By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Students at Oxford Middle School donated over 450 items of food and around $100 to Connie Miller’s free meals program on Friday, Feb. 25. “We did a fundraiser to see which class could get the most cans [and boxed food] brought in,” Amie von Knorring, OMS Parent Teacher Organization […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity basketball teams played their final home games last week, the girls moving onto playoffs while the boys face one last week of OAA Blue showdowns. The girls had a strong pair of home games against OAA White rivals, scoring a 49-27 win over the […]
Members of the LakePoint Community Church’s qulit ministry presented seven handmade quilts to the seven surviors of the Nov. 30 mass shooting at Oxford High School. Each of the blue and gold quilts were designed with the Oxford Strong theme. According to Deb Hottman, who leads the quilt ministry, surviors had a prayer request printed […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer An Oxford resident’s custom car iwill be on display at Autorama this weekend from March 4-6. Matt Chojnacki’s 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic Bubbletop is being shown as part of a display of cars for Pontiac-based Paul’s Auto Interiors. The car was purchased in Lansing in November 2019 and became a […]
Village of Oxford residents on First St. made a snow sculpture earlier in February in honor of the four Oxford High School students killed in the Nov. 30 mass shooting. Fully painted, the sculpture features four items representing each student surrounding a broken heart. From left to right: flowers for Hana St. Juliana, a painting […]
Distribution to start in June By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The National Compassion Fund (NCF) released the draft protocol for the Oxford High School Survivors Fund on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Created by the fund steering committee at its Feb. 8 Zoom meeting, the protocol describes who is eligible for funds, how they will receive […]
By Don Rush Freeze. Thaw. Rain. Freeze. Thaw and repeat. Yup, it’s that time of the year again and drivers in Oxford-Addison area should be on the lookout for potholes. Last week the warm temperatures, rain then flash freeze caused area roads and drains to flood and some deep potholes to pop-up. While area drivers […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Oxford Township Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with Oakland County Parks and Recreation and the Oxford Athletics Boosters, is hosting a Community Snow Day on Saturday, Feb. 26. Running from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the south end of Seymour Lake Township Park, the event offers family fun […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) awarded the Life Saving Award to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) and Oxford Fire Department (OFD) for their service and actions in response to the Nov. 30 shooting. Members of VFW Post 334 presented the departments their awards […]