Fun with the Easter Bunny
Tons of fun was had at the annual Easter Bunny Bonanza held Saturday afternoon in Seymour Lake Township Park. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
‘My Fair Lady?
Seamstresses, volunteers and donations of furniture and props are needed for the upcoming Goodrich High School musical, ‘My Fair Lady.? Needed: Chaise lounge or sofa; wingback lounge chairs; large Oriental rug; desk and accessories; end tables; feather dusters; silk plants, trees, and flowers; wicker garden furniture; tea service items; various lamps; old tables, chairs, desk […]
Celebrating Earth Day!
Students at Lakeville and Clear Lake elementaries celebrated Earth Day last week with a variety of activities designed to educate and raise awareness. At Lakeville, the students learned how an oil spill affects waterfowl, how long it takes a variety of items to biodegrade in landfills and how solar energy works. Over at Clear Lake, […]
Students get free bike helmets
POH Regional Medical Center and the Oxford Fire Department teamed up last week to distribute 350 free bicycle helmets to second-graders at Clear Lake, Lakeville, Daniel Axford and Leonard elementaries. POH received the helmets thanks to a grant from Priority Health. Dubbed the ‘Safe Wheels & Heels Program,? the goal is to decrease the number […]
Help’or get help’with local home repairs this spring
Volunteers are needed to help with this year’s April 24 Oakland County ‘Rebuilding Together? program to help area residents rehabilitate their homes. Also known as ‘Christmas in April? the program has helped more than 30 senior citizen, low-income, and disabled homeowners in the Brandon area benefit from the volunteer work. Skilled building professionals, as well […]
Grab those eggs!
It was sheer madness at Seymour Lake Township Park Saturday afternoon as the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department held its annual Easter Bunny Bonanza. The event started with 300 kids scrambling across the field, collecting as many of the thousands of colored plastic Easter eggs as they could fit in their little buckets and […]
Oxford police log
Monday, April 25 – Report of an assault and battery on Hunters Rill. A mother told responding officers from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office her daughter struck her multiple times in the head. The altercation began when the mother refused to give her daughter permission to contact her father. The daughter then became irate, telling […]
Sign up now for village-wide garage sale May 12-14
Good news for Oxford Village residents looking to turn their mountains of clutter into stacks of cash. The village is conducting a community-wide garage sale May 12-14 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Those wishing to participate are invited to sign up and have their address featured on a map of all the […]
From The Leader Archives
10 years ago March 2, 1994 Three businesses on the southwest corner of M-24 and Drahner Rd. are being billed for $300,000 by the Department of Natural Resources. To avoid paying the charges, the three have to prove the groundwater contaminates came from off their property. Oxford High’s Odyssey of the Mind team was named […]
Ortonville Village
VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE February 9, 2004 MEETING SYNOPSIS President Bess called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Present were all of the Council members, Village Manager Zelenak, Clerk/Treasurer Clark, Lois Robbins and Teri Stiles of the Citizen. The following items were acted on: Approved the Agenda as amended. Approved minutes of January 26, 2004 […]