By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Charlene “Char” Sutherby is moving to Houghton Lake with her husband, Dan, to be closer to family. She was appointed a Leonard trustee in March 1991, and has served on the village council ever since. “It’s bittersweet in many ways,” Char said. “It feels like there’s more I should […]
Garbage trucks no longer able to cross the bridge By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Residents of a peninsula on the Stringy Lakes were surprised earlier this month when a sign went up reducing to nine tons the load limit of the bridge. That bridge is the only access to their homes on the dead-end […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer “It is impossible to know with certainty how many people have come through the gates of this camp,” Lt. Colonel John Turner told the crowd gathered on the northwest shore of Lakeville Lake. “Thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands – 300,000 I have heard is the number. It’s impossible to […]
Volunteers were out and about last Thursday, helping the Downtown Development Authority decorate the sidewalks with bales of hay, cornstalks, chrysanthemums and, of course, pumpkins. Many businesses have also decorated their storefronts in anticipation of next month’s Scarecrow Festival. Above, Cindy Maitland and Sue Oles are seen placing mums at the corner of M-24 and […]
Burning the midnight oil By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Citizens unhappy with the Oakland County Health Division’s school mask mandate waited two and a half hours until the end of the Sept. 14 Oxford School Board meeting inside the high school auditorium to voice their concerns during unscheduled audience participation. Close to 100 people […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Leonard Village Council voted 5-0 to reallocate $5,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) monies from the Removing Architectural Barriers Program to the Minor Home Repair Program, at the Sept. 13 council meeting. “The money that is currently in Removing Architectural Barriers is not sufficient enough to do all […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer A roofless, half-finished cinderblock building shell that has sat untouched at 32 E. Burdick for over a year must have “a fully completed appearance” by the end of the year, according to a modified agreement between Oxford Village, the DDA and the developer. David Weckle, the developer, must meet […]
The first Tuesday morning of every month is a great time to meet new business contacts and community members at Coffee Connects. The networking series organized by the Oxford Chamber of Commerce changes location each month to a different business or organization. This month it was held in the courtyard at Oxford Village offices Wednesday, […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford United Methodist Church said thank you to the community’s first responders at a barbecue outside the church at 21 E. Burdick on Saturday, Sept. 18. “We are so pleased, and so proud, and so thankful for all you folks do for us,” said Rev. Julius E. Del Pino. […]
Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ had its bell tower doors restored last week. Located at 1 Hovey St. in Oxford Village, the building began construction in 1878 and finished in 1879. The wood doors at the base of the bell tower are original to the building. Woodworker Craig Shagena, co-owner of Caveman & Pip, […]