Oxford/Orion FISH lost a vital piece of its heart and soul when longtime volunteer Charles Theodore ‘Ted? Boberg, of Metamora Township, passed away Sunday, June 22. He was 83. ‘Ted has just been around forever to help wherever, whenever he could,? said FISH Pantry Coordinator Val Cass. Boberg was active in FISH from about 1977 […]
Have you been married for more than 50 years? If so The Citizen is seeking your favorite wedding picture for a special Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day section. Include names, location, and date of your wedding (1955 or eariler). All photos must be submitted by Feb. 8 to The Citizen, 12 South St. Ortonville Mich. 48462. […]
Ortonville-Combat veterans are invited to join Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 582. The post meets at 7:30 a.m., every third Wednesday at The Old Township Hall, near Mill Street in downtown Ortonville. Post 582 was started in 1984 and its current 112 members had served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Details: Post Commander […]
The sun shined onto Clarkston High School’s football field on Monday as the gridiron heroes prepared for a new week of practice. The Clarkston Boys Varsity Football team had two days off after the win over Troy Athens on Friday, 42-6, and are working for more. “We are making strides,” said Kurt Richardson, head coach. […]
A $38 million budget for the 2008-09 school year was unanimously approved June 24 by the Oxford Board of Education. The general fund budget lists expenses totaling $38,281,815 and revenues equaling $37,857,836, leaving a deficit of $423,979. According to Tim Loock, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations for Oxford Schools, the deficit comes from the […]
Editor’s Note: Last week, the Leader emailed questions to the 14 candidates running for Oxford Township offices. Twelve of the 14 responded. Clerk Candidate Courtney Grove and Trustee Candidate George Black did not respond. Here are the questions: 1. Why are you running for township office? What experience, skills, talents or qualities do you have […]
Groveland Twp.-Sunshine is hard to come by during a Michigan winter, but a bright spot can be found at Tranquility Spa. Newly relocated to 250 N. Ortonville Road a grand reopening has been set for Jan. 28-30. The spa has three tanning beds, in rooms named Blue Lagoon, Sunset Beach and Turtle Island. Spa manager […]
Senior Rachel Dickerson dove to the gym floor and hit the volleyball towards the net. She looked up just in time to see it go over to the net and into Birmingham Seaholm’s side. The ball was unreturned to earn a point for Clarkston in their home opener and OAA Red league match. The Lady […]
Runners were busy last week running in three races. They closed the week at the Spartan Invitational last Friday finishing in the top 20. The boys finished in 17th place at the Spartan Invitational in the Green division. Daniel Billette led the team, finishing eighth in 16:40. The girls finished 20th in the Elite Division. […]
Here’s something I didn’t include in my front page article on cityhood . . . I guarantee you if the village becomes a city, the township will stop contracting with the village police for fire/EMS dispatch services and probably go with the Oakland County Sheriff’s disaptch. Under the current contract, the township is paying the […]