By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) received two grants totaling $20,000 for programs and equipment at the church. The first grant, a $2,000 Vitality Grant from the Michigan Conference of the UCC, will be used to buy new equipment to make services more accessible. “They grant up to […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Scouts BSA Troop 366 is looking for sponsors to help purchase wreaths for Wreaths Across America day on Dec. 18. “Wreaths Across America is a program where live wreaths are placed on the graves of veterans around the whole country,” Kim Burean, service project coordinator for Troop 366, said. […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer William Dunn is leaving the Oxford Village Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board of Directors, according to DDA Executive Director Kelly Westbrook. The move comes following Dunn’s resignation from the Oxford Township Board of Trustees on Nov. 2, citing health concerns and a desire to enjoy his retirement. “He was […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Addison Township Public Library Director Jaema Berman is leaving. But she’s not going far: she has a new job as the Head of Adult Services at the Oxford Public Library, beginning Jan. 10, 2022. “It’s been my privilege and honor to work with an incredibly dynamic and creative staff […]
Hanna Kemenah has been on Varsity Cheer for three years, five seasons, and is captain of the 2021-2022 sideline and competitive cheer team. She plans on going to college for an undergraduate degree in pre-med, Biology, transitioning into med. school for Dermatology. “She is most excited for the team as a whole at competitions. Even […]
By Megan Brown, Navy Office of Community Outreach An Oxford native is serving aboard USS West Virginia, one of the world’s most advanced nuclear-powered submarines. Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Friesmuth, a 2008 Oxford High School graduate, joined the Navy 10 years ago. “I always wanted to serve,” said Friesmuth. “I was in college and […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Owls — silent hunters, gliding down from treetops under the cover of night. Beautiful, mysterious and not all the same. Daryl Bernard, Seven Ponds Nature Center executive director, swung by the Oxford Public Library last month to talk about the owls that live in Michigan — and one owl […]
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 334 donated 36 Thanksgiving baskets and several loaves of bread to Oxford Meals on Wheels at United Methodist Church on Monday, Nov. 15. Post member Jim Hubbard (left), auxiliary members Dawn Lantz (right) and Kathleen Hubbard (not pictured) and Mary Reynolds of Oxford Meals on Wheels (middle) helped unload bagged […]
“It feels like I’ve been thrown under the bus” By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer The Oxford School Board put off discussion of whether to defy Oakland County’s school mask mandate at last week’s board meeting Nov. 9, since trustees Dan D’Alessandro and Heather Shafer were absent. Trustee Korey Bailey moved to delay any vote […]
A dapper gentleman in an old-fashion suit holds up a fish on the corner of M-24 and Burdick St. at the center of Oxford. The man is Lyle “Red” Knapp himself – the founder of the original Red Knapp’s Dairy Bar in Rochester. A new mural of the restaurateur is part of a facelift and […]