Traffic flow on S. Washington was interrupted slightly on Friday afternoon after a two-car crash sent one person to the hospital. A 41-year-old Mayville man driving a 1992 Chevy pickup truck stopped quickly in the inner southbound lane at Broadway St. when a vehicle in front of him was turning left. That’s when a 16-year-old […]
On Monday night, Oxford parents, teachers, and administration gathered at Clear Lake Elementary for an informational meeting on peanut allergies, but some parents left more confused than informed after the heated debate. The school board has received criticism over the past couple months after enrolling a student with a ‘life threatening airborne allergy to peanuts […]
With all of the recent concern from parents about Clear Lake Elementary eliminating peanuts from the school because of a student with a deadly airborne allergy, many readers have contacted The Leader with their opinions for and against the change. But one Oxford resident and employee at the school, named ‘Jane? for anonymity reasons, contacted […]
While walking through the hallways at Grosse Pointe North High School last April, Oxford High School senior Sarah Tomaka got an idea. Her idea was to create a patriotic showcase honoring OHS alumni who are serving, or have served, in the armed forces in the halls of her very own school. Tomaka plans to decorate […]
Almost every day Michael Kamm sits at the end of his driveway on Granger Rd. behind the quaint little vegetable stand he and his dad made. Every so often, someone in a car stops and peruses through the various fresh vegetables the nine-year-old has grown. But lately, business has been booming. Because of the Seymour […]
New to the Oxford School District this year are six teachers anxious to delve into their job of molding young minds. No matter what subject they’re teaching, it’s obvious these classroom leaders are willing to give 110 percent. Let’s meet the freshman teachers: Rachel Goci Residence: Rochester Hills Originally from/Coming from: Rochester Hills Educational background: […]
Although it may look like your yard should belong to a haunted house, those grey, silky clumps hanging from the trees aren’t spider webs’they’re fall webworms. Ed Brakefield, a trustee for Addison Township and volunteer for Michigan State University’s Gypsy Moth Program, said he wants to get the word out that these friendly fall webs […]
On Saturday, riders from all over Oakland County gathered at the Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Oxford for their 1st Annual Horse Show. About 30 riders, both young and old, showed family members and friends how they could trot on their horse and performed various exercises showing their coordination, mobility and flexibility. Some riders […]
In a world where spare time is like gold and women can barely find time for themselves, it’s nice to know there’s a place to go to for pampering where you only need to make one appointment. Head to Toes Total Bodyworks in Oxford, formerly Head to Toes Massage in Lake Orion, is just the […]
With their goggles and nose plugs in hand, the girls on the Varsity swim team at Oxford High School are anxious to start their first season ever. Coach Peggy Verbeke has been an avid swimmer for over 30 years and wasn’t going to pass up the chance to coach the first swim team OHS has […]