Lakefront property owners can’t figure out what’s gong on with the Orion Township Board of Trustees. One time they’re expecting to have a public hearing on a proposed Special Assessment District for weed control. Now they’re being told the township can no longer process those types of SADs. The board was recently informed by a […]
Members of the Sons of the American Legion and the Women’s Auxiliary believe every school classroom should have an American flag. They recently donated 84 flags to the Lake Orion School District. David Mennel, representing the 18th District Assn. made a presentation during the June 8 school board meeting. Anyone wishing to donate to the […]
For the first time ever, some of this year’s fireworks are being shot off from a barge anchored in the waters of Lake Orion. Glen Stokes, chief pyrotechnic operator for Wolverine Fireworks Company, received an OK from Lake Orion Village Council members on June 27 to use the barge. It will be in the bay […]
Since the mid-1990s travelers along Oxford’s highways and byways have seen him walking with his hat, sometimes smoking a small, thin cigar. He’s been affectionately called ‘The Walking Dude? and ‘The Mayor.? John Albert Layman, 53, a resident of the group home on W. Burdick Street, is currently recovering from being run over by a […]
Whether it’s pasta for the whole family or a night of drinks and good music with friends, Lombardo’s Bar & Grill is ready to become everyone’s favorite neighborhood hangout. ‘We want to be their corner restaurant and after 9 o? clock, we want to be their corner bar,? said co-owner and operator Dominic Lombardo. Located […]
Some might take for granted how important driving a school bus really is. They greet your children every day. The lives of your children are in their hands and they do it all with 50 plus students facing their backs. Some parents can’t even handle a trip to the store with two children in the […]
Anybody who’s driven down Lakeville Rd. and passed Addison Township’s Fire Station 2 knows it’s time for a change. Just last August, the new 12,000 square foot Fire Station 1 near Leonard was built and has become an eye-pleasing site along Forest Road. Fire Station 2, on the other hand, needs a little work. ‘It’s […]
Blues fans young and old battled the heat and enjoyed the beat of the highly anticipated Hot Blues and BBQ Festival last Saturday behind the Oxford municipal complex. Approximately 1,400 people from near and far spent the morning and evening engulfed in the music of acts like Lady Sunshine and the X Band, blues pioneer, […]
For the first time ever, some of this year’s fireworks are being shot off from a barge anchored in the waters of Lake Orion. Glen Stokes, chief pyrotechnic operator for Wolverine Fireworks Company, received an OK from Lake Orion Village Council to use the barge. It will be in the bay in front of Green’s […]
ADDISON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF APPEALS Public Notice: Pursuant to the provisions of Act Number 184, Public Act of 1943, as amended, a public hearing will be held by the Addison Township Board of Appeals, beginning at 7:30 pm, Thursday, July 14, 2005 at the Township Complex, located in Lakeville, 1440 Rochester Road, Leonard, MI 48367, […]