Avery G., Neil H, and Noah G. show kids this seasons competition robot. Photos provided By Morgan Kindermann Special to the Leader OXFORD – Oxford High School’s FIRST robotics competition team, Team 2137, The Oxford RoboCats, hosted their annual FLL Explore Expo on March 16 at Oxford Elementary. At the event, 187 students across all […]
Oxford Schools Early College student Luke McMahon (far left) organized a volunteer day at the Free Meals program in Oxford. McMahon’s parents, school friends and family friends joined him to help distribute food to area residents in need. Photos by Jim Newell By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD – For Oxford Schools Early College (OSEC) […]
Founded in 1995, Devil’s Ridge became one of the top golf courses in the state, garnering acclaim for its picturesque views, spectacular elevation levels and 18 challenging holes. The Devil’s Ridge clubhouse hosted many weddings, graduations and private parties along with a variety of Lapeer-area charity events and outings. Photos provided Course will be turned […]
Members of Oxford’s She Runs This Town women’s running group competed in the Rock CF half marathon in Grosse Ille, Mich. on March 17. The Oxford-based group invites other women of all running levels from Oxford and surrounding communities to join them on regular runs. Photo provided New members invited to join beginners running group […]
Robert Knauf, born Nov. 29, 1939, passed away on March 20, 2024. Bob was a lifelong resident of Oxford. He graduated from Oxford High School in 1958, then married his high-school sweetheart, Sonja Boose Knauf. After school, Bob worked at Boat’s Market as a butcher and was known to many as “Butch.” He later joined […]
Terry Lee Hallead, 84, died March 13, 2024 at his home in Oxford, Michigan from Parkinson’s. He was born May 6,1939 in Ovid, Michigan, to parents Roland and Charline (Hay) Hallead. His sister Bonita was born in 1949. Terry graduated from Ovid High School in 1957 with a great interest in music. He received a music scholarship to […]
Virginia Jane (Szuba) Schreiber passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on March 12, 2024 with her children, Raymond Matthew and Kaylene Virginia by her side. Born March 2, 1942 to Stanley A. and Sophie Szuba in Detroit, MI, Virginia grew up in Detroit with two brothers, Stanley B. (Barbara) and her twin, Joseph A. (Carrie). […]
Friedhilde “Frieda” Saxon, 85, of Metamora, passed away at home, surrounded by her beloved family and loyal cat, Jasmine, on March 14, 2024. Friedhilde was born in Karlsruhe, Germany to Jakob and Emma Eisinger. She moved from Germany to Michigan in 1958 where she learned English on the job as a dental assistant. She went […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor PONTIAC, Mich. – A jury found James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter, guilty on March 14 on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Crumbley, 47, had pleaded not guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter for his role in the deaths of Oxford High School students Tate […]
Voters to decide on single waste hauler in November By Jim Newell Managing Editor OXFORD TWP. – The Oxford Township Board of Trustees approved a single waste hauler Request for Proposal (RFP) document during its meeting on March 12, outlining the criteria for companies to submit bids to potentially become the township’s exclusive garbage carrier. […]