Varsity baseball and softball athletes make all-county

By Katie Winkler Review Staff Writer After being nominated by their coaches, various Lake Orion High School athletes were awarded the all county title after playing well throughout the 2014 season. Nominations go to the Oakland Press newspaper and players are selected for first and second team, along with honorable mention. Kennedi Thomas (outfielder) and […]

Chinese students go to camp

Twenty-five third-through-fifth-grade Chinese students from Oxford’s sister schools in Shenzhen and Chongqing joined Oxford students for a week of summer camp fun July 21-28. ‘It’s unique because we’ve had an opportunity to visit these schools before so some of the kids have even recognized us,? said Oxford Elementary Principal Jeff Brown. The 25 students were […]

Leader’s editorials on ballot issues

Vote NO on community rec. center More taxes. More debt. That’s what the proposed Oxford Township Community Recreation Center boils down to and that is why is we strongly urge residents to vote NO on the $20 million bond proposal (to be financed through a 1.6-mill tax) and its accompanying five-year, 0.05-mill operating tax. Now […]

Four file for five council seats

Oxford Village is suffering from a shortage of candidates. Only four people filed for the five village council seats up for election in November. The filing deadline was July 22. Incumbents Maureen Helmuth, Sue Bossardet and Bryan Cloutier are all running as is retired village Clerk Rose Bejma. Three of the seats carry four-year terms, […]

9 running for school board

Oxford School Board President Colleen Schultz said she’s ‘encouraged? to see nine candidates running for the four open seats on the board, which includes her own. ‘It shows our community cares about our school district and it shows people want to make a difference,? said Schultz, who’s served on the board for 17 years. ‘While […]

Amy Hamilton eyes school board seat

If you ask Amy Hamilton what her hobby is, she will be the first to tell you that it’s her kids. ‘I will get a hobby when the kids are grown and out of the house,? Hamilton said. ‘Until then, they are my hobby.? That’s why Hamilton has decided to become a school board candidate. […]

Dogs kill jogger

A Livonia man left his Oxford workplace to go jogging July 23 and ended up being mauled by two large dogs in neighboring Metamora Township. John Sytsma, an employee of Eltro Services, Inc. (3570 Thomas Rd.) in Oxford Township, was hospitalized and died the next day from the injuries he sustained. He was 46. Sytsma […]

Jacobsen to focus on roads, keeping youth in Michigan

Brad Jacobsen believes his work is not yet done. That’s why the 57-year-old Oxford resident is once again seeking the Republican nomination to run for the 46th District seat in the state House of Representatives. ‘There’s still things I would like to accomplish in Lansing, that we haven’t been able to do, to help the […]

Reilly’s all about small govt., less regulations

John Reilly is challenging incumbent Brad Jacobsen in the Aug. 5 Republican primary race for the 46th District seat in the Michigan House of Representatives because he believes the GOP is betraying its principles and needs to return to its roots. ‘I think there’s a lack of Republicans that are holding to values that the […]