Four teams from the St. Joseph School competed at the Destination Imagination state championships on April 27 at Central Michigan University, and two are headed to the world finals as a result of their performances. The sixth-grade team of Keegan Collins, Alex Fontana, Lyndsey Hurford, Andy Kozyra and Katryna Powers won the state title in […]
Changes could be coming to the are of Scripps Road and M-24, as well as vacant parcels in the southern part of Orion Township, now that a Master Plan update has been approved. The Orion Township Board of Trustees accepted the proposed amendments to the Lapeer Road Master Plan update, a portion of the township’s […]
Danielle Dunn might look like a freshman, but her pitches don’t. Just ask Clarkston. Dunn used a variety of pitches in giving up just two earned runs over 14 innings of work as the Dragons upended Clarkston 1-0 and 6-3 at home on May 3. She’s got six different pitches and a lot of composure […]
The Dragons avenged an April 25 shutout at home by winning a tightly contested 2-1 contest at Troy on May 4. Rachel Bemman scored goals in both halves for Lake Orion, who improved to 2-2-1 in league play. The Dragons then took an excusion from the OAA I. They first traveled to Flint for the […]
Citing ‘continued personal attacks,? Orion Township Assessor John Attwell and Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk spoke out about the GCC for the first time since the April 6 Michigan Tax Tribunal decision. Looking to clarify some misconceptions, Attwell talked about the timeline for the entire procedure. ‘In 1998, I granted them an exemption, but said I’d come […]
Last Wednesday, students at Lakeville Elementary learned how to prevent bullying from the musical group The Smudge Fundaes. Led by Canadian residents Sandie Thomson and Suzanne Nicks, The Smudge Fundaes used fun songs and skits to teach the children about friendship skills, strategies against bullying and how to build relationships. At the end of the […]
After deciding to charge residents a $25 fee for participating in the Saturday, May 13 Spring Clean Up, the Addison Township Board rescinded its original motion and waived the fee at a special meeting Tuesday night. Trustee Ed Brakefield made the unanimously approved motion to ‘rescind the first motion that we made charging the $25 […]
Congratulations to Oxford High School’s DECA students who participated in the 60th Annual International Career Development Conference in Dallas, Texas from April 29 through May 2. OHS sent 28 marketing students to represent Michigan, and five groups placed in the top 16 with one in the top 10. DECA stands for Distributive Education Clubs of […]
When Cathy Sherman Bittrick entered Crossroads for Youth (then Camp Oakland Youth Programs) more than 40 years ago, who was to know she’d become the success story that she is today? The young girl once seeking relief from a physically and emotionally abusive home spent years climbing the ladder to the top and is now […]
After greeting children with a warm smile every morning for the last 33? years, bus driver Robin Wood retired from the Oxford School District last Tuesday. The long-time bus driver said she never thought she’d make it this long at one job. ‘I thought I was just going to be here five years and it […]