New organics store offers hard-to-find products, expertise

Going organic seems to be the current trend that is lining grocery store shelves and health and beauty shops. Now Oxford is getting in on the organic buzz as Oxford residents Troy and Laura Farwell and Lakeville resident John LoVasco are partnering to open Simple Organics, a wellness boutique that will feature all organic food, […]

Local residents take time to train for 300-mile fund-raiser

What would you do to make a wish come true for someone you cared about? For Anne Evans and Lu and Mo Kuhta, they ride their bikes from Cheboygan to Milford. On July 31, the Clarkston residents will participate in the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s ‘Wish-A-Mile 300 Bicycle Tour,? a 300-mile trek, over three days, that raises […]

Sunrise Assisted Living walking to stop deadly disease

With the June 5 death of former president Ronald Reagan from Alzheimer’s disease, Americans? awareness of the debilitating disease of the brain continues to grow. Here in Clarkston, one group is trying to make a difference and put an end to Alzheimer’s once and for all. For the second year in a row, Sunrise Assisted […]

Kornburger to swim at state finals, team takes OAA silver

First year in the Oakland Activities Association was a success for varsity swimmers, as they finished second to Clarkston at the OAA championships at Clarkston High School, Nov. 3-5. According to swimming coach Jackie Rank, the girls set school records in six events and had one champion, senior Jade Casadei in Diving. ‘I am really […]

High school to be overrun with emergency personnel

When driving by Oxford High School this Friday morning, Nov. 19, do not be alarmed if there are numerous emergency response vehicles in the parking lots. It is not an emergency. It’s a practice one — an armed intruder simulation as part of the ‘Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools? grant awarded to Oxford in […]

It’s up . . . up . . . up . . . it’s good!

Former Oxford High placekicker Dave Rayner’s football career has come full circle. After spending his high school career as a Wildcat, he returns to the gridiron to kick for the hometown Detroit Lions and had a solid debut in the Lions 14-12 loss against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Nov. 14. Rayner went 2-3 kicking […]

Former Lion talks about fitness

It’s not everyday that high school students get the opportunity to listen to a former pro-bowl player from the National Football League. That is exactly what 350 students at Oxford High School got to due on Tuesday, Nov. 10 when former Detroit Lion Luther Ellis stopped by to talk about the importance of being physically […]

Students? ‘inniative? destroyed

Vandalism sucks, especially when school property is targeted. Just ask Clear Lake Elementary Principal Suzanne Hannatt. On November 8, she discovered both of the school’s brand new soccer nets were vandalized. ‘It’s just very disappointing,? Hannatt said. What makes matters worse is that two members on Clear Lake’s Student Council, fifth graders Trevor Speed and […]

Too noisy, too fast, too congested

Oxford’s walkability got a preliminary exam by one of the nation’s top walkability experts. The results: downtown is too noisy, too fast and too congested. Walkability expert Dan Burden, after spending three hours in Oxford, shared those results with a group of leaders and business owners gathered at the Oxford Schools Administration building, Nov. 10 […]

Fortinberry leaves bar association in protest

52-2 District Court Judge Dana Fortinberry resigned from the Oakland County Bar Association on July 1 protesting the rating system used by the association’s Public Advisory Committee on Judicial Candidates. The committee released ratings on the four candidates for the vacant seat in the 52-2 court on July 6. Colleen Murphy, magistrate under Fortinberry at […]