Premier hosts ‘green meet? Join Premier Self Storage, 100 Premier Drive, for a ‘Green Meet? on Thursday, Aug. 28. The event runs from noon to 6 p.m., and is free and open to the public. Services include on-site electronic recycling provided by Great Lakes Electronics, on-site paper shredding provided by ShredCorp., a barbecue lunch and […]
Jim’s Cracker Barrel has all the product variety of chain grocery stores, but with some big advantages? short or non-existant lines and personal service. ‘We don’t have long lines for the most part,? said manager Rich Walker, whose family has owned the business for 21 years. ‘We’re more personal and friendlier because it’s family-owned and […]
For 75 years the Grove family has been a retail fixture in the Village of Oxford. It all started with the Groves? 5 & 10 store ? which served the town from 1930 to 1980 ? and continues today with the Groves? Ace Hardware at 190 S. Washington St. in the Oxford Marketplace. Nathan Grove, […]
Maybe you have to really BE a senior to see the problem with the new senior center. It is not an issue of $5 being too much to pay; it is the issue of WHERE the new center is. I understand why the old location no longer fits the needs of the community but maybe […]
Dear Editor, Dave Hodges: lifelong Orion resident; knows the community; expert on construction and what it costs to build; not an attorney or a wealthy businessperson; knows what it’s like to get your hands dirty with hard work. I believe Dave Hodges is the best person to be the next Orion Township supervisor! –James B. […]
Dear Editor, The Darci Seipke Benefit Fund would like to thank all those that participated in our recent Thunder Road Class Car Show at Olde World Canterbury Village. Although it was a small show, 25 cars, it was an event that we hope to make into a huge annual event. We brought in approximately $800 […]
Looking for paradise right here on earth? Mount Christie Estates located at 1700 W. Davison Lake Road is the answer. Just minutes away from Oxford, Metamora, and Lapeer the former Mount Christie Ski Resort has been developedinto a spectacular community of country estates, complete with private club house, attached boarding stalls, tack room, a large […]
Session has now come to a close for the 2011-2012 legislative term and I am extremely proud of all that has been accomplished over this two-year period. In my first term as a state representative, we changed the way things are done in Lansing by balancing Michigan’s budget based on real dollars and reforming our […]
Lake Orion Community Schools… *Annually outperform Oakland County and State averages in all tested subject areas *Graduates are awarded several million dollars in merit scholarships *Was named by the College Board as a 2012-2013’Advance Placement (AP) Achievement District earning placement on the AP Honor Roll *Neighborhood and intra-district focus elementary schools and middle schools recognized […]
A food column — By Sue Turpen Confucius said, ‘the path to your friend’s heart and soul begins with cooking,? and I do believe that. And, that is one phrase you have not heard from Matt Lauer or Meredith Vieira from Beijing and the 2008 Olympics. However, it is just the right time to talk […]