Shane Hrischuk should have celebrated his 16th birthday over the weekend. But instead of having balloons hanging outside his house, he had them floating beside his grave. Next to them sat his mother, Michelle Hrischuk, as she took a moment to pause during the Second Annual Tour de Shane Bike-a-thon held Saturday along the Polly […]
Tricia Kachin did not go gentle into that good night. She raged against the dying of the light. Unfortunately, the 2008 Oxford High School graduate lost her valiant struggle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on July 12, 2013. Kachin was just 23 years old. ‘She was full of energy,? said her mother Cheryl Ludeman. ‘She was just […]
Of downtown Oxford’s quadrants, only one isn’t home to a bar. But that may change if a deal goes through to open an Irish pub in the northwest quadrant. Residents and business owners will have an opportunity to learn more about Jerry Cremin’s plans to purchase 23 N. Washington St. and transform it into a […]
It’s an event dedicated to remembrance, awareness, prevention and support. On Saturday, Sept. 14, the Tour de Shane Bike-a-thon will return to the Polly Ann Trail. The second annual event is dedicated to the memory of Shane Hrischuk, a popular Oxford Middle School eighth-grader who took his own life in January 2012. It begins at […]
All those who attended Oxford High School back when it was located at 109 Pontiac St. are invited to a swinging alumni dance there on Saturday, Oct. 5. The dance is being organized by the Class of 1963 in conjunction with its 50th reunion on Friday, Oct. 4 at the Oxford Hills Golf & Country […]
For Derek Luke, the road to recovery and normalcy has been a long, arduous one, but it seems his journey is finally at an end. ‘I’m feeling good,? said the 29-year-old Lake Orion resident. ‘I just had my sixth and hopefully, final surgery (on Aug. 29).? Luke spent the last six months recovering from a […]
A newspaper is a business. It’s not a nonprofit group or a charitable foundation or a government-sponsored program. A newspaper is a product for which ads are sold to earn a profit. Profit is what keeps the doors open and the lights on. Profit is what feeds, clothes and shelters the families of the owners […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Kristine Balinski is about to get the ‘Project Runway? experience minus Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. The 39-year-old Oxford resident was named as one of 12 finalists in the ‘Passion for Fashion Sewing Challenge? to be held as part of the 20th Annual American Sewing Expo at the Suburban Collection […]
The question of whether Oxford Village will keep its local dispatch center or contract with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department was settled last week not by a vote of the people, but by a vote of the council. Council voted 3-1 to approve a three-year contract whereby Lake Orion will begin paying Oxford $20,000 annually […]
If Oxford Village were to construct a brand new municipal office and police station, it could cost anywhere from $750,000 to $1.125 million. That’s based on estimates calculated by village Manager Joe Young, who presented his findings last week as council once again discussed the possibility of selling the existing municipal complex property (18-22 W. […]