Friday was Halloween, but at Kingsbury Country Day School in Addison Township it was also ‘Make a Difference Day.? Students at the K-8 public charter school did their part to make life a little better for the dogs at the K-9 Stray Rescue League who are patiently waiting to be adopted into loving homes. The […]
Move over Sundance Film Festival because an acclaimed, independent documentary about dyslexia will be screened at Kingsbury Country Day School (5000 Hosner Rd.) in Addison Township at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10. It’s called ‘The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia? and it will be shown in the Justin A. Schwartz Center, located at the southwest […]
As a recent contestant in the Miss Teen Michigan USA pageant, Emily Kalohn knows how good it feels to be up on stage, basking in the spotlight. ‘I just wish everyone could have the opportunity to feel as beautiful as I did on that night,? said the 18-year-old Oxford resident. In an effort to make […]
A local band from Oxford’s past has gone international along with an old photo from this community newspaper. A photo of the thrash metal band Death Threat from the April 5, 1989 issue of the Leader was published as part of an in-depth interview featured in the third issue of Compilation of Death, a magazine […]
A total of 188 seventh and eighth-grade Oxford Middle School choir students sang a variety of patriotic songs meant to honor our nation’s veterans as part of the 12th annual Americana Concert held Saturday night at the high school’s Performing Arts Center.
Leonard Elementary students showed off their costumes during the school’s annual Halloween parade Friday. The kids marched from their school to downtown Leonard and back. They didn’t let the rain dampen their spirits one bit.
Who will be serving on the Oxford Village Council for the next two to four years was decided in the Nov. 4 election with the exception of one seat. Incumbents Sue Bossardet, Bryan Cloutier and Maureen Helmuth were re-elected to four-year terms with 557, 509 and 380 votes, respectively. Retired village Clerk Rose Bejma was […]
Oxford’s fire and police millages were the big winners in the Nov. 4 general election. Township and village residents approved the six-year, 3.5-mill fire tax by a vote of 4,136 to 2,835. The 1-mill increase will allow the fire department to hire two more full-time firefighters/paramedics and create a part-time position that’s filled 12 hours […]
We long for the days when small-town fire departments could be staffed entirely by volunteers from the community. But those days are gone. If the Oxford Fire Department is going to continue to meet the needs of this growing community 24-7, then it’s going to have to hire more career firefighters. In order to do […]
Let’s be perfectly clear here. We absolutely hate the idea of government entities repeatedly badgering taxpayers at the ballot box until they get their millage and/or bond proposals approved. No means no. It doesn’t mean keep pestering people until you wear them down and they vote yes. Using the democratic process to bully people is […]