By Lori Phillips Special to the Leader Oakland Township ? Twenty-eight Kingsbury Country Day middle-school students spent Thursday afternoon wading in Paint Creek near Clarkston Road. They brought nets, tape measures, thermometers, test tubes and other supplies, to collect information about the river. The students are participating in the Adopt-a-Stream monitoring program for the Clinton […]
With 62 vedors The Women’s Expo ‘Fight Like a Girl,? sponsored by the Oxford Chamber of Commerce proved to be another success. The event was held at Boulder Pointe Golf and Country Club. ‘I felt overall it was successful, the vendors seemed pleased and we had a good turnout,? said Chamber Executive Director Holly Bills. […]
Laureen R. Brown and Michelle Lynn Jacques, both of Clarskton, graduated this past term at Madonna University. Brown completed the school’s certification program for elementary-school teachers, and Jacques earned a degree in Journalism and Public Relations. *** Samuel Palace of Clarkston has been named to the Dean’s List at Florida Institute of Technology. A senior, […]
When Country Coney owners Scott and Lori Pike heard area restaurants were donating sales and tips to help survivors of the December 2004 tsunami disaster in South Asia, they thought it was a great idea and enlisted in the cause. ‘We all talked about it and thought it was a good way to help out,? […]
I’m a firm believer that whenever tax dollars are spent they should be invested in services and facilities that directly or indirectly benefit the entire public. That’s why I was so glad to see the new Oxford High School pool will be utilized by the general public in the form of open swim times, swim […]
July 4th has already come and gone, and summer is rushing by’again. It always seems that there is so little time and so much to do during this brief period of warm weather in Michigan. I know that I so look forward to being able to relax and play and be together with family and […]
The members of the Oxford Women’s Club would like to thank everyone who attended the annual Fashion Show held at Boulder Pointe on Tuesday, October 9. Fashions were provided by Trends in Fashion and Glorious Collections. We would like to extend a special thank you to the members of the community who sponsored the event, […]
For judicial candidate Mark Lyon, district court holds a special place in the legal system. ‘District courts are the ‘people’s court,?? said Lyon, 63, Independence Township attorney running to unseat incumbent Judge Dana Fortinberry for 52-2 District Court. ‘The district court is the place where most people encounter the legal system. The quality of their […]
Throughout the month of January Lakeville Elementary students and staff donned their favorite hats to raise money for tsunami relief efforts in South Asia. Each day students paid at least $1 to wear their chapeau to school as part of their Helping All Tsunami Survivors (or H.A.T.S. for short) fund-raiser. Lakeville collected a grand total […]
The annual Scarecrow Festival, sponsored by the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is back and better than ever on Oct. 20 between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in Centennial Park. New this year is ‘the best homemade scarecrow contest,? which is open to the public for the first time, said DDA Director Madonna VanFossen. ‘Anybody […]