Oxford Pediatrics settles into new home

When it comes to her patients, Dr. Devyani Khambete likes to treat all of her children like they were her own. That mind-set, coupled with her mission to provide first-rate medical care, is what makes Khambete’s Oxford Pediatrics a successful practice in northern Oakland County. ‘My philosophy is to really try to understand where the […]

My Way

I’m a firm believer in two things about life. 1) Those who fail to learn from history’s mistakes are doomed to repeat them. 2) People don’t change when it comes to their basic nature. From time to time, we may change the face we present to the world in order to fool those around us. […]

A common cause

Walking around Oxford’s 3rd Annual Relay for Life over the weekend you couldn’t help but encounter people whose lives have been touched by cancer. As Oxford resident Judy Johnson, 64, rounded the high school track side-by-side with her 89-year-old mother, Jenny Klinkhamer, of Arizona, you could tell they shared a bond that went deeper than […]

Extension for Oakland building denied

It looks like there will be no re-creation of the historic Oakland hotel in downtown Oxford after all. The Oxford Village Planning Commission May 15 voted 8-0 to deny extension of site plan approval for the three-story, 21,000-square-foot commercial building developer Charles Schneider had planned to construct in downtown’s northwest quadrant between the Healthy Smile […]

Track stars qualify for state finals

By Casey Curtis Leader Staff Writer Seven members of the Oxford varsity girls track team qualified for the Division I state finals at their regional meet this past weekend. Senior captains Tiara Tatarczuk, Ashley Eller and Jacqui Sylva, as well as senior Natalie Lukas qualified for the state finals after their 51.8 second place finish […]

Softball tourney leads to losses, injuries

The Oxford varsity girls softball team was pumped to compete at the 3rd Annual Jill Milosch Memorial Tournament over the weekend, but ended the weekend with three losses and two injuries. Game one against Utica Ford saw junior Sarah Paszko score one run and 2 RBI’s off of a home run. Junior Nicole Laidlaw and […]

Booters need a win

The Oxford varsity girls soccer team remains fourth in the Flint Metro League, but seem to be losing steam after some recent games. At Holly last week, the Wildcats wanted to avenge an early season loss to the Bronchos, but barely scraped together the 1-1 tie. The first half saw Oxford take numerous shots on […]

#1 Wildcats take on Swartz Creek Thursday

After a shaky defensive start on Monday, the Oxford varsity baseball team defeated Rochester Adams 10-1. Junior Kyle Teague, senior Jeremy Bukoski, and junior James McLean held the Highlanders in check to overcome the early lapses in the field. Senior Vinnie Ives and Teague each contributed three hits for the Wildcats. On Saturday, Oxford took […]

Oxford area news, names, advertising in print, online

Since 1898 our town has been served by The Oxford Leader. More names, news, and advertising of local interest have appeared in our town’s newspaper, than in any other publication in the universe. But, did you know that same dedication to news, names and ads of the Oxford-Addison area has been put onto the World […]

Oxford seniors honored at awards night

Oxford High School hosted its ‘Senior Honors and Awards Program? for the Class of 2007 last Wednesday. Combined, the seniors earned a total of $1,513,951 in scholarship awards. Department Awards: Automotive Technology? Demetri Kraniak IV, Donovan Scott, David Ashman, James Elsarelli, Alexander Conklin, Michael Lawrence, Brian Wagner, Justin Burton, Cody Kovacic Band? Natalie Sultze Business […]