After a handful of budgeting sessions, the Orion Township Board of Trustees still could not approve its 2007 budget at the Sept. 18 meeting. The board set 2006 millage rates, the subject of a brief public hearing that took place during the regularly scheduled meeting. However, they voted 4-3 against approving the proposed budget. ‘The […]
Two Orion Township fires caused different levels of damage last week, but fortunately no one was hurt in either fire, according to Orion Fire Department Marshal Bob Smith The first fire, which occurred after 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 21, on Waldon Road, was started by an exterior plug outlet. The fire resulted in minor damage […]
For the West Bloomfield football program, spotting Lake Orion an early lead was one of the ‘Wurst? things they could do. But the Dragons? first touchdown was just a sign of Moore things to come. Receivers David Wurst and Cole Moore each caught two touchdown passes as LO raced out to a 28-0 lead and […]
A 24-year-old Bruce Twp. woman was admitted to Crittenton Hospital for psychological evaluation last Wednesday after leading sheriff’s deputies on a chase that resembled a scence from an action movie through four communities in Oakland and Macomb counties. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, Addison and Oakland township deputies were dispatched to the wooded […]
A Leonard family turned the stories, songs and rhymes they created on long car rides into a new children’s book due out this holiday season. Entitled ‘Peanut Butter in a Mason Jar,? the self-published book from AuthorHouse follows the adventures of the Mason siblings, Douglas, 6, and Liberty, 4?, as they meet a special circus […]
As Oxford Township’s new 1 million gallon water tower nears completion, the high school student council would like to add a splash of community spirit to it. Student Council President Kaity Fischer and Vice president Janelle Grai approached the township board last week with a proposal to have the words ‘Oxford Wildcats? painted on the […]
Beginning late 2007, anyone with a computer, laptop, or PDA will be able to travel anywhere in Oakland County and be able to access the internet ? for free. Scott Oppmann, Manager of Application Services for Oakland County, made a presentation on the initiative, called Wireless Oakland, at the Sept. 18 Addison Township Board Meeting. […]
When Pat Hermann was asked to donate time in helping lay a new septic field for a Michigan home featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, he was more than willing to help. The owner of the family-owned, Leonard-based Alumna Enterprise, which does both commercial and residential excavating, septic systems and water mains, and 14 […]
When Erica Baker decided to join the Peace Corps, it wasn’t because of some epiphany she had during the night. She was actually reading a funny article that spoofed the program on a website and decided to find out more about it. ‘The more that I read, the more it affirmed that it was something […]
The Oxford girls varsity cross country team defeated Swartz Creek and Linden at their tri-meet last Wednesday and now stands 2-0 in the league. Taylor Dewey placed second, followed by Keeona Ives at third, Liz Hazelwood fourth, Kate Wolanin seventh, Jacque Magdaleno placed 12th, Danielle Kelley at thirteenth, and Chelsea Kessler at 19th. The boys, […]