Well, we are right in the middle of this fun, stressful, exciting, exhausting, poignant and happy time called ‘The Holidays.? It comes on slowly, speeds up and then passes, leaving us in a heap under the tree. My prescription for this time of year is to try and slow down and enjoy the celebration and […]
Dear Buck Pole, My name is Dan Sheridan and I am 14-years-old. I got a 9-point buck that was field dressed at 245 pounds this year. I shot it with a Horton crossbow in Delaware County, Ohio. This is my third buck from that area in the last three years. I owe it all to […]
Dear Editor, My husband and I have been wanting to write to the community for quite awhile. First off, we want to say thank you to the community that surrounded us with love and concern when we lost our son Jacob, March 2007. It starts with friends and family and stretches to those we do […]
The varsity girls basketball team dominated the Brandon Blackhawks Wednesday night, winning by a score of 49-28. Bethany Watterworth led the way with 17 points and four rebounds. Melanie Lamerato tallied eleven points, while Courtney Zott and Brittney Hopkins each netted nine. Alexis Haan had six steals. The Dragons are now 4-0 and will play […]
The Lake Orion Baptist Lions boy’s basketball team held on for a narrow 45-44 victory at their season opener against the Christian Leadership Academy Defenders of Troy. Treavor Halleck and Chris Hojnacki lead the Lions in scoring with 12 points apiece. And then on Friday, the Lions beat Faith of Clinton Patriots 45-40. Point guard […]
The annual fundraiser for the parade, the Holly Jolly Folly, and the 2008 Holiday Lighted Parade were both bigger and better than ever. The Holly Jolly Folly The Holly Jolly Folly, hosted and sponsored by Golling Pontiac/GMC, was held Friday night, December 5. Through the generous support of Golling and local vendors, approximately 250 attendees […]
Dear Editor, Once again Thanksgiving dinner at CJ’s was a big success. A big thank you goes out once again this year to the Flaming Pistons Car Club, oldies D.J. and all the cruisers that supported the weekly car cruise nights in the Lake Orion/Oxford area. Their very generous donation was appreciated very much. Thanks […]
Dear Editor, The bickering over the automotive bailout seems to indicate that ‘the South is trying to rise up again.? Perhaps we in the North should react in a fashion that impacts these rednecks where it really hurts – let’s have all the domestic auto companies pull their support immediately for all the NASCAR events. […]
Saturday’s ‘Celebrate Lone Ranger? parade and festival were absolutely perfect. Frankly, we could stop right there. Nothing more really needs to be said. But one sentence hardly makes for an editorial, so allow us to expand on that thought. We were amazed, humbled and quite gratified at the sight of thousands of spectators lining M-24, […]
I was quite disturbed by the manner in which the meeting of July 29 was conducted. Participants were given little tabs of red stickers and told to put them where we approved of some of the features of 3 various plans. We were not given any other colored dots to place on the features of […]