Right-fielder Katie Smith, who taught softball campers a few tricks of the trade at last week’s camp, finished her high-school career by being honored for her athletic endeavors. She was named as an All-State Division 1 outfield player and All-League for the second season in a row. Two more honors she received were All-Region and […]
The Lake Orion varsity volleyball team celebrated their annual ‘Parents? Night? at their home game against Southfield on Jan. 20 at LOHS. Before the game the two freshman squads, JV team and varsity team handed flowers to their parents and walked with them across the gym to say thanks for their support. The varsity team […]
An 84-year-old Addison woman tragically perished in a house fire early Tuesday morning at 2730 Ray Road, east of Hosner Road. The lady’s name is being withheld pending notification of her family. Addison and Oxford firefighters responded to the house fire at 12:20 a.m. after a neighbor smelled something burning, looked outside and called 9-1-1. […]
On Sept. 30 a Brandon resident near Hurd and Granger roads reported a sick adult female deer lying in the front yard. According to reports, the deer would not move when approached and could barely keep her head in an upright position. The deer did not have any obvious external injuries and appeared to be […]
Tanir Smith, 2, watches her brother, Carter Smith, 4, irrigate the sand at Deer Lake Beach. Their mother, Nicole Smith, brought them to the beach Friday morning for some fun in the sun, sand, and water. Photo by Phil Custodio
Carmen Calcaterra of Clarkston stood in Comerica Park last Wednesday with a song to sing: the National Anthem. ‘I was nervous,? said Calcaterra. ‘My hands were shaking. But I did it and was happy I did it. Everyone was proud of me. My mom and dad were crying. I felt proud.? ‘It was a once […]
More than 300 people attended Friday night’s ‘Splash Bash? to celebrate the grand opening of Oxford High School’s brand new indoor swimming pool (or ‘natatorium? for those who like fancy words). About 250 of those in attendance donned their bathing suits and took a refreshing dip in the 108-foot long, eight-lane pool, the depth of […]
2 Topics: Ballot props and Phyllis Diller Now that I have my absentee voters ballot in hand I can assume a whole bunch of others do, too. Of course I have an opinion on the six constitutional proposals. Only Prop One could veto a present law. The other five all would amend the State Constitution. […]
While Don ponders Life’s great mysteries he didn’t write a column this week. So, while he gets in-touch with his inner grouch, here one from the archives, October 2010. And, hey whatever happened to the bedbug problem? * * * For a while now I’ve been reading about the increase of ‘undesirables? in the states […]
Kay Lee Lichtenberg of Clarkson, with host Kelley Hamilton of Detroit Public TV during the 2008 Reading Rainbow Awards, June 30. Lichtenberg’s story, ‘Fraidy Frog,? received first-place honors in the third-grade category in the young writers and illustrators competition. Fraidy Frog is about a frog’s journey around the world to “find her croak,” and also […]