A Leonard family turned the stories, songs and rhymes they created on long car rides into a new children’s book due out this holiday season. Entitled ‘Peanut Butter in a Mason Jar,? the self-published book from AuthorHouse follows the adventures of the Mason siblings, Douglas, 6, and Liberty, 4?, as they meet a special circus […]
Beginning late 2007, anyone with a computer, laptop, or PDA will be able to travel anywhere in Oakland County and be able to access the internet ? for free. Scott Oppmann, Manager of Application Services for Oakland County, made a presentation on the initiative, called Wireless Oakland, at the Sept. 18 Addison Township Board Meeting. […]
When Pat Hermann was asked to donate time in helping lay a new septic field for a Michigan home featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, he was more than willing to help. The owner of the family-owned, Leonard-based Alumna Enterprise, which does both commercial and residential excavating, septic systems and water mains, and 14 […]
When Erica Baker decided to join the Peace Corps, it wasn’t because of some epiphany she had during the night. She was actually reading a funny article that spoofed the program on a website and decided to find out more about it. ‘The more that I read, the more it affirmed that it was something […]
The Oxford girls varsity cross country team defeated Swartz Creek and Linden at their tri-meet last Wednesday and now stands 2-0 in the league. Taylor Dewey placed second, followed by Keeona Ives at third, Liz Hazelwood fourth, Kate Wolanin seventh, Jacque Magdaleno placed 12th, Danielle Kelley at thirteenth, and Chelsea Kessler at 19th. The boys, […]
The Oxford varsity girls swim team gave it their best effort at their Sept. 21 double-dual meet against Fenton and Lapeer East and West, but the girls ended with a score of 120 against Fenton’s 263 and Lapeer’s 155. Highlights of the meet were the two first place wins from Allison Woonton in the 200-yard […]
Coming off a string of victories, the Oxford varsity boys soccer team now stands undefeated in the Flint Metro League at 5-0. At last Wednesday’s game against the Fenton, the Wildcats tamed the Tigers 2-1 and knew the game would set the tone for the rest of league play. After a night of back and […]
Although Sandra Keitel owns a store full of cooking utensils and other items, she finds it humorous that she doesn’t do the cooking at home ? she leaves it to her husband. But her husband Martin, who was born in Germany, was what inspired her to open a store where wannabe and professional chefs can […]
A 56-year-old Oxford Township man is facing misdemeanor criminal charges for allegedly possessing and firing a handgun while intoxicated during a confrontation Sunday with Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies in the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community on Lakeville Rd. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the residence of David Michael Scott on the corner of Parker Lake […]
A 52-year-old man from Addison Township is facing criminal sexual conduct charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted his nine-year-old granddaughter over a two-year period. According to Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Addison substation, Michael Wayne Yates had fled the state two days after he was confronted with the allegations by his […]