Pure small town fun
The great thing about the Lone Ranger Parade is how it brings together people of all ages for some good, old-fashioned family fun in a small town atmosphere.
Hi-Yo, good times!
No other event attracts as many people to downtown Oxford as the annual Lone Ranger Parade.
Fun, fun, fun at the parade
The annual Lone Ranger Parade is easily one of Oxford’s biggest events. Folks come from far and wide to enjoy the pageantry. You can’t help but smile as all the entries walk, drive and march by on a sunny day. For more photos from the parade and festival, purchase this week’s issue of The Oxford […]
Tons of festival fun!
Following the Lone Ranger Parade Saturday, the festival offered plenty to see and do, from musical acts and fire stunts to animals and demonstrations.
Everybody loves a parade!
There was definitely no shortage of smiling faces and colorful spectacles during Oxford’s Lone Ranger Parade Saturday. For more photos of the parade and festival, purchase this week’s issue of The Oxford Leader for $1.
Gridiron warriors help animal sanctuary
Oxford Football Coach Bud Rowley raises his arms in triumph after climbing atop a horse at the Pan Equus Animal Sanctuary. Below him are players Lochlan Palmrose (left), a junior, and sophomore Adam Sweet. Photo by Elise Shire. When most people think about the Oxford High School football squad, they envision the bone-crunching tackles, the […]
Village picks second interim manager
It appears Oxford Village is going to get its second temporary manager as the search for a permanent one continues. Last week, council voted 5-0 to negotiate with the Illinois-based GovTempsUSA for the lease of Evan K. Teich, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, to serve as the village’s interim manager. “This is what I do […]
Church to host Flapjacks for Vets fund-raiser Aug. 5
Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ (1 Hovey St.) will host a Pancake Breakfast to raise funds for the “VFW National Home for Children” on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast includes buttermilk, blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes, sausages and beverages. It’s all available for $6 per person. Children under age 2 […]
Veterans, family members invited to picnic at Christ the King
Some were stationed on foreign soil. Others never left the United States. Some fought in bloody conflicts. Others performed their duties in peacetime. Regardless of where and how they served this country, military veterans of all stripes and their family members are invited to attend the Sixth Annual Veterans Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 5 at […]
Sheriff’s deputies to battle it out for charity
A friendly rivalry continues to brew within the ranks of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and there’s only one place for these Type A personalities to settle things – the softball field. Members of the public are invited to watch the deputies who guard the jail take on the deputies who patrol the roads in […]