As far as summer festivals go, it’s still the new kid on the block, but the Seymour Celebration has arguably become Oxford’s largest and most eagerly anticipated event. ‘I think every year it just gets bigger and bigger,? said Ron Davis, director of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, which organizes and runs the […]
OXFORD VILLAGE – Over the last few weeks, Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ at the corner of Hovey and Dennison streets had a new roof installed at a cost of $37,500. It was the first time the 126-year-old church’s roof had been replaced in 30 years, according to Pastor Karen Moeschberger. Beneath the old […]
Gerald ‘Bud? Laidlaw spent the majority of his life helping Oxford’s youth any way he could from coaching to fund-raising to tutoring them in reading. ‘I don’t know if there’s any more diligent supporter of the Oxford Area Community Schools and of the community itself than Bud Laidlaw,? said former Superintendent Dr. Mark Orchard. ‘That’s […]
The summer wind came blowin? in Saturday evening, but it wasn’t the pleasant experience that Frank Sinatra crooned about in the 1960s. One of the National Weather Service’s trained spotters in Oxford reported wind gusts of 60 miles per hour and three-quarter inch hail during the severe storm that rolled in around 7 p.m. July […]
‘Shocked . . . upset . . . sick to my stomach.? That’s how Michelle Hrischuk described her feelings after it was discovered Monday night that a bullet from a high-powered rifle had penetrated her home in the Oxford Woods subdivision. ‘Needless to say I didn’t sleep last night because all the (Fourth of July) […]
It sounds shocking, but right now every single student attending Oxford Area Community Schools is in danger of not being able to handle the rigors of higher education or compete for employment opportunities in a global market. ‘We need to get serious and come to the understanding that all students are at risk in our […]
These days if you’re not on-line, you’re not in-touch. Multinational corporations know it. Teenagers know it. Even small, rural public libraries know it. That’s why the Addison Township Public Library launched a brand new website and created its own page on Facebook. ‘It just felt like we needed to start over,? said Library Director Jaema […]
Thomas Robinson is so passionate about disc golf that not only did he open a business that revolves around the popular sport, he’s conducting a tournament to help repair and maintain Oxford Township’s only course. ‘I want to show that the disc golf community does care about (the course),? said the 36-year-old Clarkston resident, who […]
Congratulations to the winners of The Oxford Leader/Oxford 7 Oscar contest. Nancy Steffes, of Oxford, won first place and received 52 pairs of free movie passes. Earning second place was Oxford resident Donna McLean, who secured 52 free movie passes. Colin Profant, of Leonard, came in third and walked away with 26 free movie passes.
‘There never was, for any long time, a corrupt representative of a virtuous people; or a mean, sluggish, careless people that ever had a good government of any form.? ? Edmund Burke I must applaud Oxford Village Councilman Tony Albensi for finally speaking up last week regarding fellow Council Member Maureen Helmuth’s role in covering […]