BY TERI STILES Oxford Leader Staff Writer Quick thinking and fast action by Oxford babysitters Kathleen Roberts, 19 and Theresa Miner, 18, saved the lives of two children during a Lake Orion house fire Feb.5. Roberts said their actions were not heroic because they were just doing what they were supposed to do. ‘The firefighters […]
Dear Residents of Oxford Multi Lakes (aka: Stringy Lakes) I write to you about the October 2012 issue of the Oakland Lakefront magazine’pages 26, 27, and 28 Titled: Weekly Nuisance It speaks of pristine shores back in the 1980s water skiing and a fun rope swing. Fact: In the 1980s, the zebra mussels were starting […]
By Kaitlin Motley Review Staff Intern Plucking, strumming, picking and bowing may not sound like someone’s typical summer activities, but that’s exactly what’s on tap this week at a camp for strings musicians. Orion Chamber Music Society (OCMS) sponsored the fourth annual strings camp, which started Monday at First Baptist Church of Lake Orion. The […]
The Orion Township Public Library is located at 825 Joslyn Road. To learn more, call (248)693-3001. ***** ADULT PROGRAMS Paperback Book Swap Monday, Aug. 25 from 4-8 p.m. Bring your paperbacks to give away, and come home with new ones to read! Drop off your books ahead of time at the reference desk anytime the […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of property damage on Buckhorn Drive on Feb. 15, after a man said someone had put a hole in his pool. According to an OCSD report, a 44-year-old heard a crash sound around 2 p.m., and went outside to investigate. He saw his pool cover was […]
Lake Orion United Methodist hosted Vacation Bible School last week. Campers took part in a variety of activities that showcased Jesus and his “miraculous power.” Pictured is William Kennedy, 4, who is wearing his “thinking cap.” Kennedy and his group are about to see how Jesus is magic through a variety of magical experiments. To […]
Looking for something to do on a winter afternoon? Listen to some good musicians at a North Oakland Band Concert on March 6. The concert begins at 3 p.m. in the Lake Orion High School Performing Arts Center, 495 East Scripps Road. The band, an 80 piece ensemble, is dedicating its spring concert as a […]
Lisa Simpkins has resigned from the Village of Lake Orion’s Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission. Kim Santini, who was a non-voting member of the advisory committee, was appointed to the balance of Simpkin’s term ending March 31, 2006. The village council has accepted the resignation of Kirk Kaufman from the village’s […]
Downtown Oxford’s popular Mexican restaurant Casa Real, owned by Alberto Pimentel, recently donated $10,000 to help pay off the debt for the blue turf that covers Oxford High School’s football field. ‘I was absolutely overwhelmed by his generosity,? said Shannon Groedl, a member of the Turf Committee. ‘He did not want any publicity, as he […]
Six Republicans, Carlos D. Allison, Dan Kelly, Eileen Kowall, Dave Presnell, Patrick J Sullivan, and Matt Thrasher, and Democrat Mark Venie are running for their party nomination for Michigan’s legislature, 44th district. Presnell, Sullivan, and Venie did not respond by deadline. Dan Kelly, 47, attorney, Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, 18 year resident of Independence Township, […]