Oxford Community Schools Athletic Department announced last week the donation of nearly $9,000 to the school district’s general fund to offset the costs associated with coaching stipends for boy’s lacrosse and boy’s swimming/diving. In an attempt to ease the district’s financial burden and help the athletic department grow its offerings, the Oxford Athletic Booster Club […]
The Dragon tennis team continues their winning streak, besting their opponents in seven of their last eight matches. They’re now 6-1 in league play, earning them the second place spot. ‘I couldn’t have really asked for the boys to do a better job than what they have. Last season, the team won one match and […]
What should a person experience at least once in his or her lifetime? Once I start thinking about it there are a ton of options for people to experience – flying, painting, climbing a mountain, swimming in the ocean and the list could go on. (Because I am really great at making lists.) For the […]
Board should focus on future, reader says Dear Editor, We were not surprised with your story about Superintendent Rod Rock and his negative evaluation by the previous school board. Anyone paying attention certainly isn’t surprised by his low approval rating. And thanks to your story (“Low score for school chief,” Jan. 15) the public has […]
The Lake Orion Farmers? Market has lots planned for the coming weeks. Oct. 7 is Hay Bales Day’hay to climb on, hay to sit on, hay to buy and take home for autumn decorations. Cornstalks and pumpkins are available, too. Oct. 14 is Fire Fighter and First Responders Day. Meet and greet Lake Orion public […]
Spikers defeated two more league foes last week continuing on their season goal to win the OAA Red. They faced Troy on September 22 and took them down in all three games, 25-21, 25-14, 25-9. ‘We were at the top of our game,? said Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Kelly Avenall. ‘Troy is a pretty good […]
A Main Street store employee reported her wallet stolen from her purse, Jan. 19. Two women were in the shop at about 5:45 p.m. One women spoke to the employee while the other wandered about the store. The wallet was found missing after they left. At 6:21 p.m. the same day at a shop in […]
Kyle Martens of Clarkston, 29, and Ernest Edwards of Alba, 18, pled guilty to possession of prohibited weapons in connection with a three-hour shutdown of the Windsor-Detroit tunnel, receiving probation and fines. Martens pled guilty to possession of brass knuckles, and received three years probation and a $100 victim-fund surcharge. Edwards pled guilty to possession […]
Bowler Nick Cooper can be found on the lanes practicing for his upcoming winter season, but he has a much bigger goal for next year – to win a national tournament. During this past summer he won a local Teen Masters tournament in Lansing and qualifed for the national tournament in Las Vegas. As the […]
Dayna Lare Bouchard, formerly of Lake Orion, has passed the Florida State Bar. She is employed by The State’s Attorney Office of Pensacola Florida as an Assistant State’s Attorney. Dayna received her Bachelor’s Degree from Oakland University in Rochester and her Juris Doctorate degree from Cooley Law School. Dayna and her husband Michael now reside […]