Grand Haven..a place where living there really is a vacation. This past weekend it was time to revisit Grand Haven during the Coast Guard Festival after a six year absence. Although loving that small town (11,000 population) hugging the Grand River and Lake Michigan, it seems as if there hasn’t been a good time to […]
Incidents taken from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Oxford Village Police Department and Oxford Fire Department. Tuesday, March 18 Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Oxford High School for a fight that took place in the cafeteria. An 18-year-old male student punched a 17-year-old male student in the head several times after he threw a French […]
The Friends of the Addison Township Public Library will host a Chair-i-Tea on Saturday, April 19. This High Tea is a fund-raising event featuring ‘chair art.? The Friends need donations of un-upholstered chairs for the auction ? these chairs may be painted and/or decorated or fine wooden pieces. If you are interested in donating a […]
Gary Korleski found an unexpected sight on the front lawn of his Pine Tree Road home the morning after the Aug. 3 Primary Election: About 50 election signs stuck in the ground. Korleski said he didn’t have any signs on his lawn the night before, but found the yard covered in them the next morning. […]
We would like to get a message out to the community of Lake Orion, to be aware of a senseless tragedy that occurred here on July 20. A 34-year-old man died from a heroin overdose. He was someone. He had a large family and children. They all loved him and are overwhelmed with grief. We […]
Beating Flint Southwestern Academy won Clarkston Varsity basketball its sixth regional title, but Saginaw’s the big prize. ‘They take speed and quickness to a whole ‘nother level,? said Coach Dan Fife. ‘It’s going to be difficult. It’s a great opportunity for our kids. They play more. They can intercept it. They are athletic. They can […]
Clarkston School board trustees want to reduce the district’s budget by $2 million. With cuts, number crunching, and some additional revenue, administrators have come close, reducing budget deficits by about $1.9 million. It’s not an across-the-board cut, said Bruce Beamer, executive director for business services, at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. ‘We looked for duplicate […]
To township officials: We the seniors ‘with seniority? of the Orion Center would like our center back. ‘With seniority? means seniors who were here prior to the township taking over the center. Here is a list of our concerns: l Bingo players would like grocery store bingo to come back with no outdated foods, canned […]
The Lake Orion Youth Baseball League (LOYBL) 10 and Under tournament team had a great season, winning all the tournaments in which they were entered. The team, selected via tryouts from all of the LOYBL ‘house? teams, went 14-1 at the three tournaments. The 13 players were nine-and 10-years-old. The Mayville Tournament was their first […]
A rash of burglaries was at least partially solved early this week when police arrested two individuals in separate, but similar, crimes aimed at businesses in Independence and Springfield townships. Brian Douglas Sommers, 42, of Waterford was arraigned on charges of burglary and possession of burglary tools Monday in 52-2 District Court after he was […]