Unless the Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) agrees to let Addison Township use in-kind services to help pay for their 2007 dues, the council will remain one member short. On Dec. 18, township officials voted 6-1 to pay their annual dues (based on the proposed 50/50 formula of community population and trail milage) totalling […]
Kids involved with Oxford/Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) will have a greater opportunity to attend a special summer camp next year thanks to the Addison Township Board. Officials Dec. 18 voted unanimously to allocate $2,500 to the OAYA for their Adopt-A-Camper program for summer 2007. Youth Assistance provides social services to at-risk youth and their families. […]
Although Addison Township originally decided last month to allocate $8,737 of their 2007 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) monies to help fund an initial engineering study for the Village of Leonard’s septic problem, they had to revise their plans Dec. 18. Because the village hasn’t submitted any type of plan for a sewer improvement project, […]
The Oxford varsity girls volleyball team’s record improved to 11-1-2 after taking down both Rocheter Adams and Clarkston at their invitational last Wednesday. Coach Kristi McDevitt described the girls? play as ‘Jekyll and Hyde.? She said the team battled throughout the night. Oxford defeated Clarkston in the first match-up of the night. Senior captain Liz […]
A bright, sunny day and a stop at the car wash seemed to be the cause of a four-car crash in front of Al’s Auto Wash on S. Lapeer Rd. Sunday afternoon. A 58-year-old Oxford man Oxford was waiting in the southbound lane in his Jeep Grand Cherokee to turn left into the carwash as […]
The Oxford High School Drama Club participated in a real-life game of ‘Clue? last Wednesday at their annual murder mystery show. Dubbed ‘Trouble at the Talent Show,? the murder mystery took place at an all-school talent show at the fictional Lake High School. The show leads to fierce competition between the popular girls called the […]
From an election to the struggling economy to the Tigers? run to the World Series, there were many big stories across the state this year, but what made the biggest headlines here in Orion? Over the next two weeks, The Review will look back at the biggest 12 stories of the year. For a look […]
The township will continue to get its dispatching service from the village after Jan. 1, but that doesn’t mean the issue is resolved. After getting a list providing rationale for an over $20,000 increase in dispatch services from the village, Fire Chief Jeff Key was back in front of the township board on Dec. 18. […]
Action last week by the Orion Township Board of Trustees could put an end to the ongoing marina issue on Pine Island. But Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk, was not so optomistic when he saw the marina item on the Dec. 18 agenda. ‘I was concerned that this was brought back to the board in the […]
A bill that many, including Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk, expected the governor to sign regarding gravel road speed limits was vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday evening. The governor said the rewritten bill, Senate Bill 248, was unconstitutional because it was being changed from its original purpose. The bill’s original purpose addressed license plates. […]