By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Local residents learned a garden can be more expressive than a traditional harvesting plot after stopping in the Orion Township Public Library Thursday, May 15. Wojo’s Greenhouse specialists Kay Tatu and Jill Baker said it is all about design. ‘If you pick a theme, you can choose your design […]
Lake Orion swept North Farmington in doubleheader softball action last Friday, improving their record to 20-4 entering the final week of the regular season. Tthe Dragons were playing for the league title on Wednesday against Troy. ? Earlier in the week, the Dragons split two games with the Clarkston Wolves. ? The softball team is […]
Lake Orion’s boys track team demolished the competition in the state regional meet last week at Bloomfield Hills High School, winning by 50 points over second place Waterford Mott. The Dragons got some extra help from their field events, as Jacob Hatcher won the long jump with his best leap of the year and Jacob […]
Girls? Varsity Tennis Coach Gayle Bailey is ‘one proud Mamma Bear.? After finishing up a strong season at Regionals last week, Bailey said she was happy. ‘We had a great season, the girls did amazing,? she said. ‘It’s the hardest region in the state so we were up against some really world class tennis on […]
The Lady Wildcats? softball team went 1-1 in a doubleheader last week against Avondale. In the first game the ladies won 3-0 where Cheryl Banas hitting 2-3, Jesse Ubbing went 1-3, Claire Hermanson went 1-3, Skye Donaldson went 1-3, Logan Medel went 1-3 with 2 RBIs. Unfortunately in their second game, Avondale beat the Oxford […]
With a persistent rain shower in mid-May, couple with late winter temperatures, Oxford managed to out duel a visiting Sterling Heights squad 19-15 at Oxford Elementary School on Senior Night. The back-and-forth contest between the Wildcats and Stallions was never finalized until Oxford scored the final tally with 1:36 left in the contest leaving the […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- A change in state law in 2012 that forces school districts to pay back loans from the state sooner means a jump in millage rates is coming. District officials here have protested the move and pleaded to be exempt and ‘grandfathered in,? holding to their original repayment agreement […]
Atlas Twp.- On Monday night the board of trustees OK’d a sewer cost increase from $154 per quarter to $170. The township has about 75 residents on the system. The Village of Goodrich, with more than 500 residents on the system, will increase rates from $111.27 per quarter to $124.51. The rate hike was announced […]
Brandon Twp.- Lessons in the Brandon Post High classrooms don’t look like lessons elsewhere in the district. The students are a little older and their success isn’t measured by grades or diplomas, but by gains in social interaction and independence, learning to cook, to garden, to make friends, to work. On Tuesday, Jessika May moves […]
Brandon Twp.- Considering a run for a seat on the board of education? You may want to consider attending a roughly 90-minute session designed to help you make an informed decision. ‘So You Want to Be a Board Member,? is set for 6:30 p.m., June 5, at central district office, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. Current […]