Donations create b-ball court at twp. park

By Richard Zowie Leader Staff Writer Cost to Oxford Township taxpayers for the new asphalt basketball court at Seymour Lake Township Park ? $0. Seeing the looks on the faces of hoopsters because there’s a brand-new court in the township ? priceless. On Aug. 19, fresh asphalt was laid down in Seymour Lake Park for […]

Spiritual Matters

For those of you who may not have noticed, the world ended last month. Not the physical world, as many had predicted, but the world as we know it. This may not be news worthy as it happens all the time, ‘I die every day? (1Cor 15:31) says the Apostle Paul. The person I was […]

Goodrich powerlifters excel at state meet

The Goodrich Martians Powerlifting team competed in the state championship March 18-19, and they came home with 13 medals. In the girls division, the results were: ‘Amanda Bishop: 114 weight class, 4th place with a 475 lb. total. ‘Ali Smith, 105 weight class, 6th place with a 455 lb. total. ‘Amy Kovas, 123 weight class, […]

Brandon baseball camp on deck April 9 at BHS

Brandon Varsity Baseball Coach Ron Wagner, his staff, and players are conducting a baseball camp Saturday, April 9 for boys and girls ages 7-14. The camp gets underway at 8:30 a.m. at Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, with registration and sign-in. Drills and instruction will take place from 9 a.m.-noon, at which […]

Brandon Township

SYNOPSIS CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON REGULAR MEETING December 3, 2012 Members present: Allen, Darnall, DePalma, Lapp, Rumball, DeWitt, Thurman Members absent: None Present: 1) Approved Agenda as amended. 2) Approved Consent Agenda as presented, which contained the following items: ? Regular Meeting Minutes of November 19, 2012 ? Special Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2012 […]

Tax Solutions, for individuals and families

Ortonville resident Ken Mollenhour saw a need that no one else was filling. About eight months ago, Mollenhour founded Tax Solutions out of his home at 1568 Thayer Road, Ortonville. He said his business serves the tax needs of individuals, families, and small businesses in a way larger accounting firms and tax services cannot. ‘I […]

Groveland Township

GROVELAND TOWNSHIP LEGAL NOTICE PROPOSED AMENDMENT: Z 2013-001 Proposed Ordinance to Amend Section 21.00.00 of the code of the Township of Groveland. Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 7:00 p.m- at the Groveland Township Hall, 4695 Grange Hall Road, Holly, MI for the purpose […]

Letters to the editor: Helmuth layoff

It was very disturbing to read that the Village of Oxford had ‘phased out? the position of treasurer, and in particular terminated Maureen Helmuth. ‘Moe? has been a long time, dedicated employee who has been mistreated. According to your reports the Village Council combined the positions of Clerk and Treasurer to correct the financial condition […]

Letter to the editor

Just when we were getting very discouraged when more organizations were opting out of our ‘Every Student with a Backpack? project for our needy children because of previous commitments, The Oxford Leader, its employees, and readers came through again. It is with a deep sense of gratitude that we thank you and the paper for […]