Three months after being named 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, Oxford’s Lori Blaker has a ground-breaking honor to add to her resume. Blaker, the president and CEO of Rochester Hills-based Technical Training, Inc., has been named the board chairperson of the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation. The position is a two-year […]
What a difference a few months makes. Back in September, I went to the Addison Township offices and tried to get a quote from a certain official regarding the new smart carts police use to monitor how fast people are driving. I knew this official wasn’t a fan of this newspaper due to what he […]
The top two leaders of Oxford High School’s sophomore class will attend a May leadership seminar in East Lansing. Thomas Bearse and Elizabeth Downs will both attend the Michigan Youth Leadership Conference, a three-day event to be held May 15-17, 2009 at Michigan State University. In October, OHS teachers nominated 28 top sophomore leaders with […]
Those who want to improve their marriage, as well as those getting married, can get the help they need later this month at a Brandon Township church. That’s because the Oakwood Community Church will host the Love & Respect Marriage Conference Jan. 30-31, at the church. Inspirational speaker Dr. Emerson Eggerich will speak at the […]
Marlon Young took a break last week from rockin? with the Kid to talk with some guitar students in teacher Gary Ashton’s class at Oxford High School. Young, lead guitarist in Kid Rock’s Twisted Brown Trucker band, is a Pontiac native who grew up with Oxford resident Lisa Bryant. Bryant’s son Austin is in Ashton’s […]
Shae Smith recently won an award from the Oxford Public Library that no other employee’s ever won in the institution’s 83-year history. Smith, head of youth services, was named the library’s Public Servant of the Year. This is the first year the award’s been offered. ‘It was something I decided to do based on the […]
Bob Pilarcik, a Clarkston resident and managing broker at Oxford’s Coldwell Banker Shooltz Realty, isn’t one to talk about himself. Named recently as North Oakland County Board of Realtors? 2008 Broker of the Year, Pilarcik was quick to mention his employees as one of the reasons he won the award. When initially talking to the […]
Michigan’s economic problems have claimed another victim, this time it’s a downtown crafts business. Aunt Nan’s Fabrics, located in Oxford at 40 S. Washington St., will close its doors Feb. 21 after nearly three years in business. Diana Hill-Griggs, owner of Aunt Nan’s, said she’d been considering closing the store since Thanksgiving. ‘Business had been […]
Those who want to improve their marriage along with those getting married can get the help they need later this month at a Brandon Township church. That’s because the Oakwood Community Church will host the Love & Respect Marriage Conference (www.loveandrespect.com) Jan. 30-31, 2009 at the church. Inspirational speaker Dr. Emerson Eggerich will speak at […]
By Richard Zowie Leader Staff Writer Offering great shoes at affordable prices is the goal of Oxford Family Shoes (18. N. Washington St.), downtown’s newest business. The store, which opened Jan. 17, features athletic shoes like Nike and New Balance as well as brands like Jante, Pierre Dumas, Nomad and Nature Breeze. They will soon […]