By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer With 916 acres of trails bordered by Clarkston, Joslyn, Waldon and Baldwin roads, along with 24 fenced-in acres for the Bark Park, the Orion Oaks County Park allows members to be active with their friends and families, including dogs. For Lake Orion resident Berry Macintosh, bringing his Bichon Frise, […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer For the third consecutive year the Bald Mountain Shooting Range, in partnership with Michigan Shooting Centers LLC, hosted the 2014 Michigan State Sporting Clays Championships from June 19 to June 24. Participants shot 200 clay targets for the main events Saturday and Sunday moving through the 14-station sporting clays […]
Oxford Village taxpayers will see a 1-mill reduction when their property tax bill arrives in the mail in the coming weeks. Council approved lowering the rate from 11.12 to 10.12 mills for the 2009-10 fiscal year, which begins July 1. Officials also approved the budget which amounted to $6.48 million, of which $2.33 million constitutes […]
Like an empty Pontiac G6 sitting on a lonely road with no where to go, gas tank almost empty, Orion’s GM plant is ‘idling.? The plant was officially placed on standby status as a result of iconic carmaker General Motor’s historic bankruptcy announcement June 1. Workers at the Orion Assembly Plant commiserate with employees from […]
Two houses along S. Washington St. (M-24) were demolished last week by the Clarkston-based Rogers Excavating as Genisys Credit Union proceeds with plans to build a new 3,300-square-foot facility, complete with drive-through, in Oxford Village. The houses were located at 114 and 120 S. Washington St. between Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Coldwell Banker Shooltz […]
For those motorists who choose to blatantly disregard the W. Burdick St. closure and drive right through the construction zone, the Oxford Village Police have something very special waiting just for you ? a ticket. ‘We need to set an example here and let people know that this is dangerous,? said Police Sgt. Mike Solwold. […]
The residential dirt is now commercial dirt. After ping-ponging between the planning commission and the township board for months, the zoning of a parcel at Baldwin and Maybee roads, where CVS is interested in building a new drugstore, squeaked through on a 4-3 vote at the board’s regular meeting June 1. The board’s narrow approval […]
Garret and Jarod spy on the mysteries of the insect world at Carpenter Elementary’s Intercession. Carpenter Elementary students got to creep and crawl with newly-found insect friends during their latest intersession.
The Oxford area’s summer festival season is set to kick off this week with the much-anticipated 6th Annual Seymour Celebration June 26-28 at Seymour Lake Township Park. ‘Every year, it’s just gotten bigger and bigger and bigger,? said Ron Davis, director of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, which coordinates the event. ‘It’s really, […]
Walking into the Oxford Public Library, patrons are immediately greeted by a fresh, new lobby area that melds classic style and contemporary comfort with the convenience afforded by modern technology. ‘It exceeds our expectations in many ways,? said Library Director Bryan Cloutier. ‘It’s been great. I have no complaints at all. The patrons have been […]