Pritchard – Harrison to wed

Dennis and Rhonda Pritchard, of Clarkston, joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Marie, to Philip Wayne Harrison, son of Beth Clements of Hamilton, Ohio and grandson of Robert and Lois Harrison of Liberty Township, Ohio. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Curtis and Georgia Ashby of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Lila Pritchard of Oakland […]

Dragons rally for second half slaughter

The Dragons came off the field at the half disheartened and as cold as the rainy weather they played in during last Friday’s game against the Farmington Falcons. The score was 18-8 after the green and white managed to just get on the board at the end of the second quarter. The first half saw […]

Girl Scouts invade Addison Oaks!

It’s hard to believe but right now there’s an army of Girl Scouts amassed in the area and not a single one of them is selling those delicious cookies ? not even the mint ones! They’re not selling because they’re too busy having fun at the Sister Lakes Day Camp for Girl Scouts being held […]

Hill – DeGain to wed

Nicole Maye Hill and Patrick Michael DeGain are pleased to announce their recent engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Rick and Teri Hill of Davison. She is a 2001 graduate of Davison High School and a 2004 graduate of Michigan State University. She currently resides in East Lansing and is pursuing a career in […]

Meier – Boggemes to wed

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Meier of Farmington Hills announced the engagement of their daughter Andrea Lorie Meier to Adam Neil Boggemes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Boggemes of Clarkston. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Oakland University and is a second grade teacher for Detroit Merit Academy. The prospective groom is a graduate of […]

Enbridge awards $1K grant to Oxford Fire Dept.

The Oxford Fire Department got a financial shot-in-the-arm Monday from Enbridge, Inc. as the Canadian energy distribution company awarded it a $1,000 grant. According to Fire Capt. Ron Jahlas, who applied for the grant about two months ago, the money will be used to purchase two combustible gas detection meters, two pairs of high-powered binoculars […]

Board, PC named in new lawsuit

Property owners Martin and Eugene Scypinski are suing Orion Township’s Board of Trustees and their Planning Commission, claiming those groups deliberately hurt them financially and suggesting a conspiracy that the township wants a different type of business operating on their property. The location in question is along the eastern portion of Baldwin Road, between Brown […]

The science of financial health

Recently, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has hinted that the U.S. is going to try to strengthen or at least stabilize the weak dollar. So what might happen to the economy with a stronger dollar? And how has the economy been affected by a weak one? Effects of a weak dollar. The dollar has fallen […]

Mathitak – Parsons to wed

Michael Robert Mathiak and Jessica Rene Parsons are engaged to be married on Aug. 27. The ceremony will be held at Faith Baptist Church and the reception at Silver Lake Golf Club in Waterford. Michael is a 1998 Clarkston High School graduate and earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental management in 2002 from Western Michigan […]

Addison Oaks to close for deer hunts

A managed deer hunt will result in the closure of Addison Oaks County Park in Addison Township on certain dates in November and December. The 1,140-acre park will be off limits to the public all day long on Nov. 15, 20, 27 and 29 as well as on Dec. 11 and 13 as the county […]