A public hearing is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 regarding the updating and extension of the Oxford Community Development Authority’s (OCDA) Downtown Development and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan. The original OCDA plan ‘sunsets,? or expires, on July 1, 2005. The authority was formed in 1982. OCDA officials wish to extend the plan […]
Leonard Elementary School Principal Sue Hannant sported a Mohawk hairdo Thursday as a reward for her students? prolific reading abilities. During the month of March, Leonard Elementary’s 319 kindergarten through fifth-grade students read an impressive total of 3,709 books. Hannant originally challenged the student body to read 1,500 books as part of ‘March is Reading […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor It was on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. that the Roman dictator Julius Caesar lost his power and his life to the daggers of men who believed he had gone too far. That’s precisely why Mary Lee Woodward chose March 15 as the date for her protest rally […]
She’s been Oxford’s travel agent for two decades, coordinating hundreds of fun-filled trips that have spawned thousands of wonderful memories. In appreciation for all her efforts, Mary Jean Hanson, a Lake Orion resident and employee of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, is going to be honored with a state award. The 80-year-old Lake […]
Calorie-laden bits of Heaven deep-fried in lard. That’s probably the best way to describe the hundreds of homemade doughnuts and paczki that Joe and Ethel Strzelecki crank out every year at their Oxford home on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday. ‘Everybody just loves them,? Ethel said. For the last 25 years, family, friends and neighbors […]
Throughout history, conquering heroes have marched in parades designed to honor their deeds and let the crowd share in their glory. That tradition will continue on Saturday, March 12 as Oxford’s conquering heroes ? the OHS wrestling team ? will come marching down Washington St. (M-24) to celebrate winning the Division I state championship in […]
Some Oxford High School students got an opportunity to see how the knowledge and skills they’re learning in the classroom today have important applications in the real world tomorrow. Aaron Elling and Jerry Topolinski, a couple of sales representatives for Restore Sports Medicine, visited the school Friday morning to discuss how innovation has caused the […]
She’s been Oxford’s travel agent for two decades, coordinating hundreds of fun-filled trips that have spawned thousands of wonderful memories. In appreciation for all her efforts, Mary Jean Hanson, an employee of the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, is going to be honored with a state award. The 80-year-old Lake Orion resident is scheduled […]
One of downtown Oxford’s newest and most popular events received some positive recognition last week. The Girlfriends Walk ? a combination charitable event and downtown promotion ? received the Outstanding Retail Event Award at Main Street Oakland County’s ‘Main Event? celebration, held Friday evening at Glen Oaks Golf Club in Farmington Hills. ‘We’re over-the-moon happy […]
When it comes to leadership, Oxford High School’s always been synonymous with the concept in the classroom, on the field and throughout the community. That’s why it comes as no surprise that OHS is among the first 19 schools in southeast Michigan to embrace a new fund-raising campaign designed to help combat local unemployment. ‘It’s […]