. For an hour the students jumped, stretched, ran, kicked and moved during their second annual A.C.E.S. (All-Children Exercise Simultaneously). They joined over one million students from all over the nation for the event, designed to get children moving and […]
The weather didn’t offer much wind, but beautiful blue skies made up for it, Saturday, at Independence Township Parks and Recreation’s Kite Fest. Kids provided their own wind, running up and down Clintonwood Park’s soccer fields with their kites, many provided free by Great Turtle Toys. They also enjoyed snow cones, inflatable bounce houses, and […]