VFW Post 334 attended the 6th Annual Salute Our Warriors Event on July 13, gathering in Rochester Hills at Danny Kassab’s estate. This event was hosted by Sam Kassab and Ziad Kassab with former Michigan state Senator Mat Dunaskiss supporting the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund. Over 1,000 guests at this charity event, which hope […]
By Ben Gagnon Special to the Leader An eye-opening presentation of human anatomy awaits patrons who visit Real Bodies: The Exhibition at the Sloan Museum of Discovery. Real Bodies, a new exhibit displaying strikingly preserved human specimens, opened to the public on July 7 in the museum’s 6,000 square-foot FUN Gallery. Guests can view 11 […]
Olivia Rainey enjoys a strawberry ice cream sundae served by the Addison Township Fire Department during the annual Addison Township Fire Department Strawberry Festival on Saturday, July 15. Photos by Wendi Reardon Price There was something for everyone during the annual Addison Township Fire Department Strawberry Festival on Saturday. One of the favorite stops was […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Special to the Leader During the regular Tuesday night meeting, superintendent Dr. Vickie Markavitch presented three reports to the Oxford Board of Education. The first report was on suicide risk assessments, followed by threat assessments and bullying for each building in the district. “We have been accumulating data over the course […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Special to the Leader During the Tuesday night special meeting, the Oxford Board of Education voted 6-0 to appoint Colleen Schultz to the vacant seat on the board of education. Previously, Schultz served on the board of education from 2007 to 2014, and she was appointed last year to fill a partial […]
Council to review purchasing ordinance By Megan Kelley Special to the Leader During its meeting on July 11, the Oxford Village Council approved a bid award to Birmingham Sealcoat, Inc. in the amount of $247,816.30 for the village office’s north east parking lot rehabilitation project. The village received five bids for the project, which […]
Ransford served in Oxford for nine years By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Special to the Leader On July 1, Oakwood Elementary Principal Coy Stewart will begin her new role of Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Brandon Schools. Colleen Ransford, former International Baccalaureate Coordinator with Oxford Community Schools, as well as the DK-5th grade […]
Orion and Oxford residents can pick up a free marijuana/prescription medication lockbox during the North Oakland Community Coalition’s Protect It, Protect Them campaign. From 5-7 p.m. Aug. 2, the NOCC will hand out lockboxes at the Orion Center, 1335 Joslyn Rd. The campaign is a partnership with the NOCC and the Orion Township Parks and […]
By Jim Newell Special to the Leader The Oxford Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously during its meeting on July 12 to refuse accepting federal funding to help build a safety path along Ray Road from Oxford High School to Meijer. The reason: the cost is just too high. Oxford Township received $374,696 in […]
By Drew Holt Special to the Leader By the turn of the century, baseball had become America’s new favorite pastime, and as such, it became very popular in Oxford. By 1906 baseball fever had hit most local communities and teams sprang up all over. But these were no little league squads. These teams were stocked […]