The Oakland Grizzlies Baseball 12U team from Clarkston won the championship game 2-1 against the Downriver Hawks from Trenton in extra innings on June 9 in Holland. The Grizzlies went 5-0 during the weekend to win the USSSA tournament at the Matt Urban Sports Complex in Holland. Carson Butterfield pitched four of the six innings […]
Rotary Club, Christmas party The annual Oxford Rotary Senior Christmas will take place Dec. 9 at the Oxford Hills Golf Course on 300 E. Drahner Rd. The event, which begins around 11 a.m., will feature a luncheon with a complete Christmas dinner offering. The first 200 that sign up will receive gifts and acknowledgements. The […]
The Clarkston Wolves gridiron gang will trade their blue and gold jerseys for pink and light blue for their Fifth Annual Football for a Cure, their pre-season scrimmage, on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. T-shirts, jerseys, and polo shirts are currently available. The cost to purchase a jersey is $100, for the name plate […]
Matt Rodgers, 2011 Clarkston High School graduate, signed a National Letter of Intent accepting an athletic scholarship to play baseball next season for the University of Evansville, an NCAA D1 program in the Missouri Valley Conference. Rodgers will primarily play first base for the Purple Aces, but will also get an opportunity to pitch for […]
Name: Olivia P. Stevens Parents: Charlie and Maureen Stevens GPA: 3.886 Plans after graduation: attend college. I have already been accepted to the colleges I wanted. Now I have to make a choice. I also hope to study abroad during college at some point. Extracurricular Activities: playing Girls Varsity Soccer for OHS, playing soccer for […]
Thanks for tater help The Oxford United Methodist Men would like to thank everyone who helped make the Potato Drop a huge success. We appreciate The Oxford Leader for covering the event and Grove’s True Value Hardware and Oxford Farm and Garden for the use of their forklift trucks. We also want to thank Marty […]
More than 600 job seekers stopped by Neiman’s Family Market during its job fair, June 21-22. They were all vying 150 jobs at the Dixie Highway grocery store, expected to open July 17. ‘We did interviews during the job fair, and hired some people on the spot, said Neiman’s Marketing Coordinator Bethany Schafer. Over 150 […]
A column by Dr. Janet McPeek President of Crossroads for Youth Thanksgiving Day is rapidly approaching and given the state of our local economy, I suspect that some of you might be wondering, ‘What in the world do I have to be thankful for in this economy ? and how am I going to afford […]
Sean Neal plays guitar in Depot Park with his friend Kyle Catalano. Neal said he enjoys the park and finds it a peaceful place to perform. Photo by Andrea Beaudoin
Police budget Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Independence Substation Lt. Dirk Feneley and Budget Analyst Rick Yaeger presented the proposed 2014 Police Budget. Tax revenues for the department decreased $13,322 (0.3 percent) due to declining property values while operating and capital outlay costs increased $65,847 (1.53 percent). The department’s overall contribution to the fund balance decreased […]