Oxford residents got a preview to a sweet Valentine’s Day last week during a Chocolate 101 seminar held at the Oxford Public Library Tuesday night. Christie Kojima, owner of The Chocolate Moose in Clarkston, talked about the many different types of chocolate, how they’re used in baking and how not to use it. ‘This is […]
I’m really excited about the prospect of Texas Hold’em poker coming to downtown Oxford in the form of resident Rick Lovely’s proposed ‘The King of Clubs Poker Parlor? at 18 N. Washington St. (In case you missed last week’s front page story, you can read it on-line at www.oxfordleader.com. The headline was ‘Texas Hold’em in […]
Dr. Joe Mastromatteo, left, chairman of the Orion Veterans Memorial Committee and member of VFW Post 334, accepts a check for $8,500 from Joe Zikewich to help pay for the wall behind the Pea Coat Memorial. Zikewich, an Orion resident, served on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington which was badly damaged by a kamikaze plane […]
Glitz Salons stylists cut, shaved and coiffed their way through hundreds of manes last month to help raise $20,000 for Children’s Leukemia Foundation (CLF) of Michigan. The day-long fundraiser also included special appearances by famous, make-believe princesses, superheroes a 5k run, silent auction, horse-drawn carriage rides and more. Glitz Salons has organized and hosted the […]
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The Oath and the Law are memorized by each scout and encourage them to do their best, do their duty to […]
I would like to address the issue of our school districts closings this winter. While I no longer have children in Oxford schools, I do pay school taxes and therefore have a voice and opinion. It seems to me that there are some alternatives to closing schools on ‘snow days.? Delayed starts or a no-transportation […]
Monday was the first day of practice for all Michigan high school football teams, and the story was no different here in Lake Orion. This week, the 2011 Lake Orion Dragons prepare to defend their 2010 Division 1 State Championship. Coach Bell, staff, trainers and the varsity gridders will face crosstown rival Oxford, at the […]
‘Most little boys love big machinery and August 5 gave the boys of Orion Township, as well as any little girls interested, the chance to see these behemoths up close. Kiosks featuring smashing cars, shooting fire hoses, operating back hoes and honking semi-truck horns littered Friendship Park, yet none of the sites were vacent of […]
The Oxford High School Wrestling program would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to Little Caesars of Oxford for sponsoring the Pin-4-Pizza promotion at our only home league meet. It was a great success and your support spurred our wrestlers on to victory! Oxford wrestling team, parents and coaches
After losing a ‘heartbreaker? game 58-56 against Troy last Monday, the Oxford Varsity girls basketball team bounced back with two straight wins. On Tuesday, the Ladycats defeated Linden 40-29. ‘Our girls did a great job tonight of sharing the ball against the Linden 2-3 zone defense, and our defensive pressure took them out of their […]