HARTLAND ? Softball is a sport where a top pitcher and some pretty good defense can win games. Despite a great regular season that included a league and district title, Lake Orion Coach Joe Woityra knew that things could get difficult in a march to a state title if they encountered a pitcher like Romeo’s […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Barks of all pitches resonate in the ears of anybody who walks through the doors of the Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center located at 1700 Brown Rd. in Auburn Hills. Adorable puppies, dogs, cats and kittens all are waiting for a new home. To make pet […]
While supplies last, Oxford and Addison residents are invited to obtain free gun safety locks from their local law enforcement agency. Project ChildSafe, a nationwide program that promotes the safe handling and storage of firearms, donated 2,000 gun safety locks to be distributed to the public through the Oakland County Sheriff’s 16 substations along with […]
By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer As the weather gets warmer, Green’s Park gets fuller. This safe and welcoming park is now open for all residents of Lake Orion and Orion Township, with opportunities for locals to take advantage of the area. Rosemary Ford, Village Parks and Recreation Committee member, explained that Green’s Park offers […]
Road closure on W. Burdick St. OXFORD VILLAGE ? The long-awaited reconstruction of pothole hill is underway. W. Burdick St. between Ashley Way and S. Waterstone Dr. closed on June 11 and is expected to reopen July 19. The project includes reconstructing a 1,691-foot stretch of road from subbase to surface; installing concrete curb and […]
There’s nothing inaccurate about the language on Oxford Township’s Aug. 5 primary ballot, but Clerk Curtis Wright wants to make sure voters understand exactly what they’re being asked to decide. Wright is concerned because the two ballot questions pertaining to the proposed township community center are simply titled, ‘Bond Proposal? and ‘Millage Proposal.? The headings […]
We all want our children to be successful. Their educational journeys begin at home, but continue in the classroom. A bipartisan bill package from state Reps Margaret O’Brien, R-Portage and Adam Zemke, D-Ann Arbor, works to improve teacher and administrator evaluations. Michigan teachers and administrators from across the state were consulted during this process. Their […]
Layla, the three-legged dog featured in last week’s edition, has a home. The 2-year-old Labrador Retriever mix was adopted by the Earles family, of Oxford, following last week’s Wag, Walk & Run, a fund-raiser for the K-9 Stray Rescue League. ‘She is a wonderful dog and we are so glad she joined our family,? wrote […]
Oxford Community Schools is offering free breakfast and lunch through a Free Summer Food Program at the Oxford Early Learning Center Monday through Friday from June 16 until Aug 22. According to Karen Bissett, director of Nutrition Services for Oxford Schools, the food program is a federally funded program called ‘Meet up & Eat Up.? […]
To boys, he’s the guy who teaches them how to fish, how to fix things and how to be a man. To girls, he’s the first man they fall in love with and the standard by which all others will be measured. He goes by many names ? dad, pop, papa, father ? but his […]