By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Lake Orion’s Halloween Extravaganza will return to downtown on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 5-8 p.m. Organized by Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority, the event will include a variety of activities throughout the village’s downtown including the return of the kids’ costume parade, according to DDA Assistant […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) is accepting nominees for their annual Youth Recognition Award ceremony that will take place in the spring of 2025. The ceremony acknowledges, celebrates and honors youth in Oxford, Addison and Leonard who have volunteered their time helping others, and for their […]
Giddings Road north of Silver Bell Road will close on Oct. 7, through Nov. 1, the Road Commission for Oakland County announced on Monday. Through traffic on Giddings Road will be detoured via Silver Bell Road to Lapeer Road to Waldon Road and back to Giddings Road. Traffic moving in the opposite direction can follow […]
All are invited to the Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary (PEAS) Fall Fundraiser on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a day of activities, animals and music. PEAS is a forever home to horses, mules, pigs, sheep, goats and more. Some animals come from families who could no longer afford to care for them, […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — Oxford’s varsity football team earned their third straight victory with a win over Rochester Adams on Friday night after taking a one-point lead with around 30 seconds left in the game. The Wildcats entered the game tied for third with Lake Orion in the OAA Red standings […]
The Oxford Fire Department firefighters and EMTs hosted their annual open house on Saturday at Station 1, 96 N. Washington St. The open house gives kids and their families a chance to meet the firefighters, learn more about what firefighters do, the equipment they use and see demonstrations on some basic life-saving techniques, like CPR, […]
New members welcome OXFORD — The Classic Chorale is gearing up for a holiday season of singing and invites new members to join and continue the tradition. “The Classic Choral is a group of women who love to sing three-part harmony,” said group member Pat McGowan. The community chorus has members from Oxford, Lake Orion, […]
Bonnie J. Bailey RN, 77, born to parents Gerald and Ione Bratt of Little Falls, Minn., passed away suddenly on Sept. 21, 2024, in Idaho Falls, Idaho while traveling in a car caravan though the western national parks with her husband and a group of good friends. Bonnie was a sweet, caring, loving, gentle soul […]
Carol Elaine Chauvin, of Oxford, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 at the age of 70. Carol was born the daughter of Clarence and Patricia (Lashley) Parker in Garden City, Michigan on June 1, 1954. She graduated from JFK High School in Taylor, class of 1972. Carol married Richard Chauvin on May 4, 1974 […]
By View Newspaper Group staff Sunday, Oct. 6 marked the start of the 84th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored and supported National Newspaper Week, a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. Each year the group develops a theme, and this year’s is Telling Our […]