Seats filled Ron Zilka and Terry Hockstad will fill two vacancies on the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board after being unanimously voted in by the village council Feb. 22. Zilka’s term will expire Nov. 1, 2011 and Hockstad’s term will expire Nov. 1, 2010. Demolition With the proper equipment, like a bulldozer or backhoe, walls […]
While the world was gripped with Olympic fever, Carpenter Elementary students got a private performance from former Olympic athletes during their winter intersession. Jerod Swallows, who was in the 1994 and 1998 winter games, Elizabeth Punsalan, pictured, 1994 and 1998, and Aaron Parchem, 2006, spoke to the students about the dedication, sacrifices and what it […]
The Oxford Twp. Parks and Rec. Dept. held its annual Turkey Trot Saturday morning at Seymour Lake Park. Fifty-two runners participated in the 5-kilometer race, while two folks participated in the 2-kilometer walk. First place winners in each age-based category received a free frozen turkey from the Oxford Meijer, which sponsored the event. Male winners […]
Local veterans enjoyed a free homemade dinner, plus live musical entertainment Saturday afternoon, all courtesy of the Oxford Free Methodist Church. The event was designed to thank veterans for their service. Organizer Lori Greco said it takes ‘a special person? to put their ‘life on the line? to protect their country and the freedom of […]
Construction, here we come. Funding for the downtown streetscape and repaving project was finalized Feb. 22 when the village council approved a loan for $1.2 million from the village’s water and sewer fund. Add those funds to $575,000 in grant money and money the Downtown Development Authority’s been stashing for several years, and the timing […]
By Leah Yanuszeski, Review Intern With the sounds of the Varsity Cheerleaders chanting and the music vibrating through the bleachers, Lake Orion High School’s winter pep assembly got underway. The hour-long event on Friday, February 26 featured the finest of the high school’s attendees, varsity sports, and fear-factor inspired activities. To kick off the festivities, […]
Band members were out and about Friday and Saturday seeking contributions for their program as part of the annual Tag Days fund-raiser. As usual, folks were very generous to the young musicians and the band raked in $5,647.
Oxford Elementary students went on a field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Tuesday and they didn’t even have to leave their own parking lot. Parked right outside the school was DIA Away: Think Like an Artist, a 53-foot double-expandable trailer that serves as a mobile, interactive classroom and creative exploration space where […]
Jon D’Ambrosio Parents: Joe and Suzanne Grade: Sophomore GPA: 3.54 Favorite subject: Video Projects Extracurricular activities: Member of the Thespian Society, participates in the fall and spring musicals, Men’s After-School Choir, member of the Lake Orion Marching Band Hobbies and interests: Filming short independent films with friends, playing the drums and the trumpet, and camping […]
15 years ago March 1, 1995 – Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies raided an abandoned pole barn used for a meeting place by gang members. – An approximate 50-acre parcel of land that was part of the Bald Mountain State Recreation Area was proposed to be redone as a new park for Orion youth. – Matrix, […]