Public Notice Township of Addison Board Meeting Synopsis The Addison Township Board; its elected members are Supervisor Pearson, Clerk Bennett, Treasurer Fisher, Trustee Brakefield, Trustee Gierak, Trustee Geibel, and Trustee Frost held a regular meeting at the Township Office, (address below) on December 19, 2022. The following action was taken: Approved the Agenda with addition […]
Saturday, Dec. 17, was a chilly, snowy, windy day at Oxford’s Ridgelawn Cemetery, 99 W. Burdick St. It was a solemn day also. Volunteers from the community, as well as Boyscout Troop 366, scoured the cemetery grounds for the gravesites of United States veterans – over 200. On each gravesite a wreath was laid as […]
Regular Leader readers know at the end of each year we start to review the previous year’s news as we reported it. Starting this week, and continuing for the next few weeks, 2022: The year in Review will give the top few stories for each week. Thank you for your support in 2022 and here’s […]
By Don Rush In a year’s time one local family has turned their grief of losing their son into a foundation that not only nourishes the minds and souls of its members, but also gives back to the community. 42 Strong – The Tate Myre Foundation is a mentoring program started in December 2021, after […]
It just goes to show you never know until you try. On Dec. 16, at the Oxford Tractor Supply Company (TSC), the Oxford High School band program received a donation of not one, but two, brand new Bighorn Powersport utility terrain vehicles (UTV). The vehicles have a combined value of about $18,000. They will be […]
New scholarships available for Oxford students On Dec. 20, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard announced a new scholarship is available for some Oxford students. The five, $500 scholarships are for students who were in Oxford High School on Nov. 30, 2021, the day of the mass shooting and who plan to attend Oakland Community College. […]
In a word, “ZOINKS!” Those 365 days of 2022 seemed to slip away quickly and for those of us in the weekly news biz, it goes by even faster. (We only have 52 units – weeks – to divide our year into). One minute it’s a cold day in the beginning of January and in […]
In the Battle of the Fire Department Christmas Trees six departments got into a little holiday competition by decorating their own Christmas Trees. The only local department competing was from Addison Township. Viewers on Facebook voted up until Dec. 18 for the best tree and Addison Township Fire Department received 1,037 votes – almost 10 […]
Community mourns loss of Marlene ‘She was always in that ambulance ready to go, no matter what time of day or night.’ By Don Rush Lifelong Leonard Village resident Marlene M. (nee Schlusler) Mallia, known for her generosity and warm smile, passed away December 14, 2022 peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was 86 […]
Oxford Meijer hosted its annual Shop With A Hero event By Don Rush For those who drove by the Oxford Meijer store last Thursday evening and noticed all sorts of police cars and the red lights of a fire engine, relax. Nothing bad happened, in fact, just the opposite. There were lots of smiles, […]