Bring your family to Paint Creek Fest on June 11 from noon to 5 p.m. along the banks of Paint Creek in downtown Lake Orion. Celebrate the area’s natural resources and surroundings with family activities, live animals from Howell Nature Center, fun and games, demos, kids crafts, entertainment in Children’s Park gazebo and clean-up initiatives […]
The annual Fireworks Buffet at the Lake Orion Boat Club takes place June 12, 9 a.m.-noon. The cost is $10/person. Monies earned will help pay for the July 4th fireworks over Lake Orion. For those people who don’t live on the lake, they can get a ride to the club by calling 248-693-2900 the day […]
The Orion Oxford Soccer League has donated a set of player benches to the township parks and recreation department. The benches are valued at $765 each (totaling $1,530), and have been placed on Mullins Soccer Field #2 at Civic Center Park on Joslyn Road.
Oxford High School student Amber Carmack (left) was all smiles Friday because her classmates made a $200 donation to the animal rescue her mother runs. Students who wished to wear a Halloween costume to school were asked to contribute $1 toward Whiskers Cat Rescue and Canine. ‘We really appreciate Oxford High School for doing this […]
Quarterback’s mom thanks Coach Rowley I know at times parents often wonder what importance sports play in our children’s lives. As a parent, I have some very strong observations I would like to share with all of you. My son has played football for Oxford High School since his freshman year. For the past two […]
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson supports Gov. Granholm’s Small Business Tax (SBT) proposal. Patterson and supporters of the proposal are turning a deaf ear to the insurance companies who will see an increase in their SBT tax under Granholm’s plan. Stop and think a minute. If this proposal passes and the insurance companies receive […]
Thirteen Oxford Wildcat football players made the list of the top players in the Flint Metro League. Senior Gerry Murphy earned first-team honors on both sides of the ball (offensive and defensive lineman) while senior Anthony Esparsa earned first-team honors as a defensive end and second-team as a receiver. On offense, two Wildcats earned First […]
On behalf of the Friends of the Orion Senior Center, we would like to say a great big THANK YOU to our community for purchasing our flowers and those lovely articles provided by our enthusiastic senior artisans from the Orion Senior Center. Special thanks must go to orgnaizers Bill Kokenos and the busy Sokol Supporters […]
I want to compliment Lisa Valentine on her article about stream mentoring and the salmon release. Lisa got all of her facts and quotes correct and even did some investigating beyond the information that was given to her to find some other interesting facts about the story. Lisa has done a great job on all […]
Our state has come a long way over the past few years, and part of our success has been from eliminating red tape that stands in the way of progress. Since 2011, the state has cut 1,200 unneeded regulations and rules as part of an ongoing mission to make Michigan a more job-friendly place to […]