Amateur radio team ready for action

Cruising down Lapeer or Baldwin, George Schutte might run across a friend, and sometimes he might even find someone from out of the county. Schutte’s not out for a stroll. He’s an amateur radio operator with the OSCART group from the Orion Senior Center. ‘This is K8GEO,? Schutte will interject every few minutes. The Federal […]

Final home game means senior night for varsity girls

Despite a two-goal deficit with 12 minutes left, freshman kicker Mikayla Ferer didn’t give up. Ferer got control of the ball, dribbled around her Lake Orion defending opponent, and shot the ball into the back of the net. Fired up for a come back, adrenaline kicked in and the Lady Wolves increased their urgency of […]

Athlete of the Week

As Audrey Batchik finishes up her senior year at Clarkston High School, she looks forward to the adventures that await her ? specifically playing Varsity Soccer at Trinity Christian College in Illinois. Batchik played club ball for both Michigan Gators and Vardar, in conjunction with high school varsity for four years. She will continue her […]

Suspect ditches stolen truck, prostitute on Lake George Rd.

A 46-year-old man from Madison Heights suspected of stealing a red Ford F-150 from Milford is on the loose after he fled from Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies in Oxford Township on Friday around 9:30 p.m. According to the sheriff’s report, a deputy initiated a traffic stop at Lapeer and Drahner roads for a possible drunk […]

Lots of local ways to beat the winter blues

For most, the winter months can be the pits. Battling the cold weather, no sun and spending the day indoors makes the winter seem to last forever. If you’re looking to beat the winter blues, check out some activities adults and kids can do to end the depression snow can bring. nPump you up At […]

Nonprofit groups to benefit from new mortgages, refinances

‘Tis the season for giving. That’s why Jude Cunningham, a loan officer at Oxford’s Towne Mortgage, has decided to give back to local nonprofit organizations. Starting last week, Cunningham will donate $300 to any nonprofit organization, like Crossroads for Youth or the Oxford Lions Club for instance, each time an applicant closes on a mortgage […]

Soapbox

Happy New Year to everyone. Here we are in 2006 with a whole new year of potential ahead of us. So many people like to start the new year by forgetting about the previous one the moment it is over. We build the holiday spirit up for months in this country, yet come Jan. 2, […]

Entertaining the community for 45 years and counting

They started with a small performance of ‘Two Blind Mice? at Clarkston High School in 1961. Now, 45 years later, the Clarkston Village Players have become a landmark in the community they entertain. The theater group has an extensive history, one Marlene Sewick, group member since 1963, has been working to document. CVP was only […]