The first two days were warm and sunny, while the second two days were cool and rainy, but all in all it seems like everyone who attended Oxford’s first-ever Hamburger Festival had a great time. Music, screams and laughter filled the downtown air as parents and kids enjoyed the carnival’s many rides and games. Every […]
Once again, Mother Nature has interfered with local sports, as a winter snowfall forced the postponement of Brandon and Goodrich athletic contests for Tuesday, Jan. 27 and Wednesday, Jan. 28. Here is a list of postponed games, along with their rescheduled dates, when applicable: ‘Brandon: boys basketball at Flint Northern, 1-27, rescheduled for 1-31; hockey […]
Brandon Varsity Sports 2-9 Volleyball vs. Lapeer West (H) 7 p.m. 2-10 Boys Basketball vs. Lapeer E. (A) 7:30 p.m. 2-11 Hockey vs. Lapeer East (A) 7:15 p.m. Wrestling vs. Fenton (A) 6 p.m. Competitive Cheer ? League Meet (H) 6:30 p.m. 2-12 Volleyball vs. Fenton (H) 7 p.m. Coed Skiing ? Regionals (A) 9 […]
A flash mob suddenly appeared during the Oxford Hamburger Festival and performed a Zumba dance routine in the southeast parking lot. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
Five (5) boys and girls from Goodrich, Ortonville, Holly and Oxford, ages 9-14, were named local champions of the 2004 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete at the district level. Father George Ging Council 6824 in Ortonville sponsored the competition at the Brandon Middle School gymnasium in Ortonville. […]
Monday, May 16 – A man on Coy Court reported someone entered his locked equipment yard and took a Legend dump trailer. The man informed officers that he was contacted prior to the trailer going missing by an individual who wanted to borrow the trailer to move a tractor. Sunday, May 15 – A woman […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County recently signed a one-year lease for a building to house its fleet after a Jan. 20 fire destroyed the Davisburg garage. ‘We’re very fortunate to find a vacant building next to our garage,? Craig Bryson, RCOC spokesman, said. The building, which used to house an engineering operation, includes an […]
Just before Christmas while meeting with a client, I could not help but notice that he (my client) looked extremely frail and had, obviously, lost a lot of weight. When I inquired as to his weight loss, my client advised me that he could not understand why he was so weak and had lost so […]
The 2003 Winter Real and Personal property tax bills state the last date to pay without penalty is Feb. 14. The 14th is always the deadline unless it falls on a weekend or holiday. The year Feb. 14 falls on a Saturday. The next business day is Monday, Feb. 16 which happens to be President’s […]
BY ALICIADORSET Clarkston News Staff Writer The Clarkston Cooperative Preschool (CCP), offering a play-based program featuring a variety of themes, has morning and afternoon openings for fall classes for 3- and 4-year old children in the Clarkston area. Founded in 1968, CCP has provided a positive learning experience for hundreds of area children. The preschool […]