Next month, Oxford and Lake Orion students will head back to school for another year of learning new things and preparing for the real world. Unfortunately, the reality is not every student’s family can afford a backpack or the laundry list of school supplies needed to achieve success in the classroom. That’s why Oxford-Orion FISH […]
Clay pigeons quickly become an endangered species whenever Drew Lieske takes aim with his trusty shotgun. The 20-year-old Oxford resident recently competed in the 2015 U.S. FITASC Sporting Grand Prix and the 2015 World FITASC Sporting Championship, both of which were held at the Caribou Gun Club in LaSueur, Minnesota. FITASC stands for the French […]
ADDISON TWP. ? A 40-year-old Washington Township man was killed in an accident July 29 while working on a Creekside Dr. house near Townsend and Brewer roads. Cody Elliot Ness was pronounced dead at the scene after falling approximately three stories. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Ness was working on a rooftop chimney […]
OXFORD TWP. ? Armed with tools, paintbrushes and hearts filled with compassion, a sea of folks wearing red t-shirts descended upon the Crossroads for Youth campus last week to give one of the nonprofit agency’s main buildings a long-overdue facelift. Approximately 65 employees of DTE Energy spent Thursday and Friday performing an extreme makeover on […]
Centennial Park was awash in the sounds of the ‘good old days? last Thursday as the North Oakland Dixieland Band performed. Toes were tapping and hands were clapping as the band went from cool to red hot playing traditional jazz and swing music from 1900-60. The band returned Saturday and performed at the Lone Ranger […]
The 2015 Oxford Wildcat varsity football team held its first practice Monday morning. Everybody was pumped up as Coach Bud Rowley was in full motivation mode. The Cats play their first game 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 at Romeo. Follow the Leader every week to keep up with all the hard-hitting action as the Cats […]
DOWNTOWN OXFORD ? It’s not often you see a group of a company’s employees gathering at a local watering hole before noon on a weekday. But that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday, Aug. 11 as employees from the Parker Finite Airtek Filtration Division facility (500 S. Glaspie St.) in Oxford Village began filling a table […]
An area housecall veterinarian is sponsoring a charity golf outing to raise money for two groups that rescue dogs. The event is called Putts for Paws and it will be held on Sunday, Sept. 13 at Devil’s Ridge Golf Club (3700 Metamora Rd.) in Oxford Township. Proceeds will be split 50/50 between the Oxford-based K-9 […]
A group of local mothers is soliciting donations that will ultimately help provide comfort and support for parents whose babies never leave the hospital. Oxford residents Nadine Heller, Erica DiCosmo and Tara Bean along with Kristi Steinhour, of Brandon Township, are collecting wedding and bridesmaid gowns and dresses, prom dresses and other formal frocks for […]
Looking for an opportunity to earn some extra cash and play a valuable role in the democratic process? Then head over to the Oxford Township clerk’s office and apply to be an election worker. The 2016 elections are fast-approaching and Clerk Curtis Wright wants to ensure he has adequate manpower at the polling locations when […]