It was hard work and Lake Orion High School’s Varsity Cheer Team placed 4th at Oxford’s Cheer Team Invitation on Jan. 17. The team ended up with 638.5 points. Southgate Anderson earned the top spot in the competition with 714.5 points. Thirteen teams participated. Lake Orion is hosting its own invitational at LOHS this Saturday.
Excellent serving helped the Lake Orion High School’s Freshmen Volleyball team capture the number one spot at West Bloomfield’s Tournament on Jan. 10. According to Coach Denny Davis, his top servers were Sarah Brown, Lauren Fosmoen and Kaitlin Denton. Dominating play were middle hitters Rachel Bemman, Lauren Drury, Chelsea Hill and Ashley Manska. ‘Rachel Boudry […]
At the January 13 regular meeting, Oxford Area Community Schools Board of Education approved a resolution allowing the district to apply for laptop computers through Michigan’s Freedom to Learn (FTL) program. The Freedom to Learn program is an expansion of a pilot program begun in the 2002-2003 school year that provided $9.5 million to approved […]
After serving nearly 12 years on the Oxford Township Board, Trustee Shirley Clancy announced last week she will not seek reelection later this year. “Twelve years for a trustee is a long time,” she said. “There should be the opportunity for others to serve.” Rather than reflect on her three terms in office, Clancy preferred […]
Generation after generation say it year after year – kids today don’t know what fun is! So what did the kids around Oxford and Addison do this past week for fun when they had a snow-day from school? The same things their parents and grandparents did! After traveling to the upper elementaries and Oxford Middle […]
It’s time once again for the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Groundhog Day Festival coming Sunday, Feb.1 and Monday, Feb. 2. Look to the Leader next week for complete coverage with a front page story and our special award-winning Groundhog A-Go Go section. Those interested in bowling in the Second Annual Groundhog Day Bowling […]
Oxford Schools Assistant Superintendent Ron Franey announced at the Jan. 13 regular school board meeting that the cuts to the district’s foundation grant monies have been reduced from $100 per student to $84. This reduces the district’s deficit from $404,000 to $339,360. “There is another financial meeting at the state level, so we’re hoping the […]
Oxford Township Trustee Pat Fitchena has been appointed the interim director of the North Oakland Transportation Authority for 90 days. NOTA provides free transportation to senior citizen, mentally and physically disabled persons and welfare-to-work recipients living in Oxford, Addison and Orion townships. NOTA’s former director, Dan Shriner, recently resigned to pursue another career opportunity. “I’ve […]
Given there are no items for consideration, the regular meeting of the Oxford Township Planning Commission scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22 is cancelled.
It appears incumbent Oxford Village Councilpersons Renee Donovan and Dave Bailey will face no challengers in the Monday, March 8 village election. The incumbents were the only ones to file nominating petitions for the two, three-year council seats up for election. If no one files as a write-in candidate, this will be the fourth consecutive […]