Invent Now, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring and fostering invention and creativity, is pleased to announce that its nationally-acclaimed Camp Invention summer program is returning to Oxford for 2013.? Camp Invention is a weeklong summer day program for children entering grades one through six, created in partnership with the National Inventors Hall of […]
Re: The $5.6 million project to resurface 3.2 miles of Rochester Rd. in Addison Township this summer. Does anyone check what neighboring counties are doing? Van Dyke is closed from Ebeling to 34 Mile until November, and those traveling from areas north of Lakeville are having a major thoroughfare cut off. Macomb county paved the […]
The Orion Township Fire Department and Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of a man ingesting windshield de-icer at the Waldon Lakes Apartments on Joslyn Road on May 7. According to an OCSD report, the 72-year-old man who lived in the apartment on Mapleview Drive was being watched by a caregiver, a 59-year-old […]
Banachowski’s their pick for treasurer We would like to express our confidence in Larry Banachowski, who is running for Oxford Township Treasurer. Larry would be an excellent public leader due to his genuine concern for the Oxford community. Our personal experience interacting with Larry throughout the last twenty years has convinced us that his fairness […]
The 2005 Household Hazardous Waste Day will be happening in Orion Township on May 14, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Eagle Valley Disposal Facility on Silverbell Road. Items that will NOT be accepted this year are: Ammunition, compressed gas cylinders, electronics (computers, etc.), explosives, fire extinguishers, latex paint, radioactives (including smoke detectors), and regulated […]
King of Kings Lutheran Church, located on Lapeer Road in Orion, will hold a flower sale to benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind on May 28. The $100 application fee has been waived by Orion Township as Leader Dogs has tax-exempt status. Flats of flowers will be for sale from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the […]
A litter of kittens left outside the Pet Supplies Plus (971 S. Lapeer Rd.) in Oxford Township Saturday night are in need of some loving homes with responsible owners. It was 9:23 p.m. when someone banged loudly on the store’s door, left a Fed Ex box sealed with duct tape outside, then drove off, according […]
Dona Cimino, an employee in the township public works department, is being promoted from her current position as a clerk to office coordinator. Orion Township trustees approved the promotion on May 2, as former office coordinator Wendy Stiller has resigned. Cimino previously served as a temporary office coordinator when Stiller was on maternity leave. Cimino […]
Oxford Village officials last week made it clear they support a proposed constitutional amendment designed to make sure property taxes don’t go up when home values go down. Council voted 5-0 to support House Joint Resolution III, a proposal which states that any year the State Equalized Value (or assessed value) of a piece of […]
James Henry Holland, age 73 of Lake Orion passed away on April 19, 2013. He was the loving father of James (Mary) Holland, Steven Holland, and Cynthia (Jeff) Smith. Cherished grandfather of Jayson, Jennifer (Bruce), Tiffany, Daniel, Brittany, Josef, and Johnathon. Great grandfather of Alyssa. Brother of Clarence (Chris), Chris, Curt, and the late RD, […]