The Varsity Boys Basketball team did not have a good week, losing both games they played by double digits. Their game Friday, Jan 23 was one they would like to forget as they lost to first place Holly 70-37. Holly roared out of the gates, and before the first quarter was over, had built a […]
On Saturday, Jan 24, the Oxford Wildcat Varsity Cheer team won its first match of the year, defeating Hazel Park and Lasher. The girls finished with their highest point total of the season, 639.3526, nearly 15 points ahead of second place Hazel Park. ‘It was very exciting for our team to achieve a first-place finish […]
A group of concerned community members gathered April 4 at Lake Orion High School for a town hall-style meeting, to address the problem of underage drinking. Eight panelists, representing all cross-sections of the community spoke, along with Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, and Katrina McGuire, Executive Director of the Rochester/Auburn Hills Community Coalition. ‘We need […]
Playing in just their second home game of the year, Lake Orion jumped out to an big early lead and set the speed at cruise in the final few innings, coasting to a 10-3 win over Royal Oak Kimball on April 24. The Dragons scored four runs in each of the first two innings to […]
Medicare Part D, a prescription drug benefit that began at the start of the year, now has just weeks left before reaching a major deadline. Enrollment in the program after May 15 will result in paying a higher premium to participate. The premium increases by one percent each month. ‘That’s an increase of 24 percent […]
The FIRST Robotics team from Lake Orion High School picked up a pair of prestigious awards during regional competitions, and now is headed to Atlanta for the Championship event. The Championship will be held at the Georgia Dome over three days, April 27-29. The team, sponsored by DaimlerChrysler and Brose, recently competed at the Great […]
Addison Township’s annual Spring Clean Up Saturday, May 13 will cost the township about $5,000, but an extra charge to participating residents could have been waived. Officials were considering waiving the $25 per load fee after Treasurer Dan Alberty and Supervisor Bob Koski secured close to $3,000 in donations, but some trustees were adamant about […]
In order to maintain the current fire and emergency medical services the Addison Township Fire Department provides to its residents, township officials will ask voters to renew a 0.75-mill operating millage in the Aug. 8 election. The current 0.75-mill tax expired Dec. 31, 2005. Headlee rollbacks had reduced this rate to 0.7017 for the final […]
Two suspects are still on the loose after breaking into home on Rochester Rd. in Leonard. A 24-year-old Leonard resident returned home after work around 1 a.m. Saturday and noticed two white males exiting the front door with a large bag. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, when the men saw him, one ran […]
For the past week, an unknown person(s) has been putting negative flyers in the mailboxes of Addison Township residents targeting a controversial, but legal private shooting range in the township. Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Addison substation, is asking anyone who has information about who is making the flyers and distributing […]