In the meantime, ‘we’re not waiting to be a library, we are a library’ By Don Rush For years the Addison Township Board has been moving forward with the hopes that one day, the library would have its own building. They currently lease a 3,000 square foot space in a strip mall. In recent years, […]
Book 3 in the Hawthorne Series released in February By Don Rush Shelby Stewart-Soldan likes to read. She likes to write. So, the 27-year-old Oxford Township resident started to write a book in 2020. “I thought of the name Bennett, which is the first book’s main character. I like the name Bennett,” she said. “And, […]
42 Strong Foundation partners ETS Performance By Don Rush This past Monday, April 3, the 42 Strong Foundation started to partner with ETS Performance gym to help honor the legacy of Tate Myre, one of four Oxford High School students who were murdered on Nov. 30, 2021. While a member of the varsity Oxford football […]
Area resident promotes ‘the pursuit of knowledge’ By Don Rush Having witnessed a growing distrust of scientists by the general public over issues like climate change, vaccinations, environmental pollution, and the origin of COVID-19, area resident Larry Kodosky decided it was time to get involved. Kodosky, who lives with his wife Sylvia in the middle […]
This Sunday many around the world will celebrate new birth, renewal and Easter. More than anytime of the year, this is the time of renewed hope, something we can all use. Sometimes that hope comes in an expected form. Just last week I heard a song I’ve heard hundreds of times since it was released […]
‘So far, so good’ By Don Rush The old saying goes, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” and that too can be said of Tieler Schick. Schick is the latest addition to the Oxford Village Police Department, having started with the department on March 15. “Some may say I’ve been in law enforcement […]
Oxford resident Jerry Edward Chidester, age 73, passed away on March 30, 2023. He was born August 16, 1949, in Ann Arbor. Jerry is survived by his wife, Terry Chidester, daughter Stacey (Tony) Volante, grandchildren Jacob Chidester Donovan, Alyssa Rose Donovan and Anthony Joseph (A.J.) Volante II, brother William (Liz) Chidester and many loving aunts, […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved friend and companion, Katherine Ann Jennings, age 84. Katherine passed away the morning of of March 28, 2023. She was born on May 12, 1938 to Raymond and Edith Mary Baber. Katherine lived her entire life in Oxford/Lake Orion. Katherine was married […]
To our friends at the Oxford Leader A HUGE thank you from St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dryden for your support of our Music Concert on March 11 with Matt Watroba. We had hoped our advertising would attract attention, but it was your article that really encouraged people to make that long drive to Dryden. […]
‘It makes me feel pretty good’ By Don Rush Every weekday between 30 and 40 senior citizens in the Oxford-Addison community get a special delivery and a gift. Meals on Wheels delivery volunteers deliver a meal and the gift of a smile. “It is an honor to work for an organization which helps my community […]