The Lake Orion football team trailed for the first time this season against Rochester Adams last Friday. But some five to 10 minutes later the Dragons were putting the finishing touches on their third straight scoring drive, putting them up by 14 and allowing normalcy to return to Dragon Stadium. Lake Orion went on to […]
The newly combined Royal Oak High School held their gym dedication last Thursday night. Then the Dragons promptly ran the Ravens right out of it. Let’s put it this way: 23 points were scored in the first quarter, but only one team improved on the zero they had prior to tip-off. A 37-4 halftime score […]
Beginning January 1, 2007, individuals and groups wishing to use classrooms, athletic fields or auditoriums in any school in the district could be charged a rental fee, according to Pat Ball, athletic director for Oxford Schools. ‘We’re still in the planning process,? he said. ‘We’ve collected data from the area schools around us at this […]
The first week of school can be the most stressful for some teachers, but for Oxford High School English teacher Abby Prater it’s gone pretty smoothly. Prater, a Lake Orion resident who was recently hired into the district as a part-time teacher, wanted to work in Oxford after hearing so much about it from her […]
‘Obruni! Obruni!? is what the Ghanaian children would yell every day as Ali Belmonte entered the Central Regional Hospital in Ghana, Africa. The phrase, which loosely translates to ‘white person,? would be shouted as Belmonte walked hand-in-hand down the hall with some of her youngest patients before her shift began for the day. The 19-year-old, […]
The Oxford varsity boys soccer team is off to a good start this season, standing tall with an overall record of 6-2 and a Flint Metro League record of 2-0. Last Wednesday, the Wildcats dominated Holly 6-2 at home. Captain Zac Wasylyna had three goals and one assist, while Francesco Paese had two goals and […]
The buses hadn’t even parked yet, but the game was basically over. Lake Orion scored four touchdowns before Southfield Lathrup recorded a first down, on their way to a 41-0 rout for their second straight road win Friday night. Kim Bruce scored three times, including one-yard scores on the Dragons first two possessions, the second […]
When anyone enters a doctor’s office, it’s hard to feel relaxed or at ease in the sometimes uninviting waiting room. But now, there’s a comfortable and stress-reduced chiropractic office in downtown Oxford for anyone seeking medical help. Oxford Family Chiropractic, located at 5 N. Washington Street, between the Northeast Oakland Historical Society and Beadifferent Boutique, […]
A flotilla of pink, blue and yellow plastic ducks raced its way down Paint Creek Saturday to raise money for local Youth Assistance programs. A total of 1,173 plastic ducks, sold for $5 each, raced in Lake Orion’s Meek’s Park as part of a fundraiser for Oxford/Addison Youth Assistance and Orion Area Youth Assistance. Youth […]
When Oxford resident Joy Casadei first heard about the need for nurses in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina hit last year, she was heartbroken when she couldn’t go down to help. ‘I wanted to go down there, but that would have been two or three months,? she said. ‘To leave your family for a few months […]