The Lake Orion boys edged West Bloomfield 68-60 last week in OAA I action, while the girls squad fell 90-38. Courtney Zott was a two-time winner for the LO girls, taking the 200m dash (28.70) and the high jump (5?0?). On the boys side, Max Hock (3200m run) and Nathan Ziolko (800m run) each won […]
Host Clarkston swept all four singles matches en route to a 6-2 victory over Lake Orion on the hardcourts last Friday. The Dragons got victories from their #3 doubles team (Brian Gellish/Brandon Klos) and #4 doubles team (Mike Westcott/Pablo Ortega), both in three sets. The team heads to the OAA II league tournament this weekend.
In the 13U Orion Chargers? first game of 2007, Shane Stockwell gave it his all. Shane pitched a complete-game shut out of Little Caesars Baseball Club. He gave up only 2 hits and 2 walks, while striking out eight batters. Kevin Imber was the offensive hero, pinch hitting in the sixth inning and doubling in […]
If Oxford’s elementary students had a dollar for every step they walked, they’d all be millionaires. Seven hundred third and fourth-graders at Oxford, Lakeville, Leonard and Clear Lake elementaries walked a combined 53,727,288 steps from March 5-30 as part of Oakland County’s ‘Count Your Steps? program. Launched in 2004 by county Executive L. Brooks Patterson, […]
The Michigan Youth Theater’s production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest will be performed May 11-13 at the Old Brandon Township Hall in Ortonville. The production cast includes Lake Orion’s Ellen Meyer, an LOHS junior who will play the part of Miss Prisim. Wilde’s play on and with proper, improper and preposterous manners […]
First-graders in Sara Powrie’s class at Clear Lake Elementary held a Mother’s Day Tea Thursday afternoon. Students dressed in their Sunday best. The boys wore dress shirts and ties while the girls donned frilly dresses, lovely hats and white gloves. Students read poems to their moms after which they shared hugs, kisses and tears. Following […]
More than 225 walkers from 15 churches took part in the 25th annual Lake Orion/Oxford CROP Walk last Sunday at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church on Waldon Road. Participants chose either a two-mile walk or a six-mile scenic walk that extended through Orion Oaks Park. At press time, over $22,211 has been raised, with more […]
Each season, new chapters are written in the book of the Clarkston and Lake Orion sports rivalries. Last Thursday an entirely new entry to the novel was filed for the schools? first meeting on the lacrosse field. Lake Orion’s David Wurst did his best to keep the Dragons in the game, scoring four goals, but […]
A giant inflatable slide, obstacle course, sack races, basketball, cotton candy and snow cones. There was plenty of fun to be had as Leonard Elementary hosted its annual Spring Fair Friday evening. It was a blast!
APPLICATIONS FOR DEFERMENT OF SUMMER 2007 TAXES The Charter Township of Oxford is currently accepting applications for summer 2007 tax deferments. To qualify, a household income cannot exceed $40,000. The applicant must also be 62 years of age or older, paraplegic, quadriplegic, eligible serviceperson, veteran, widow or widower, blind, or totally and permanently disabled. Those […]