Meghann Snow is ready to start planning major events like Celebrate Oxford and the Scarecrow Festival. ‘It’s something I enjoy doing,? said 1996 graduate of Lake Orion High School, who’s lived in Oxford Township for five years. ‘I’m definitely a people-person. I’m very outgoing and extroverted.? Monday was Snow’s first official day as the Oxford […]
Oxford’s Nathan Gerbe is one step closer to winning college hockey’s top honor. On March 20, Gerbe, a junior forward with the Boston College Eagles, was named one of the 10 finalists for the 2008 Hobey Baker Award ? the equivalent of college football’s Heisman Trophy. This year’s field of Hobey hopefuls started with 101 […]
Two auto technology students earned the right to represent Oxford High School at the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition April 23 at the Macomb Community College Expo Center in Warren. Seniors John Musselman and Nicholas Murray were among the top 10 two-person teams from across Michigan who scored the highest on the competition’s written qualifying […]
Tomorrow’s professional auto mechanics are ready to change your oil today. Oxford High School’s Auto Club is hosting a three-day ‘Oil Change Marathon? from Monday, March 31 through Wednesday, April 2. Oil changes will take place from 3-4:30 p.m. each day. ‘We’re doing appointments every 15 minutes,? said Auto Technology Instructor Dan Balsley. ‘We’ll have […]
Oxford Middle School’s gym was transformed Thursday into an American Gladiator-style arena as students competed all day long in a variety of challenging and fun events. Dubbed ‘Master of the House,? the wacky competition divided the sixth, seventh and eighth grades into the Blue and Gold teams. The two teams then competed against each other […]
The self-appointed Mayor of Lakeville celebrated his 90th birthday last week with a party at the Addison Township offices. Robert Smith, a Lakeville resident since 1969 and daily visitor to the township offices, received cards, hugs and birthday wishes as people filed in to honor this beloved local character. During his daily strolls around town, […]
A new all-you-can-eat homestyle buffet in the Oxford Mills shopping center is leaving both stomachs and wallets feeling satisfied. Homestyle Buffet & Catering, which opened Good Friday, has been very well received by the public, according to owners Scott Lindauer and Angela Wright, both lifelong residents of Orion. ‘We have not been disappointed at all […]
Oxford-Addison Youth Assistance is looking for young people who deserve to be publicly honored for their volunteer activities and ‘unselfish acts of kindness.? ‘Instead of focusing on what youth and teenagers do wrong, we want to focus what they do that’s appreciated by others,? said OAYA Caseworker Hank Szlenkier. In order to be nominated for […]
As part of March is Reading Month, Leonard Elementary held a ‘Bedtime Story Hour? in its library last week. ‘It’s one of our celebrations,? said second-grade teacher Jillian Opalach. Dressed in their pajamas and armed with fuzzy blankets, sleeping bags, pillows and their favorite stuffed animals, the students stretched out on the floor and listened […]
Each year the top 1 percent of McDonald’s restaurant managers from 13,700 locations across the country are presented the prestigious Ray Kroc Award. This year Oxford resident Patty Horton, manager of the Lake Orion McDonald’s, was among the 137 winners, six of which were from Michigan’s 550 restaurants. ‘All the hard work pays off,? she […]