Safety path maintenance proposals sought

The Orion Township Parks and Recreation Department is looking for safety path maintenance proposals, as the previous contract for maintenance expired this past year. Proposals are due by Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. The contract will be for two years, 2004-2005. Work will include inspecting, preparing reports, repairing small cracks and holes in the asphalt, […]

Company does park concessions again

The park concessions contract with Concessions Plus has been renewed for 2004 and 2005 for Civic Center and Friendship Parks. Concessions Plus will provide mobile concessions at Civic Center, located on Joslyn Road, and Friendship Park, located at Clarkston and Baldwin Roads. It will provide the required insurance, state licensing and health permit for each […]

Property values fall, taxes rise ? why?

Oxford and Addison townships recently sent out their annual assessment notices and some folks are probably wondering why their property value went down, yet their taxes are still going up. ‘Proposal A caps the limit on the tax increase. It doesn’t do anything to provide tax relief when market value falls,? explained Dave Hieber, manager […]

And the Oscar goes to…

Brooke Chapman’s not a movie star, but for one brief moment she got to hold the gold reserved for Hollywood’s elite. On Feb. 15, the Clear Lake Elementary fifth-grader touched the stuff dreams are made of when she picked up a genuine Oscar and posed for a photograph with it during a five-day visit to […]

Have breakfast with Santa

The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the second annual Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 6, 8-11 a.m. at the Hamlin Pub on South Lapeer Road in Lake Orion. The cost is $5/person which includes a buffet breakfast. Santa Claus will be available for requests and photos with the children. For more information, contact […]

Cobane lends her talents for Lake Orion ornament

To say Margaret Cobane lives for Christmas might be an understatement. The Clarkston artist is a self-proclaimed “Christmas nut” who celebrates a bit of the season year-round by using her talents to create unique Christmas tree ornaments. This Christmas she is the artist behind the official Downtown Lake Orion santacicle ornament. “This is my eighth […]

Summer doesn’t slow FISH’s need for food

Hunger doesn’t take the summer off. That’s the basic message Oxford-Orion FISH is trying to promote as it seeks donations to bulk up its depleted food pantry, which provides free groceries to local families and individuals who have fallen on hard times. ‘It’s summer time. People forget all about donations because they’re all taking summer […]

Oles wins Miss Oakland County title

Kelly Oles, 23, of Oxford, is adding yet another crown to her collection. On Saturday night, the 2006 Oxford High School graduate was crowned Miss Oakland County 2011 at the Costick Center in Farmington Hills. She competed against 14 other young ladies from around the county. Winning this local title will enable Oles, who’s studying […]