The Waterford Township Police Department will begin disbursing unclaimed bicycles in their possession to needy families within the community rather than auctioning them off. The department has collected over 200 bicycles in the last 1.5 years that have been either lost or stolen. Typically the department auctions the cache off, snagging only between $2 and $5 per bike; so, Police Chief Daniel McCaw came up with the idea of donating the bikes to the needy [...]

The students at Oakland County Children’s Village School in Pontiac, which is operated by the Waterford School District under contract, are giving back to America’s veterans in a warm way. The school has donated over 100 student-made blankets to veterans at Ann Arbor’s Veterans’ Hospital as part of the program “Lap Blankets for Veterans.” The students created the blankets after school and the blankets are placed in the laps of veterans who are confined to [...]

The Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes softball team not only won a regional championship, but it made a statement. The Lakers defeated both Webberville and Portland St. Patrick on Saturday, June 11 in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) regional tournament at Our Lady in dominating fashion. Our Lady started the day by knocking out Webberville, 18-0, in three innings in the regional semi-final. Lauren Robak, Sarah Nuss and Abbey Troy each hit [...]

There will be no repeat for Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes/Everest Collegiate as it fell to Saginaw Nouvel, 3-0, in a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Division 4 regional final on Saturday, June 11 at Flint Kearsley. The loss ended the Lakers’ quest for a second straight Division 4 state championship. “We weren’t deep enough and injuries finally caught up with us,” Our Lady Head Coach Rich Ludwig said. “We didn’t convert on [...]

Waterford Kettering saw its season come to an end with a 3-2 loss to Troy in a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) regional semi-final on Saturday, June 11 at Oxford. The loss ended a season in which the Captains came into their own, coming within striking distance of the Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) North title with a third-place finish. Troy would go on to defeat Romeo for the regional title later in the [...]

To raise money for the fight against cancer, Waterford Township is hosting the Relay For Life of Waterford event on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 at Pierce Middle School. Opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday and the event concludes with a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. “Our mission is to help people get [...]

The Waterford School District is expected to pink-slip 12 teachers for the upcoming 2011-12 school year. The Waterford Schools’ Board of Education received a recommendation on the reduction of teacher personnel at its meeting on Thursday, June 2, and will vote on the matter at its meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 16. Tom Wiseman, assistant superintendent of business and human resources for the Waterford School District, said he is confident that the number of layoffs [...]

Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes won its first Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) district championship since 2008 with a 14-0 victory in three innings over Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in an MHSAA district final on Saturday, June 4. “It’s great. We set better goals every year and we want to keep going,” said Our Lady Head Coach Steve Troy. The Lakers will next host Webberville in an MHSAA regional semi-final on Saturday, June [...]

Waterford Kettering rebounded from a disappointing regular season finish to win a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) district championship on Saturday, June 4 with a 6-2 victory over host Clarkston in an MHSAA district final. After Clarkston tied the score at 1-1 in the third, Kettering responded in the bottom of the third with four runs to seize control of the game. MacKenzie Norton was stellar in the pitcher’s circle, as she pitched a [...]

Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest eliminated Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, 4-1, in a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) district semi-final on Saturday, June 4. West Bloomfield was eliminated from the MHSAA district tournament by Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, 7-1, in a pre-district game on Tuesday, May 31. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s fell to host Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 2-1, in an MHSAA district semi-final on Saturday, June 4. The Eaglets finished 14-19 on [...]