By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer 30 new somerset maple trees were planted in Seymour Lake Township Park on Tuesday, Nov. 2 as part of the memorial maples program. The new trees bring the total number of maples in the park up to about 120, expanding the memorial program into the back of the park. […]
A total of 88 people participated in the annual Turkey Trot – running five kilometers, or walking two – at Seymour Lake Township Park on Saturday, Nov. 6. The event was organized by Oxford Township Parks and Rec., and sponsored by Oxford Meijer and Agent Liz Scott of Community Insurance Center. The first-place winners of […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Longtime member of the Oxford community Gregory Brooks is the Detroit Lions’ 2021 Fan of the Year. Now living in Metamora, Brooks is a 35-years season ticket holder, regularly hosts tailgates at Ford Field and has only ever missed three home games. “I bleed Lions,” Brooks said. “When my […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Adult booster and youth COVID-19 vaccines are approved and available for free in Oxford. Adults ages 18 and older are able to get boosters at least six months after their second Pfizer or Moderna dose, or two months after a Johnson & Johnson dose. So long as a full […]
By Dean Vaglia and James Hanlon Leader Staff Writers Staff discovered a series of graffiti and the severed head of a deer inside a courtyard at Oxford High School before school began Nov. 4. “Before school began this morning we identified graffiti on the cement outside our pool entrance doors,” according to an email Principal […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer In the second round of the high school playoffs, the Oxford High School Wildcats’ football season came to an end with a near-shutout by the Rochester Adams Highlanders on Friday, Nov. 5. “[It was] not the way we envisioned things going,” Zach Line, Oxford head coach, said. The Highlanders […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Girls Cross Country team finished 8th in the state, out of 28 teams in the Division 1 finals at the Michigan International Speedway Nov. 6. The team scored 299 points. Freshman Mallory Bigelow led the team and was All-State (top 30) finishing in 19th place with a […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The estates of Virginia Smyk and her daughter, Cheri Arsenault, made a joint donation to Leonard Village Nature Park for $221,900. Representatives presented a check to Village President Mike McDonald on Oct. 23. “Of course, everybody was just so amazed at the generosity,” McDonald said. Arsenault was a planning […]
Lifelong Oxford residents Bill and Roselyn VanWagoner (pictured) will celebrate 65 years of wedded bliss on November 24. They were married at Oxford Methodist Church on Burdick Street. They have two sons, Neil and Bruce, four grandchildren, Nelson, Samantha, Jana and Jacob, three great-grandchildren, Jace, Arie and Amelia. Asked how they will celebrate their anniversary […]
An estimated over 1,000 witches parked their brooms in Oxford on Saturday, Oct. 23 for Witches Night Out. From drinking to dancing, rune readings to live music, there was something for everyone who came out Saturday night. According to Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Director Kelly Westbrook, businesses made more money this year than during […]