Learning to rescue the rescuers

A major part of a firefighter’s job is to rescue people. But what happens when it’s a firefighter who needs to be saved? Who rescues the rescuers? Oxford and Addison firefighters spent Friday through Sunday training together for that possibility as part of a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) class conducted by Oakland Community College’s Combined […]

Alumni soccer game fun for all

The Second Annual Oxford Soccer Alumni Game was even better than the inaugural event last year. It was a match between the current players and the alumni. With more 30 alumni participating, some coming from as far as Germany (Nick Schrecker 2007-08 exchange student) and in-state, from Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, to join in on […]

Brandon Township

APPOINTMENTS TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON Applications for 3 year term appointments to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission are available at the Supervisor’s office located at 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, MI or on the township website at www.brandontownship.us. Applicants must be a township resident and […]

Brandon Township

public hearing CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON Brandon Township will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at its Regular Meeting on December 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm at 395 Mill St., Ortonville, MI 48462 to receive public comments on the proposed 2015 budget. A copy of the budget will be available for public inspection at the Clerk’s office […]

Plenty to do at the Vets Hall

Looking for fun and friendship with fellow area seniors? Then head over to the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center downtown for bingo, cards and lunch, organized by the Oxford Senior Citizens group. Bingo is open to the public every Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Lunch is available for a nominal fee. On Fridays, […]

These docs still make house calls

Our Doctors Make House Calls is the slogan for DRS, an in-home health care clinic geared toward providing quality medical care to senior citizens in the comfort of their own home. On Friday, Aug. 14, Dennis MacMath, a marketing associate for DRS, spoke with a group of seniors at the Veterans Memorial Civic Center in […]

Atlas Township

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to the citizens of ATLAS TOWNSHIP, Genesee County, Goodrich, Michigan. The ATLAS TOWNSHIP BOARD will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday November 25, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. on the proposed BUDGET for 2015, at Atlas Township Hall, 7386 S. Gale Rd., Goodrich, MI. 48438. ‘The property tax millage rate proposed is 3.9792 […]

Atlas Township

ATLAS TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014 To the residents and property owners of Willowgate Crossings Site Condominium Development Please take notice the Atlas Township Board has established the Willowgate Crossings community septic special assessment district and will hold a public hearing to review and confirm the assessment roll as prepared by […]

Business gives seniors chance to help other seniors

Getting older isn’t easy for many folks, especially when the body or the mind, or both, begins to fail them. They want to stay in their own homes, but it’s too much work for them on their own. They want to maintain their independence, but they also want a little companionship. They need some help […]

Schools ordered to pay $4,500 by judge

The lawsuit saga between a Lake Orion family and the school district is finally over. In the end, Lake Orion Community Schools may have to reimburse the parents of autistic three-year-old Taylor Barrett $4,500. According to Jeff Butler, the district’s attorney, what LOCS will pay falls far short of the estimated $35,000 the Barretts were […]