It’s a Big Rig Gig! – The Orion Township Parks & Recreation Department held the annual Big Rig Gig this month, giving kids the chance to climb on and through the big rigs and pretend they were construction workers, police officers, firefighters and more. The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce held the annual Food Truck […]
The Dragon on the Lake festival returns next weekend for three days of celebrating all things Lake Orion. The festival includes the Art & Craft Fair in downtown Lake Orion, the music tent on Friday and Saturday night, the student Dragon Boat races on Saturday and the Dragon Boat Races on Sunday in Green’s Park. […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. — Oxford American Legion Post 108 is hosting a euchre tournament fundraiser with all proceeds assisting the family of David “Rebel” Caulder, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in June. Caulder, 60, was killed and two others were hospitalized June 14 when the motorcycle he was riding […]
WASHINGTON, DC — Suzanne Ardelan was honored by the national Daughters of the American Revolution with the prestigious Evelyn Cole Peters Award during the DAR 133rd Continental Congress in Washington, D.C. in June. Ardelan, a resident of Oxford for the past 32 years, was the national winner for American Fiber Arts, Needlepoint. She is a […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Lake Orion High School 2024 graduate Ben Schadel was awarded the Television Production Workshop “Heart of a Dragon” Memorial Scholarship. “We are glad to be continuing the honoring of Ted by awarding the winner of the Ted Swietlik Heart of a Dragon Memorial Scholarship. The winner […]
Local races The results are in for the August Primary Election. All vote totals are according to the unofficial election results from the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds – Elections Division. Orion Township Supervisor Supervisor Chris Barnett received 3,353 votes in the Republican primary. There were 108 unassigned write-in votes. Barnett moves on to […]
Retail, restaurants and more also planned for site By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com AUBURN HILLS — The Palace of Auburn Hills site will soon be home to a 700,000-square-foot GM supplier and approximately 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space according to conceptual site plans from developer Schostak Brothers and Company. The GM […]
Facility represents a $35 million investment in Oxford By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD — It’s been years in the planning and construction phases, but on Monday McLaren Oakland – Oxford Campus opened the doors of its new $35 million medical facility in Oxford to patients. Beginning Aug. 5, patients “will have access to a […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council approved a consulting agreement between former interim police chief Thomas Lindberg and new chief Mark Amundson during its meeting on July 22. Village documents stated that the agreement is beneficial because Amundson’s law enforcement experiences comes from working in another state. […]
Development has 114 units planned By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com ORION TWP. — Construction on a new subdivision on Lapeer Road in Orion Township has begun that will have 114 residential units. The Hills of Woodbridge development includes 55 duplexes and four single units on 28.6 acres on the east side of M-24, north […]