By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer A nearly 90-year-old windmill was brought down from Willow Hill Farm on Noble Rd. on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 3. Taken down to be moved to Stacy Simms’ Columbiaville residence, the 1934 Aermotor Model 702 was once used to pump water on Ralph “Bud” Hickmott’s farm. “The windmill […]
Several ordinance violation cases regarding dock dimension violations on Lakeville Lake were dismissed in court on the morning of Monday, Aug. 23. 10 dock ordinance violation cases were brought before judge Lisa Asadoorian in the Rochester Hills 52nd District court. The violated ordinance in question is article 13 section 13.03 which states single-family homes can […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) issued Emergency Health Order 2021-1 requiring the use of facial coverings inside K-12 schools, daycares and vocational schools on Tuesday, Aug. 24 – a day before Oxford kids were expected to start the 2021-22 school year. The mandate is based on reports and […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The logo for Rotary International is so ubiquitous it’s almost camouflaged. The organization’s gold and blue gear is about as recognizable as those for the Lions or Knights of Columbus, and may even be mistaken for one or the other. With such a recognizable logo and broad saturation of […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer From Calumet to Detroit, it seems like Michigan is dense with ghosts. Or at least that’s what authors Jon Milan and Gail Offen put forth at the Oxford Library on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Through their work as authors of books about Michigan history, Milan and Offen have picked up […]
70,000 to 80,000 grown on Oxford farm By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Tucked behind houses along an unassuming county road, a unique site sits just around the Oxford/Brandon Township border. Acres of dahlia flowers roll with the land, a multicolored display of reds and yellows and purples and pinks as far as the eye […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer A GoFundMe page has been set up to help an Oxford family recover from a recent house fire. The fire occurred in the garage of the Gladstone family home around 2 a.m. on Aug. 21. The Oxford Fire Department was alerted to the fire at 2:17 a.m. “On arrival […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity football season opened with a 13-34 loss against the Romeo High School Bulldogs on Aug. 27. Despite the loss, Head Coach Zach Line is happy with the way the team performed. “It’s one of those games you walk away with and you can’t be […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Village of Oxford Council began the final step to legalizing marijuana businesses in Oxford at its postponed meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 17. With Council Member Maureen Helmuth absent, the council voted unanimously to repeal ordinance 411. The ordinance was adopted on August 13, 2019 and was continued several […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Girl Scouts Jenna Duong, Laila Carleton and Isabella Hurst of Troop 70945 are one step closer to earning one of the scouting organization’s highest honors. The Girl Scout trio spent the afternoon on Aug. 10 installing green boxes along the Oakland County segment of the Polly Ann Trail. The […]