After a two-year hiatus, the Rural Pearl will be making its much anticipated comeback to the Oxford area this month. The Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will be presenting the 9th Annual Rural Pearl of a Ride on Saturday, July 28. The Rural Pearl is a one-day, rail-trail and back roads bike tour of scenic […]
Oxford Village Council voted 3-2 to separate the vacant Clerk/Treasurer position at their meeting last week and concurred with Village Manager Joe Young’s recommendation in appointing Maureen Helmuth as treasurer. Council members Teri Stiles and Chris Bishop cast the dissenting votes to separate the positions. Helmuth, the village’s current Deputy Treasurer, was recommended by Young […]
By Casey Curtis Leader Staff Writer After two homes in Leonard were recently the target of ‘bottle bombs,? Sgt. Pete Burkett, of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Addison substation, wants to get the word out about the dangerous items. The homemade bombs are made with plastic bottles and other household items. On July 24, somebody placed […]
Two Oxford High School athletes are going for the gold this week at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympic Games held in Knoxville, Tennessee. Junior Spencer Britt, 16, and freshman Terrence Webb, 14, traveled with the North Oakland Blue Dragons to compete in various track and field events. This is Britt and Webb’s second […]
There was a surprising turn-out to last Wednesday’s Downtown Design Charette in Leonard. Hosted by Main Street Oakland County (MSOC), the day-long event drew in close to 30 residents, business owners and property owners presenting their ideas to a team of architects, planners and historic preservationists on how Leonard can define itself as a ‘downtown? […]
It’s not unusual for residents on Tan Lake to see speed boats and jet skis cruising by their back windows during the summer days, but a new method of transportation has made its home along the popular shoreline. About a month ago, Oxford resident Mike Weltyk decided to purchase a small, 1961 Cessna-180, four-seater seaplane […]
After months of debating who would pay for a $22,525 bill for switching four Oxford businesses on M-24 from village to township water after a water main burst in February, it seems the two government entities are playing a ‘he said, she said? game. The businesses affected by the water main burst were Burger King, […]
They say you never truly can appreciate the Earth until you see it from space. Of course, I’m not an astronaut and will more than likely never get to see Earth from that perspective, aside from the photographs I’ve seen on the Discovery Channel. But when I was given the chance to see Oxford from […]
In the mood to see a play about real people in a realistic world? Then check out Oxford resident Suzanne LaBatt in ‘Better Than Money? this weekend with the Birmingham Village Players. Written by Birmingham playwright Joe Feinstein, the un-produced, brand new comedy centers around a Jewish family and their crazy dynamics. A mother’s dream […]
Two Oxford Twp. employees? work hours were cut from full to part-time at last week’s Board of Trustees meeting with the hopes of saving money. The board voted 4-3 to cut the hours of both Patti Durr, building administrative assistant, and Barb Walkaus, zoning and planning administrative assistant, failing Township Supervisor Bill Dunn’s motion to […]