Thanks to cooperative efforts among Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn, Addison Township Supervisor Bruce Pearson and Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett, Indian Lake Rd. (from M-24 to Barr Rd.) and Barr Rd. (from Indian Lake Rd. to Drahner Rd.) are in the process of receiving a fresh coat of gravel so as to give local […]
Read our lips ? no new taxes. For the most part, that was the message from Oxford and Addison voters in the Aug. 5 primary election. Voters in both townships rejected a number of requests for new or increased property taxes. The $20 million bond proposal to build a community recreation center in Oxford’s Stony […]
The Lone Ranger and his faithful Indian sidekick, Tonto, rode along M-24 Saturday morning as Oxford hosted its Second Annual Lone Ranger Day parade and festival. The iconic masked lawman was played by Bruce Meyers, of the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Mounted Division, while Bobby Johnson brought the stoic Tonto to life. The parade consisted of […]
It appears a number of Pearl St. residents want some type of wall constructed to separate and protect their properties from the potential noise and traffic generated by the new East/Edison Alley that Oxford Village is planning to build to the west of their neighborhood. ‘Bushes are not acceptable,? said Pearl St. resident Jim Suchy, […]
Jim Hubbard is much more interested in helping his fellow veterans than receiving personal accolades, but he’s certainly honored by all the attention he’s received from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). The 69-year-old Orion Township resident, who commands North Oakland VFW Post 334 in Oxford, was recently named an All-American Team Commander for 2013-14. […]
C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N. That’s what Evan Berofsky is hoping to be declared when he competes in the 2014 National Scrabble Championship Aug. 9-13 in Buffalo, New York. ‘I’d like to finish one spot higher,? said the 38-year-old who moved to Oxford last year from Toronto, Canada, where he was born and raised. Last year, Berofsky finished second […]
Kathy Schantz’s name and photo didn’t appear every week in the pages of the Oxford Leader, but she was an absolutely integral part of this newspaper’s operations for 23 years. Last week, Schantz retired from the production department where she spent countless hours designing and laying out thousands upon thousands of advertisements. Her favorite part […]
A 29-year-old Leonard man was found dead July 30 in the parking lot of the Oxford McDonald’s (655 N. Lapeer Rd.) with some suspected heroin inside his vehicle. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Zonnie Olk-Szost. The cause of death has not yet been determined as investigators are awaiting the results of […]
Justice was the theme of this year’s Lone Ranger parade in downtown Oxford. How appropriate that it included a man who not only dispenses justice on the west side of the state, but is working to become a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court. Serving as this year’s Grand Marshal, Kent County Circuit Court Judge […]
Justice used to be pretty darn efficient back in the Old West. That was demonstrated Saturday during the Lone Ranger parade by a group of Detroit Shriners known as ‘The Americans.? They staged a robbery at the old Oxford Savings Bank. The good guys shot the bad guys, recovered the stolen loot, then took their […]