By Don Rush Oxford’s Community Garden is growing and producing food used to help two area food assistance programs. Established in 2021 with the help of a $10,000 grant from the Four County Community Foundation, Oxford’s Community Garden is located at the very south end of Seymour Lake Township Park, 2795 Seymour Lake Road. It […]
Last Wednesday patrons of the local Tim Horton’s coffee and donut shop helped send kids to camp. “Every year we have our annual Camp Day,” said the restaurant’s owner Geoff Bullen. “We raise money for our children’s foundation for camp.” Bullen said 100% of the coffee sales for the day were donated to the foundation […]
A sailor on the U.S.S. Bataan By David Fleet Special to the Leader Oxford resident Webster Gemmel should have had plenty of war stories to share. However, like many of the “Greatest Generation,” those stories of battles half a world away are too often lost. A glimpse of Gemmel’s Navy life in WWII, recently became a little clearer. Gemmel had […]
BY JEFF HOGAN Special to the Leader LAPEER — Chadwick Mobley stood mute Monday morning from the Lapeer County Jail during a virtual arraignment proceeding when he was charged in the murder of Andrea Eilber, 20, of Otisville, that occurred in November 2011. Mobley, 42, wearing an orange Lapeer County Jail prisoner jumpsuit, said […]
Tournament officials announced complimentary admission to The Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc is available to members of the United States Armed Forces (Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve, and Retirees) and veterans. U.S. Armed Forces and veteran admission to the tournament includes access to the Dow VET, located on the 18th green at Warwick Hills […]
VFW Post 334 attended the 6th Annual Salute Our Warriors Event on July 13, gathering in Rochester Hills at Danny Kassab’s estate. This event was hosted by Sam Kassab and Ziad Kassab with former Michigan state Senator Mat Dunaskiss supporting the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund. Over 1,000 guests at this charity event, which hope […]
By Ben Gagnon Special to the Leader An eye-opening presentation of human anatomy awaits patrons who visit Real Bodies: The Exhibition at the Sloan Museum of Discovery. Real Bodies, a new exhibit displaying strikingly preserved human specimens, opened to the public on July 7 in the museum’s 6,000 square-foot FUN Gallery. Guests can view 11 […]
Olivia Rainey enjoys a strawberry ice cream sundae served by the Addison Township Fire Department during the annual Addison Township Fire Department Strawberry Festival on Saturday, July 15. Photos by Wendi Reardon Price There was something for everyone during the annual Addison Township Fire Department Strawberry Festival on Saturday. One of the favorite stops was […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Special to the Leader During the regular Tuesday night meeting, superintendent Dr. Vickie Markavitch presented three reports to the Oxford Board of Education. The first report was on suicide risk assessments, followed by threat assessments and bullying for each building in the district. “We have been accumulating data over the course […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Special to the Leader During the Tuesday night special meeting, the Oxford Board of Education voted 6-0 to appoint Colleen Schultz to the vacant seat on the board of education. Previously, Schultz served on the board of education from 2007 to 2014, and she was appointed last year to fill a partial […]