At 6:30 p.m., April 26, the Clarkston-area Backyard Birders Club will meet at Wint Nature Center, Independence Oaks County Park, 9501 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston. Bob Haar, will show the video featuring Dr. Douglas Tallamy, “The Vital New Role of the Suburban/Urban Garden. The focus will be on how we can have more birds, healthier birds, […]
Students at Oxford Early Learning Center (OELC) hosted an Art show at the Oxford Public Library on April 10. The library was packed full of OELC students and their families viewing the artwork that they had created. According to Oxford Community Schools Communication Specialist Chloe Bachman, earlier in the year, Kim Burean, Head of Youth Services at […]
Want to help beautify your community? If so, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has just the opportunity for you: Roads are available as part of the Adopt-A-Road program. “This is a great opportunity for members of the public to help clean up our environment by clearing roadside debris,” stated RCOC Chair Andrea Lalonde. […]
You have to admit driving the highways and byways around here these days you get to see lots of wildlife. It doesn’t matter if you’re tooling down M-15, or up M-24, driving on Clarkston Road (which used to be Clarkston-Orion Road), Baldwin Road, Seymour Lake Road or Oakwood Road, or driving in any number of […]
Article was appreciated This letter is a note of thanks and appreciation to Mr. Don Rush, editor of the Oxford Leader, for his timely interview of Pastor Rob Johnson, Oxford Free Methodist Church. As Easter soon approaches, more and more folks are aware that this world is seemingly crumbling everywhere all at once and that […]
(Editor’s Note: Sunshine Week — March 12 through 18 this year — was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — and has grown into an enduring initiative to promote open government. The News Leaders Association has partnered with The Society of Professional Journalists to host the […]
Dear Editor, I wish to thank the Oxford Leader and the Lake Orion Review for the wonderful Feb. 22 article regarding the Free Meals program at Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ. Review Editor Jim Newell’s storytelling abilities are nothing short of masterful. He’s really gotten to know our team. He understands what we’re doing. He […]
On March 3, the Michigan Lottery announced an Oxford woman started screaming and crying when she won $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Ruby Red Wild Time instant game. Brandi Chislett-Barnes, 35, purchased her winning ticket at the BP gas station, located at 721 South Lapeer Road in Oxford. “Me and my husband love playing the Wild […]
Do any current Oxford High School seniors need an extra $1,000 for continuing your education after graduation? The Oxford Chamber of Commerce and Genisys Credit Union announced last week the return of the Community Pride Scholarship for OHS seniors. Four eligible students from the graduating class of 2023 will be awarded $1,000 each. According to […]
Oxford High School’s FIRST robotics competition team, Team 2137 The Oxford RoboCats, competed last Friday and Saturday at the FIRST in Michigan District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford at Kettering University, where the team won the Engineering Inspiration Award and made it to the semifinals with their robot. The Engineering Inspiration Award celebrates […]