Those looking to buy pumpkins for Halloween next month should expect the selection to be slimmer and prices to be higher due to all the heavy rains lately. ‘We will have pumpkins we’re just not sure yet what we’re going to pay for them,? said Paul Forte, owner of Harvest Time Farm Market in Oxford. […]
Bravo to Lakeville Elementary fourth-grader Tanner Saxon who donated two shopping carts full of items to the Desert Angel packing party held Sept. 11 at the Oxford Meijer. Instead of receiving gifts or money for his 9th birthday back in June, Tanner asked those invited to his party to bring items for U.S. troops stationed […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor If the Lady cannot come to the festival, then the festival will come to the Lady. The Michigan Renaissance Festival’s Queen Elizabeth Glorianna, played by Caroline Jett, and three members of her royal realm paid a surprise visit to the home of 36-year-old Oxford resident Kelly Morrison on Sept. 3. […]
‘Caveat emptor,? a popular expression meaning ‘let the buyer beware? passed down from ancient Roman law, was sound advice when shopping public markets 2,000 years ago. Back then, the Romans didn’t have things like the internet and Craigslist. Had they been hooked into cyber-space, the phrase might have been changed to ‘let the seller beware.? […]
Presidential candidate John McCain is supposed to be the Republican Party’s star right now, but it appears his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is stealing the show. ‘You could tell the crowd was there for her,? said Addison Township Clerk Pauline Bennett. On Friday, Bennett, a registered Republican, was one of thousands of people […]
Four people got ambulance rides to the hospital Sept. 3 following a two-vehicle collision on M-24, just south of Drahner Rd. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, the crash occurred when a 2005 GMC Sierra pickup truck, driven by a 46-year-old Lake Orion man, pulled out of The Nugget (1055 S. Lapeer Rd.) parking […]
To be successful, a stand-up comedian has to really know his audience ? just ask Peter Banachowski. He once performed in a talent show at Oakland University that he didn’t know was sponsored by the Association of Black Students. ‘It was me, this white guy, in front of 450 African-American people. It was like Jeff […]
Family and friends are rallying around a single mother from Oxford battling cancer by hosting a three-day garage sale this week to help pay her medical and living expenses. ‘This will be the first of many fund-raisers,? said Andy Kitchner, of Oxford, one of the sale’s organizers. Shoppers looking to net a great deal and […]
An Oxford institution well-known for its volumes upon volumes of printed materials was recently honored on a national level for the one and only publication it creates. The Oxford Public Library’s quarterly newsletter earned the ?2008 Best of Show? distinction within its budget range from the Library Administration and Management Association, a division of the […]
Do you have a heart to help and the skills to lead? Then you’re exactly the type of volunteer Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance (OAYA) is looking for. OAYA is hosting an Open House in the LGI Room at Oxford High School (745 N. Oxford Rd.) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept.. 18. ‘It’s pretty low-key,? […]