Scappoose is not the first puppy to be raised by Carol and Tom Thompson to be a future Leader Dog for the Blind. She’s number 24. ‘We have been involved for 24 years,? said Carol Thompson. ‘My husband was a teacher in Brandon and one of his friends up there was raising puppies. They were […]
Michelle Phaup and ‘Lend A Helping Hand? host a walkathon Saturday, Oct. 25 at Depot Park from 9 a.m. to noon. Proceeds will benefit Jean Cavalier, local resident and artist, with expenses in her fight with breast cancer. ‘We’ll take the 2.5 mile loop from Depot Park down White Lake Road to Dixie Highway left […]
Second graders from Independence Elementary took a Social Studies field trip last Thursday to study the history of Clarkston and changes that have taken place. Some of the places they visited included the burial spot of Chief Sashabaw at the home of Oliver Williams, Mill Pond, grist and lumber mill, Mayor Sharron Catallo’s house, which […]
Oxford Girls Varsity Tennis played their first match ever against Southfield Lathrup and won 7-1. Coach Gayle Bailey said she couldn’t be more excited. ‘We made a history,? she said. ‘This is the first time in Oxford High School’s history that we had a tennis team and they came out big and won.? Bailey said […]
After many postponements due to bad weather, Oxford’s Boys and Girls Track Team had their first meet of the season against the Clarkston Wolves on April 16. The boys lost to the Wolves 91 to 37. In the 3200 meter relay Oxford’s Joseph Ufolla, Noah Jenkins, Ryan Gillespie and Michael Tuski took second place with […]
A first responder for 30 years, Bob Cesario has seen a lot of life-saving gimmicks over the years. ‘A lot of them did not pan out to be what they were supposed to be,? said Cesario, EMS coordinator for Independence Township Fire Department. However, Cesario might have found one machine worth its price: the ‘Zoll […]
What exactly is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Exhibition? Five fifth-graders from Oxford Elementary gave the Oxford Leader some insight. ‘Exhibition is a project that all the fifth graders do at the end of their Primary Years Program (K-5) for the International Baccalaureate program in our school,? said student Maddie Cutler. ‘You get in a group […]
Ever wondered what it feels like to be Katie Couric or Peter Jennings, or the eye behind the camera? Then perhaps you would be interested in Interning or volunteering to help start a new News Show, led by Sean Redenz of Clarkston Public Access Channel. “It’s going to be a regular news show, we’ll have […]
All the reasons township board members offered to explain their vote for a new hall weren’t enough for Neil Wallace, township resident and presumptive trustee. ‘The discussion tonight is not a substitute of what should have taken place,” he yelled to the board after the Oct. 7 meeting was adjourned. “There was no discussion of […]
Fifty-two athletes from Oxford High School’s winter sports program were recognized at the April 10 board of education meeting for being ‘Scholar Athletes? named to the All-Oakland Activities Association Academic Team. A student becomes a scholar athlete by attaining a cumulative GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.5 or higher as well as earning a varsity […]