2004 Chamber Golf Outing Winners

Following are the winners from the 2004 Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing: Mixed Division – Davenpoit University: Jessica Edwards, Jackie Lovejoy, Tracy Schaffer and Gerry Kane Women’s Division – Dianne Offer, Luan Offer, Kim Skalnek and Peggy Ritz Men’s Division – Tim Bronkema, Darren Masterson, Ray Kubani and Dean Davis Longest Drive – […]

OCA presents awards

Oxford Christian Academy concluded its 31st year of providing the finest in Christian education with an awards program on June 4. Kyle Brantley received the best in attendance award. Brianna Kester was awarded the highest secondary academic certificate. The following students received the highest academic achievement certificates for their grade: Hannah Derderian, first and second […]

Vacation bible school available for area kids

Oxford United Methodist Church, located at 21 E. Burdick St., invites all children in the Oxford area to its annual Vacation Bible School program running Sunday, July 25, through Thursday, July 29, from 6-8:30 p.m. This year is SonGames 2004, a week of sporting good fun, showing how being on God’s Team teaches us to […]

Landscaping, lighting, fencing for water treatment plant selected

Oxford Township officials May 25 settled the landscaping, lighting and fencing issues surrounding the proposed water treatment plant to be located on Queens Drive in the Oxford Woods subdivision. The board voted to place ‘angled wrought iron fencing? topped with points, similar to that used cemeteries, around the facility property. Along the back of the […]

Fed. grant to help keep schools safe

Since 9-11 and the war in Iraq, the phrase homeland security has taken on a whole new meaning. No longer is homeland security a concern just for national leaders or an ideal debated during election seasons. The job of protecting American soil has become local and personal. To encourage citizen participation in the job of […]

School board candidates respond to Leader survey

School board elections are right around the corner ? Monday, June 14, to be exact ? and area voters need all the information they can gather. With this in mind, The Oxford Leader sent a survey to each of the four candidates vying for the two open four-year seats on the Oxford Schools Board of […]

Village hires new manager

Starting Monday, June 14, the Village of Oxford will have a new manager on the job and his name is Kervin Joseph Young. ‘I feel that Mr. Young would be a valuable asset to this village,? said Councilman Steve Allen. ‘He has a knowledge base that stretches beyond what your ordinary, run-of-the-mill village manager candidate […]

Oxford man charged with 2nd-degree home invasion

An 18-year-old Oxford man was arraigned Friday on one count of second-degree home invasion in the Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court. Chadwick Adam Cartner stood mute before Judge Nancy Carniak. He’s currently being held in the Oakland County Jail in lieu of a $5,000 bond. Cartner stands accused of the May 11 burglary of 986 […]

My Way

Well, it’s June and the local campaign season is well underway. Candidates have already started going door-to-door making their case as to why they should be elected or re-elected. Soon front yards and intersections will be sprouting campaign signs and mailboxes will be full of campaign literature. Since things are rolling along, I’ve decided to […]

From The Leader Archives

10 years ago June 8, 1994 Property owners on the shores of Oxford’s Multi Lakes are concerned that gravel mining will lower lake levels. Mildred Scholtz, 18, of Caro, gave birth to a son at Uncle Boomba’s Total station, M-24 at Drahner, with the help of Oxford Emergency Services May 24. Abby Miller and Anne […]