By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer What do you get when a 65 mph wind storm topples nearly 2,500 trees damaging heaps of homes in a community like Lake Orion? Neighbors helping neighbors. Pastor Rick Seidal from Woodside Bible Church Lake Orion, Tim Chappell from New Beginnings Baptist Church and Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett […]
Water and sewer bills in Oxford Village could be increasing significantly under a proposed new rate structure, the goal of which, officials say, is to be fair and simply cover system costs, not earn a profit. ‘The reality is, it is what it is,? said Councilman Bryan Cloutier. ‘At the end of the day, it […]
Dear Editor: To all our young people that volunteered their time and energy on Saturday May 2, with raking, washing windows and whatever we seniors asked you to do, thank you a whole bunch. We had the young ambitious group from Frosty Boy and they were friendly and ready to get to work doing whatever […]
Dear Editor: I can’t say enough about how wonderful the ‘Rocking and Raking? spring cleanup of the yards of senior citizens was for me this year. I don’t move as fast as I used to, so these marvelous volunteers saved me at least two weeks of raking and many hot soakings in the tub. The […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Of six bids ranging from $16,900 to over $88,000, village council awarded Stephen Auger + Associates Architects, INC. of Lake Orion to sculpt the design plans for the new village hall to be located at 21 E. Church St. at the council meeting Wednesday, April 16. SA&A was the […]
Add the Oxford Public Library to the growing list of local government entities that are asking voters to approve tax increases during this year’s election season. Last week, the library’s Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to place a request for a 10-year, 0.4518-mill property tax increase on the Aug. 5 ballot. ‘At the end of […]
Goodrich- Voters may get the final say in what happens to the library building, plagued by expensive maintenance issues. During a special meeting May 4, village and Atlas Township officials discussed the problems with the century-old Lyceum building, which houses the Goodrich Library, 10237 Hegel Road. Village Council President Ed York stressed that the council […]
Sixty-five smolt salmon are going to have a new home this spring. After a $1,000 grant from Clinton Valley Trout Unlimited last fall, Brandon Middle School science teacher Dave Green, with the help of students, received salmon eggs on Nov.13 from Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Mattawan, Van Buren County. The project is part […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer With more than 20 songs, 85 cast and crew members and one energetic blonde, students at Lake Orion High School present Legally Blonde The Musical for their spring production. Students performed’Wednesday, April 23’for senior citizens and students from the Learning Options Program, with other scheduled performances’Thursday,’Friday’and’Saturday’at 7?’p.m. sharp, and […]
The Oxford Board of Education is seeking to appoint a new board member in light of the announcement at the April 16 board meeting that Trustee Bill Keenist was resigning from his position effective May 1. Interested applicants can e-mail a ‘letter of interest? to Supt. Dr. William Skilling at William.skilling@oxfordschools.org or stop at the […]