By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Running for the U.S. 8th’Congressional District seat that Mike Rogers is vacating has been a series of quick decisions for the mayor of Rochester Hills, Bryan Barnett. Barnett announced his candidacy April 1 at EEI Global in Rochester Hills to Oakland County constituents and local township supervisors, a presentation […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor James Barnhart is a man on a mission ? make sure voters in Oxford, Addison and Orion townships approve the proposed North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) millage on the Aug. 5 ballot. ‘I feel it is really important that somebody speak up,? he said. ‘From what I understand, the (NOTA) […]
Groveland Twp.-On May 29, Mariama Conteh-Elliott, along with her classmates from Oakland Community College, will receive associate’s degrees during commencement exercises. And, like many other graduates, she anticipates seeking a four-year-degree coupled with a laundry list of plans ranging from careers to boyfriends to summer jobs. While the 24-year-old’s aspirations mirror those of other young […]
Brandon Twp.- Jenny Ikeler thought she was going to be at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota a little more than a week ago for what would have been the 21st surgery on her leg in the past 11 years, but she was prepared to make the 14-hour drive back home for one very special night. […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer ??’Had Orion Township Fire Chief Bob Smith entered the pool like his firefighters Tuesday, April 8, he would have been in a potential victim wearing floaties instead of manning a backboard like the rest of his firefighters. ??’Firefighters from the four Orion stations had a special training opportunity with […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Walter Fraser American Legion Post 108 in Oxford Township received a long-overdue and much-appreciated makeover this week thanks to the fine folks at The Home Depot Foundation. The local veterans organization was awarded a $5,600 grant from the foundation, which was quickly turned into a whole load of new fixtures, […]
No amount of hoping or stimulus dollars from Washington, DC will keep our community a viable place to live, and do business. If you want to save your community we need action! Local businesses support many school projects, service groups, charity and give residents opportunities for goods, services and employment. We ask readers to send […]
James B. Hatch great-grandfather of township resident Carol Powers. The National Society Daughters of the Union 1861-1865, Lt. E.T. Carrington Chapter, will host a grave honoring service for the 39 Civil War soldiers buried in the Goodrich Cemetery. The ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m., May 9, at the cemetery, with a gun salute from […]
Lake Orion’s Great Harvest Bread Company, located at 1015 South Baldwin Rd., received the ‘Top Young Store? award during the company’s recent annual convention in Marco Island, Florida. The bakery, which opened in 2012, was one of four young stores in the country to win this honor. ‘Lake Orion bakery owners Jim and Louise Westcott […]
Alayna Zalac’s 1970s style Pulte Home in the Keatington Subdivision of Orion Township would not have supported her new lifestyle, until Beth Shifferd, Team Alayna, and countless volunteers pulled the community together for a home-makeover, Lake Orion style. Alayna returned home from CS Mott’s Children’s Hospital a couple months ago after receiving extensive treatment for […]