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 […]
This is our 98th week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw a signifcant decrease in recent cases but an increase in total cases. The number of COVID-related deaths remained at 49. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 6,087 cases from Leonard, west to […]
Unlimited schools of choice is soon coming to an Oxford school near you. At its Feb. 8 meeting the Board of Education voted 6-0 (Trustee Dan D’Alessandro was absent) to accept Assitant Superintendent of Student Services Jill Lemond’s recommendation regarding Schools of Choice for the the 2022-2023 school year. Lemond’s recomendations were for unlimited schools […]