Oxford United Methodist Church is inviting kids and their families to do a fun craft, then watch a funny flick as part of its “Drive In” Movie Night on Friday, May 12. Admission is free. The fun begins at 6 p.m. as kids will be given an opportunity to transform ordinary cardboard boxes into cool-looking […]
Oxford’s bowling coach Claude (J.R.) Lafnear is one of the newest inductees into the Michigan High School Interscholastic Bowling Coaches Association’s (MHSIBCA) Hall of Fame, following an April 30 banquet. He was one of six coaches, proprietors and athletic directors inducted at the Century Banquet Center in Sterling Heights that day. Lafnear, an Oxford resident, […]
Spring is here and in the Village of Leonard that means one thing – time to get to work on the old mill. Folks are being sought to help spruce up the historic mill/grain elevator, both inside and out, on Saturday, May 13. The work session will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon. […]
Addison Twp. resident Catherine Brakefield is publishing her fifth novel—one which will provide readers with a thought-provoking blend of faith, history and romance. Her newest release, entitled “Swept into Destiny,” is the first of a four-part series and is set to be released May 16 through CrossRiver Media Group. The novel is a faith-based historical […]
The goats have wrapped up their first two-week grazing session along the Polly Ann Trail with great success on May 3, according to trail Manager Linda Moran. The group of approximately 20 goats, provided by City Girls Farm in Pontiac, grazed invasive species of plants away in several spots within a half-mile stretch along the […]
A modern classic that’s delighted audiences for more than 20 years with both its stage and screen versions is coming to Oxford thanks to the new Leonard Elementary Theatre Club. Folks of all ages are invited to enjoy Disney’s The Lion King KIDS on Saturday, May 13 at the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center. […]
Another group of goats will be heading to Africa to help improve the lives of impoverished people thanks to Leonard Elementary. Led by the school’s We Can Make a Difference group, the students raised a total of $760, enough to send 10 goats through World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization that works with children, families […]
A total of 155 kids from the Oxford Early Learning Center put on their annual spring concert Friday evening at the high school’s Performing Arts Center. The students performed five songs that incorporated things they’ve been learning, including cultural diversity, language and literacy, alliteration, sign language and the importance of unity.
On Saturday, Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Metamora Twp. hosted its 27th Annual Derby Day Celebration, a local fund-raiser held in conjunction with the 143rd Annual Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. A total of 250 stylishly-dressed ladies and dapperly-attired gentlemen came to watch the Kentucky Derby on a big screen, enjoy dinner […]
May 6: A 37-year-old man from Oxford called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies to his home in the 2000 block of Trinity Ct. at 9:39 a.m. to report that his wife had found a street sign and mailbox underneath one of the pine trees in their yard. While deputies were speaking with the man, a neighbor […]