Boys varsity lacrosse posted another win last night as they beat Farmington Hills Harrison, 9-4. The boys head to Lake Orion on Thursday before hosting “Game for a Cure” on Saturday. * * * The girls track team beat West Bloomfield on Tuesday, 66-62. For more details check the next edition of The Clarkston News, […]
They didn’t dump any tea into Boston Harbor like American colonists did in 1773, but folks who attended the TEA Party rallies in Oxford April 15 had the same complaints as their forefathers ? taxes are too high and nobody in the government is listening to them. ‘I don’t like the direction we’re heading in […]
A food drive to collect jars of peanut butter and jelly to stock the shelves of the Lighthouse in Clarkston was a sweet success. Clarkston resident and parent who guides her children to raise money for good causes, Beth Kirchner created ‘Spread the Love? with Lighthouse Pantry Manager Greg Lewis and volunteer Heather Roeser. Now […]
Families bid farewell to winter at Winterfest, March 18, at Independence Oaks County Park. Hosted by the Oakland County Parks Commission and Oakland Schools Technical Campus iTeam course, the event included a magic show, fresh food, face painting, and arts and crafts. Students from Clarkston, Brandon, Waterford, Holly, and Lake Orion high schools in the […]
C.J. Carnacchio, editor of The Oxford Leader, brought home the gold April 15 by winning a total of six Excellence in Journalism Awards from the Detroit Society of Professional Journalists. ‘It’s truly an honor to be recognized by your peers ? fellow professionals in the industry who truly understand real journalism in all its facets […]
Danny Caulder would love to have a guy in his life who could teach him how to work on cars and build engines. ‘Someday I look forward to getting my first car and fixing it up myself,? he said. Since his parents got divorced, the 16-year-old Oxford High School student, who described himself as an […]
The halls were empty at Independence Elementary last Thursday as the classrooms were full of activity as the entire school participated in the 11th Annual S.O.C.K.S. (Serving Our Community Kids Style). Each year the Academic Service Learning Project gets bigger and this year was no different as the school impacted the lives of 500 people […]
Clarkston DECA chapter members Maranda Hartman and Amanda Wakefield were state finalists, and Cooper Parks and Kristen Hetzel earned international honors at the State Leadership Conference, March 22, in Atlanta, Ga. Thirteen chapter members made it to states. Photo provided
Oxford’s throwing a party for the planet Earth and everyone is invited. Dubbed the Oxford Earth Day Celebration, the environmental shindig will take place in downtown Oxford and along the Polly Ann Trail on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Trail Manager Troy Farwell is estimating a good turnout for the first-year […]
Far too many red flags made a $4,185 check, addressed to an Oxford Township man, not worth the paper it was printed on, or the stamp used to send it. That’s saying a lot, since the check was drawn from a Texas bank by a California company, which then sent the check to Michigan through […]