By Lance Farrell Leader Staff Writer Receiving flowers from a princess isn’t exactly an everyday occurrence ? unless you are a prince. But that’s what happened to this reporter last week when Princess Elizabeth Gerke, 5, of Oxford, graced the Leader’s offices with her regal presence. Elizabeth, who attends kindergarten at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church […]
Volunteers with the Oxford Ramp Park Committee will be conducting a bottle and can drive in the Village of Oxford Saturday, Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents wishing to participate in the drive are asked to place their returnable bottles and cans near the end of the driveway or on the front […]
By Lance Farrell Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School Robotics team returned victorious from the 2012 FIRST Robotics District competition held in Livonia, MI on March 30-31. They now advance to the Michigan State Competition at Eastern Michigan University on April 12-14. In addition to a trip to the state finals, the OHS team […]
I guess I’m one of the bleating sheep that an letter to the editor was referring to recently. I was one of about 80 people who sacrificed 3 ? days of personal time, for no personal gain in the hopes of making our school better. In that room were people with doctorates of education, lawyers, […]
Do you want to be in God’s Army? The come to LOGOS 2004 at Oxford United Methodist Church (21 E. Burdick St.) in downtown Oxford. All God’s Army in grades 1-12 are invited to participate in the program on Wednesday nights which runs from September through May. LOGOS Basic Training begins on Wednesday, Sept. 22 […]
Angels for Angela is planning a pancake breakfast for Angela Sights Guenther on Sunday, Sept. 19 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gingellville Community Center. Angela, 27, is a former Lake Orion Dragon basketball, softball and volleyball player. In 1999, she was diagnosed with Malignant Metastatic Melanoma. Since her diagnosis, she has had […]
I am a proud member of the Oxford School’s Strategic Planning Committee and am writing to provide an alternative view to the letter written by ‘Name Witheld? as I actually participated in all of the meetings. Instead of offering any specific criticism regarding the plan, the aforementioned letter chose to paint a portrait of those […]
Thank you to Casey Curtis for the article ‘Resident begs drivers to slow down? March 19, 2008. Our 2-year-old lab was hit and killed by a hit and run driver four weeks ago. Thankfully, a good citizen, who happens to be an Oxford EMT, saw her on the side of the road and came to […]
The Oxford Public Library Friends (OPLF) is hosting its fall membership meeting on Monday, Sept. 20. The meeting will be held at the Oxford Public Library on Pontiac St. in Meeting Room A-2 and will begin at 7 p.m. We value the thoughts and ideas of our community ‘friends? and invite all Friends members and […]
Having lost only a couple of players to graduation last year, the Oxford varsity softball team has more than reloaded and is ready to roar. The Wildcats return eight players, six of them starters, and were blessed with two talented transfers, as well as two freshmen to round out the roster. Co-coaches Kristi McDevitt (4th […]