Folks have been asking if there’s going to be a Lone Ranger Parade and Festival this year and the answer is no. On Monday, Rod Charles, the event’s founder and driving force since 2013, confirmed that it’s not happening because he wanted to hand the reins over to someone else, but no one stepped up. […]
Later this year, American Legion Post 108 in Oxford will officially turn 100. But, if the organization is going to continue serving veterans and the community for another century, it needs a new generation to carry the torch. That was the main message during Sunday afternoon’s centennial celebration at the post. Rick Moorhead, a Vietnam […]
Decisions, decisions, decisions. There was no shortage of options at the June 3 meeting of the New Building Committee for the Addison Township Public Library. The Pontiac-based TDG Architects presented four conceptual building plans to the committee. “This is an unprecedented opportunity. In the history of Addison Township, has a new library ever been built? […]
An Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy who spent the majority of his lengthy career protecting and serving this area said good-bye last week. After donning the brown uniform and star-shaped badge on a daily basis for a little over 33 years, Deputy John Dobrowiak has retired. His last day was June 5. “I don’t regret doing […]
Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash paid a visit to the Addison Township Public Library on June 4 to chat with the public about a variety of issues. One of them was the nation’s aging water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure. “It’s way past its life expectancy and we have to start investing in this […]
Oxford Community Television (OCTV) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on June 5 to show off its new 3,010-square-foot station in Seymour Lake Township Park. Pictured cutting the ribbon with an oversized pair of scissors is OCTV Station Manager Bill Service. Watching him are (from left) Oxford Chamber of Commerce President Deb Uren, Chamber […]
Grab your blankets and lawn chairs because downtown Oxford’s “Concerts in the Park” series returns this week. Blue Water Ramblers, a folk and bluegrass group, will kick things off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 13 in Centennial Park. After that, the schedule is as follows: • June 20 – Taylor Tucky (country rock) • […]
Mason Boldrey created some impressive bubbles during Leonard Elementary’s Field Day on May 30. The last day of the year for Oxford Schools is Friday, June 7. For tons of Field Day photos from Leonard and Oxford elementaries, pick up a copy of the Oxford Leader today for $1 . Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
Raising $275,000 is a big goal, but Justine Hubbard, president of the Oxford-based K9 Stray Rescue League (K9SRL), is hoping it’s attainable. On May 23, she created a GoFundMe page in hopes of collecting that amount to purchase 2.43 acres of vacant land adjacent to the rescue group’s home at 2120 Metamora Rd., just west […]
No new taxes and one new cop – that’s the 2019-20 Oxford Village budget in a nutshell. Last week, council voted 4-0 to approve a budget for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. Councilman Dave Bailey was absent. The central component of it is a general fund with revenues and expenditures balancing at […]