In one Addison Township household, ‘ladies first? isn’t just an expression, it’s a way of life. Steve and Kelly Wright have six, count’em six daughters and no sons. But that could change today. Kelly, 38, is pregnant and has a doctor’s appointment during which she’s expected to learn the baby’s sex. ‘It would be fun […]
An Oxford Township official said she was told negotiations for a site on which to build a dormitory to house up to 208 international students, mostly Chinese, ‘went south,? but the architect said that’s not the case. ‘That was a misquote,? said Steve Foster, senior project architect-manager with Stephen Auger & Associates Architects, the Lake […]
Have you ever been so completely frustrated with that broken-down old photocopy machine at your workplace that you just wanted to destroy the thing? Well, Cristina Westerby recently got to live out this office fantasy. The program therapist at Crossroads for Youth in Oxford got to help pull the lever and drop the nonprofit agency’s […]
Folks seeking information from Oxford Township won’t be able to obtain it via the internet. Clerk Curtis Wright reported the township’s website has been down since April 25 due to technical difficulties. When will it be back up? ‘It’s unknown at this point,? he said. Folks in need of government information are asked to please […]
Is there anything more exciting for a teenager than being able to drive his or her own car to high school? How about driving a big old tractor? Four Oxford High School seniors celebrated the close of their Wildcat careers by pulling into the parking lot Friday morning seated atop tractors as if heading into […]
After suffering a near-fatal heart attack about 13 months ago, Dave Willits wasn’t about to let a recent leg injury stop him from achieving his goal to run 10 kilometers as part of the annual Wildcat Race held Saturday morning. In 55 minutes, 24.7 seconds, the former Oxford resident completed the course, which took him […]
Bathed in sunshine and the long-awaited warmth of spring, the annual Wildcat Race couldn’t have had better weather Saturday. A total of 174 folks, ranging from elementary school children to senior citizens, participated in this year’s event, the course for which involved the streets of the Oxford Lakes subdivision and the middle school track. Dylan […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Elaborate hats, mint juleps and horses. Once a year, a small corner of Metamora, Michigan feels like Louisville, Kentucky. And this year was no exception as Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center hosted its 25th Annual Derby Day Celebration on Saturday to coincide with the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby […]
The National Association of Letter Carriers 23rd Annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive was quite successful. On Saturday, a total of 38,392 pounds of food was collected for the Oxford-Orion FISH food pantry. Volunteers, ranging from kids to senior citizens, spent hours sorting and stocking. The Oxford Post Office collected 11,770 pounds, while the Lake […]
It’s a girl! That was the news last week for Steve and Kelly Wright. The Addison couple will welcome their seventh, yes, seventh girl this fall. ‘This is crazy!? said Kelly, who’s been researching the chances of a couple producing seven daughters and no sons. The odds are 1 in 128. Kelly is happy with […]