I must be getting soft (and, not just in the belly). It seems the older I get the softer I get in regards to demeanor. I prefer not to yell, jump up and down like an angry three-year-old, point fingers nor call people names (unless it’s actually their names). I think I know why, too. […]
Giving Garden helps struggling families By Don Rush As the days grow shorter, colder and the leaves start to change colors, many local gardeners are wrapping up their growing season. So, too are the volunteers of the Giving Garden. For over 22 years volunteers have grown vegetables on W. Drahner Rd., to help area families. […]
Earlier in the month volunteers helped Oxford’s Downtown Development Authority get ready for fall activities. Members of the community, the DDA and students from Oxford Community Schools L.O.F.T. program decorated the town with pumpkins, gourds, flowers and straw. Pictured here is the finished Centennial Park gazebo. Chad Przeslawski and Polly Ann Trail Director Linda Moran […]
‘We always play Clarkston tough’ By Wendi Reardon Price Special to Oxford Leader The Wildcats fell on the road with a 14-7 loss to Clarkston last Friday. “We always play Clarkston tough,” said Oxford Head Coach Zach Line. “I thought we took a step forward in some ways and in other spots there are still […]
Together stronger, sure. But, both the Oxford and Lake Orion village downtown development authorities are still competitive with each other. Recently the two groups had a friendly wager on who would win the Oxford/Lake Orion high school football game. The Lake Orion Dragons won, so at its September board meeting members of the Oxford DDA […]
There was more on display at the Northeast Oakland Historical Museum this past Saturday than the thousands of historical artifacts from the region. Members of the Northeast Oakland Historical Society celebrated the museum’s 50th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of the building at the northwest corner of Washington and Burdick Streets. Board members were on […]
According to a social media post from Oxford Township, McLaren Oakland has plans to construct a two-story, 54,000 square-foot ambulatory facility at 385 N. Lapeer Road – the current location of the group’s Oxford Urgent Care & Occupational Health Center. According to the post, “No applications or plans have been submitted for review or approval […]
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 FOR ADDISON TOWNSHIP TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF ADDISON TOWNSHIP, OAKLAND COUNTY, STATE OF MICHIGAN: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that there will be a General Election on November 8, 2022 and that any qualified elector of Addison Township who is not already registered, may […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that, under the provisions of §17.8 and §16.9 of Oxford Township Zoning Ordinance 67A, the Oxford Township Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the Oxford Township Office at 300 Dunlap Rd, Oxford, MI 48371. DATE: […]
Merle Lloyd Whittaker, 85 of Oxford, passed away September 21, 2022. Beloved husband of Alta (Barker) for 62 years; loving father of Michele (Gary) Skelton and Theresa (the late Scott) Post; dear Papa of Sandra (James) McCabe, Sarah Skelton, Melissa Skelton, and Lydia Post. Preceded in death by his brother, Milton (Betty) Whittaker, his brothers […]